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Funeral homes in Madison County, KY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #457 of 1,472 scored counties
#5 of 37 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$4.3M
On funerals · $117 a household
Spending per listing
$719K
6% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.6
24% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
101,696
+9.4% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 funeral homes in Madison County. None of them are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.6, 24% below the U.S. rate of 2.1.

At $117 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Madison County spend about $4.3M a year on funerals. Spread across 6 funeral homes, that is $719K per home, 6% above the U.S. figure of $679K.

In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Madison County classed as funeral homes and funeral services. That is one for every 7,410 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.8M has gone to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Madison County.

Population estimates show Madison County grew 9.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For funeral homes, Madison County has a Groundwork market score of 61 (upper middle): #457 of 1,472 scored counties and #5 of 37 scored counties in Kentucky.

How Madison 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 Madison County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureMadison CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.63.22.1
Spending per listing$719K$415K$679K
Households per official establishment7,4104,9318,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−2.6%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.4%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$117$134$143
Median household income$63,351$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score6117

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 5
Employees, 2023
38
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
60 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$1.8M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
101,696+9.4% since 2020
Households
37,051
Median age
36.4
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
438 sq. mi.
People per square mile
219
Median household income
$63,351+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$83,157
Median home value
$232,000
Jobs located here
35,314
Daytime population
89,450Residents 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 Madison 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

Other business types in Madison County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Madison County, KY?

Madison County has 6 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.

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

About $4.3M a year, or $117 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $719K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 37,051 households in Madison County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Madison County has 1.6 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $719K, 6% above the U.S. figure of $679K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,410 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

How fast is Madison County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Madison County at 101,696 people in 2025, up 9.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 37,051 households. Median household income in Madison County is $63,351, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.6%, 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. Madison County scores 61 for funeral homes (upper middle), #457 of 1,472 scored counties.

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

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