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Funeral homes in Sangamon County, IL

The funeral homes in Sangamon County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #679 of 1,472 scored counties
#12 of 67 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
20
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$11.9M
On funerals · $141 a household
Spending per listing
$596K
12% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.4
14% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
194,170
−1.0% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 20 funeral homes in Sangamon County. None of them are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.4, 14% above the U.S. rate of 2.1.

At $141 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in Sangamon County spend about $11.9M a year on funerals. Spread across 20 funeral homes, that is $596K per home, 12% below the U.S. figure of $679K.

Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Sangamon County in 2023. That is one for every 8,476 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $775K have gone to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Sangamon County.

Population estimates show Sangamon County declined 1.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for funeral homes in Sangamon County is 51 (upper middle), #679 of 1,472 scored counties and #12 of 67 scored counties in Illinois.

How Sangamon County compares

The same measures for Illinois and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all funerals by the funeral homes counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Funeral homes in Sangamon County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureSangamon CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.42.72.1
Spending per listing$596K$514K$679K
Households per official establishment8,4766,7798,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−4.2%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.0%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$141$140$143
Median household income$75,357$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score5130

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 10
Employees, 2023
172
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
200 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
18The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$775K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Sangamon County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Sangamon County

Population, 2025 estimate
194,170−1.0% since 2020
Households
84,762
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
868 sq. mi.
People per square mile
225
Median household income
$75,357+21.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,226
Median home value
$176,300
Jobs located here
128,055
Daytime population
233,017Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Funeral homes across Illinois

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The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for funeral homes, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Sangamon County marked.

Top counties in Illinois

Counties in Illinois ranked for funeral homes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Kane County, IL70261.4$1M+1.8%#230 of 1,472
2DuPage County, IL67551.6$945K+0.3%#300 of 1,472
3Kendall County, IL6481.8$647K+9.9%#384 of 1,472
4Lake County, IL63471.8$790K+0.8%#398 of 1,472
5Will County, IL58522.1$647K+2.2%#517 of 1,472
6Winnebago County, IL57282.4$616K−0.4%#537 of 1,472
7McHenry County, IL57272.3$609K+2.5%#539 of 1,472
8McLean County, IL55121.7$681K+0.1%#576 of 1,472
9Tazewell County, IL53173.1$497K−0.9%#636 of 1,472
10Knox County, IL5262.9$559K−4.1%#652 of 1,472
12Sangamon County, IL51202.4$596K−1.0%#679 of 1,472

Other business types in Sangamon County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Sangamon County, IL?

There are 20 funeral homes on map listings in Sangamon County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.

How much do households in Sangamon County, IL spend on funerals?

About $11.9M a year, or $141 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $596K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 84,762 households in Sangamon County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Sangamon County, IL compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?

Sangamon County has 2.4 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $596K, 12% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Sangamon County would have about 18, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,476 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

How fast is Sangamon County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Sangamon County at 194,170 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 84,762 households. Median household income in Sangamon County is $75,357, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.7%, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Sangamon County scores 51 for funeral homes (upper middle), #679 of 1,472 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for funeral homes · All 56 business types in Sangamon County

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