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Funeral homes in Adair County, KY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for funeral homes in Adair County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$1.1M
On funerals · $158 a household
Spending per listing
$563K
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.8
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
19,423
+2.9% 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 2 funeral homes in Adair County. That is 2.8 per 10,000 households.

At $158 per household (11% above the U.S. average), households in Adair County spend about $1.1M a year on funerals. That works out to $563K per home.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Adair County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Adair County grew 2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 funeral homes on map listings, Adair County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Adair County compares

The same measures for Kentucky 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 Adair County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureAdair CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.83.22.1
Spending per listing$563K$415K$679K
Households per official establishmentn/a4,9318,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−2.6%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.9%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$158$134$143
Median household income$53,553$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored17

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Adair 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 Adair County

Population, 2025 estimate
19,423+2.9% since 2020
Households
7,136
Median age
41.1
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
405 sq. mi.
People per square mile
47
Median household income
$53,553+40.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$71,223
Median home value
$150,800
Jobs located here
4,855
Daytime population
17,036Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Funeral homes across Kentucky

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

Top counties in Kentucky

Counties in Kentucky ranked for funeral homes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Daviess County, KY6661.4$976K+1.5%#320 of 1,472
2Pulaski County, KY6462.3$692K+3.5%#382 of 1,472
3Warren County, KY6381.4$772K+10.6%#400 of 1,472
4Bullitt County, KY6382.5$578K+5.0%#421 of 1,472
5Madison County, KY6161.6$719K+9.4%#457 of 1,472
6Fayette County, KY59231.6$662K+2.2%#503 of 1,472
7Boone County, KY57102.0$632K+6.5%#535 of 1,472
8Jefferson County, KY54641.9$660K+1.6%#597 of 1,472
9Laurel County, KY5062.5$556K+1.6%#695 of 1,472
10Campbell County, KY4892.3$557K+2.5%#749 of 1,472
Adair County, KYNot scored22.8$563K+2.9%

Other business types in Adair County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Adair County, KY?

There are 2 funeral homes on map listings in Adair County as of September 2026. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. No official count is published for funeral homes and funeral services in Adair County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Adair County, KY spend on funerals?

About $1.1M a year, or $158 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $563K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,136 households in Adair County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Adair County, KY compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?

Adair County has 2 funeral homes on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending.

How fast is Adair County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Adair County at 19,423 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,136 households. Median household income in Adair County is $53,553, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.9%, 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. Adair County has no market score for funeral homes: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

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