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Funeral homes in Chickasaw County, MS
The funeral homes in Chickasaw County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 13 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,458 of 1,472 scored counties
#41 of 47 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 8
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $996K
- On funerals · $149 a household
- Spending per listing
- $125K
- 82% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.0
- 5.7 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,730
- −2.0% since 2020
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What this means
For funeral homes, Chickasaw County has a Groundwork market score of 13 (low): #1,458 of 1,472 scored counties and #41 of 47 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 funeral homes in Chickasaw County. None of them are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.0, 5.7 times the U.S. rate of 2.1.
Households in Chickasaw County spend about $996K a year on funerals, or $149 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That works out to $125K per home, 82% below the U.S. figure of $679K.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Chickasaw County classed as funeral homes and funeral services. That is one for every 1,335 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Population estimates show Chickasaw County declined 2.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Chickasaw County compares
The same measures for Mississippi 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.
| Measure | Chickasaw County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.0 | 4.4 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $125K | $313K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,335 | 5,699 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.6% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.0% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $149 | $136 | $143 |
| Median household income | $43,586 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 13 | 12 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 18
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $222K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 80 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 Chickasaw 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 Chickasaw County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,730−2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 6,674
- Median age
- 37.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 502 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 34
- Median household income
- $43,586+19.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $56,911
- Median home value
- $109,800
- Jobs located here
- 4,543
- Daytime population
- 14,467Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rankin County, MS | 66 | 14 | 2.3 | $606K | +3.2% | #335 of 1,472 |
| 2Madison County, MS | 64 | 7 | 1.6 | $773K | +6.5% | #378 of 1,472 |
| 3Pearl River County, MS | 64 | 6 | 2.7 | $555K | +5.6% | #389 of 1,472 |
| 4DeSoto County, MS | 63 | 13 | 1.8 | $620K | +6.3% | #416 of 1,472 |
| 5Harrison County, MS | 62 | 16 | 1.9 | $676K | +4.0% | #437 of 1,472 |
| 6Lamar County, MS | 54 | 5 | 2.0 | $619K | +4.7% | #600 of 1,472 |
| 7Jones County, MS | 51 | 9 | 3.6 | $430K | −1.0% | #686 of 1,472 |
| 8Jackson County, MS | 51 | 18 | 3.1 | $428K | +3.0% | #687 of 1,472 |
| 9Lafayette County, MS | 44 | 8 | 4.2 | $314K | +6.6% | #882 of 1,472 |
| 10Adams County, MS | 41 | 8 | 7.0 | $232K | +2.2% | #964 of 1,472 |
| 41Chickasaw County, MS | 13 | 8 | 12.0 | $125K | −2.0% | #1,458 of 1,472 |
Other business types in Chickasaw County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many funeral homes are in Chickasaw County, MS?
Chickasaw County has 8 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 Chickasaw County, MS spend on funerals?
About $996K a year, or $149 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $125K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,674 households in Chickasaw County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chickasaw County, MS compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
Chickasaw County has 12.0 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 5.7 times the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $125K, 82% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Chickasaw County would have about 2, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,335 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
How fast is Chickasaw County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Chickasaw County at 16,730 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,674 households. Median household income in Chickasaw County is $43,586, 46% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.3%, 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. Chickasaw County scores 13 for funeral homes (low), #1,458 of 1,472 scored counties.
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