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Funeral homes in Cumberland County, ME

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #225 of 1,472 scored counties
#2 of 9 scored counties in Maine

Listings
27
1 chain location (4%)
Official establishments
12
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$19.4M
On funerals · $147 a household
Spending per listing
$718K
6% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.0
5% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
317,222
+4.5% 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 27 funeral homes in Cumberland County. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 10% across the U.S. That comes to 2.0 for every 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 2.1.

Households in Cumberland County spend about $19.4M a year on funerals, or $147 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. Spread across 27 funeral homes, that is $718K per home, 6% above the U.S. figure of $679K.

In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in Cumberland County classed as funeral homes and funeral services. That is one for every 11,014 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $2.6M has gone to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Cumberland County.

Population estimates show Cumberland County grew 4.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for funeral homes in Cumberland County is 71 (upper middle), #225 of 1,472 scored counties and #2 of 9 scored counties in Maine. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Cumberland County compares

The same measures for Maine 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 Cumberland County, ME compared with Maine and the U.S.
MeasureCumberland CountyMaineU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.02.42.1
Spending per listing$718K$657K$679K
Households per official establishment11,0147,5598,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−5.9%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.5%+3.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$147$155$143
Median household income$95,677$74,733$80,734
Groundwork market score7162

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13 → 12
Employees, 2023
210
Annual payroll, 2023
$10.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
271 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
29The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$2.6M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
317,222+4.5% since 2020
Households
132,168
Median age
43.2
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
836 sq. mi.
People per square mile
369
Median household income
$95,677+30.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$128,060
Median home value
$451,200
Jobs located here
199,197
Daytime population
355,731Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Funeral homes across Maine

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

Top counties in Maine

Counties in Maine ranked for funeral homes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1York County, ME74171.9$841K+4.8%#166 of 1,472
2Cumberland County, ME71272.0$718K+4.5%#225 of 1,472
3Oxford County, ME6872.9$591K+4.2%#296 of 1,472
4Kennebec County, ME67132.4$621K+3.5%#315 of 1,472
5Penobscot County, ME61192.9$510K+3.8%#466 of 1,472
6Franklin County, ME6153.9$415K+4.6%#471 of 1,472
7Androscoggin County, ME6091.9$735K+4.8%#475 of 1,472
8Aroostook County, ME47134.3$405K−0.7%#794 of 1,472
9Somerset County, ME4493.9$364K+2.3%#874 of 1,472

Other business types in Cumberland County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Cumberland County, ME?

Cumberland County has 27 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.

How much do households in Cumberland County, ME spend on funerals?

About $19.4M a year, or $147 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $718K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 132,168 households in Cumberland County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Cumberland County, ME compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?

Cumberland County has 2.0 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $718K, 6% above the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Cumberland County would have about 29, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,014 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

How fast is Cumberland County, ME growing?

Population estimates put Cumberland County at 317,222 people in 2025, up 4.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 132,168 households. Median household income in Cumberland County is $95,677, 19% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.9%, 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. Cumberland County scores 71 for funeral homes (upper middle), #225 of 1,472 scored counties.

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

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