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Funeral homes in Oktibbeha County, MS

The funeral homes in Oktibbeha 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 3.

Listings
3
1 chain location (33%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$2.2M
On funerals · $99 a household
Spending per listing
$724K
7% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.4
33% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
51,896
+0.4% 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 3 funeral homes in Oktibbeha County. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.4, 33% below the U.S. rate of 2.1.

Households in Oktibbeha County spend about $2.2M a year on funerals, or $99 per household, 30% below the U.S. average. That is about $724K of household spending for each home on map listings, 7% above the U.S. figure of $679K.

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

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Oktibbeha County grew 0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 funeral homes on map listings, Oktibbeha County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Oktibbeha 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 Oktibbeha County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureOktibbeha CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.44.42.1
Spending per listing$724K$313K$679K
Households per official establishmentn/a5,6998,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−5.6%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.4%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$99$136$143
Median household income$46,695$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
31 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Oktibbeha 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 Oktibbeha County

Population, 2025 estimate
51,896+0.4% since 2020
Households
21,840
Median age
30.7
Homes lived in by their owners
48%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
458 sq. mi.
People per square mile
113
Median household income
$46,695+15.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$72,260
Median home value
$237,700
Jobs located here
21,615
Daytime population
54,419Residents 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 Oktibbeha 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
Oktibbeha County, MSNot scored31.4$724K+0.4%

Other business types in Oktibbeha County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Oktibbeha County, MS?

Oktibbeha County has 3 funeral homes on map listings 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 Oktibbeha County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $2.2M a year, or $99 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $724K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 21,840 households in Oktibbeha County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Oktibbeha County has 1.4 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $724K, 7% above the U.S. figure of $679K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending.

How fast is Oktibbeha County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Oktibbeha County at 51,896 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,840 households. Median household income in Oktibbeha County is $46,695, 42% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.4%, 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. Oktibbeha County has no market score for funeral homes: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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