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Funeral homes in Hancock County, MS

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
2
1 chain location (50%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3M
On funerals · $148 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.0
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
46,873
+1.6% 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

Household spending on funerals in Hancock County comes to about $3M a year: $148 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. Spread across 2 funeral homes, that is $1.5M per home.

There are 2 funeral homes on map listings in Hancock County as of September 2026. That is 1.0 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for funeral homes and funeral services in Hancock County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Hancock County grew 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 funeral homes on map listings, Hancock County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Hancock 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.

Funeral homes in Hancock County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureHancock CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.04.42.1
Spending per listing$1.5M$313K$679K
Households per official establishmentn/a5,6998,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−5.6%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.6%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$148$136$143
Median household income$67,708$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored12

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
21 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Hancock 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 Hancock County

Population, 2025 estimate
46,873+1.6% since 2020
Households
20,237
Median age
45.4
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
474 sq. mi.
People per square mile
97
Median household income
$67,708+40.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$94,339
Median home value
$224,200
Jobs located here
13,768
Daytime population
41,525Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Funeral homes across Mississippi

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

Top counties in Mississippi

Counties in Mississippi ranked for funeral homes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Rankin County, MS66142.3$606K+3.2%#335 of 1,472
2Madison County, MS6471.6$773K+6.5%#378 of 1,472
3Pearl River County, MS6462.7$555K+5.6%#389 of 1,472
4DeSoto County, MS63131.8$620K+6.3%#416 of 1,472
5Harrison County, MS62161.9$676K+4.0%#437 of 1,472
6Lamar County, MS5452.0$619K+4.7%#600 of 1,472
7Jones County, MS5193.6$430K−1.0%#686 of 1,472
8Jackson County, MS51183.1$428K+3.0%#687 of 1,472
9Lafayette County, MS4484.2$314K+6.6%#882 of 1,472
10Adams County, MS4187.0$232K+2.2%#964 of 1,472
Hancock County, MSNot scored21.0$1.5M+1.6%

Other business types in Hancock County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Hancock County, MS?

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

How much do households in Hancock County, MS spend on funerals?

About $3M a year, or $148 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,237 households in Hancock County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Hancock County, MS compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?

Hancock County has 2 funeral homes on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Hancock County would have about 4, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Hancock County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Hancock County at 46,873 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,237 households. The median household income in Hancock County is $67,708 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.7% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Hancock 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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How the score works · Top markets for funeral homes · All 56 business types in Hancock County

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