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Funeral homes in Smith County, MS

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$923K
On funerals · $165 a household
Spending per listing
$308K
55% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.4
2.6 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
13,991
−1.5% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 funeral homes in Smith County. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.4, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 2.1.

Households in Smith County spend about $923K a year on funerals, or $165 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. Spread across 3 funeral homes, that is $308K per home, 55% below the U.S. figure of $679K.

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

Population estimates show Smith County declined 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 funeral homes on map listings, Smith County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Smith 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 Smith County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureSmith CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.44.42.1
Spending per listing$308K$313K$679K
Households per official establishmentn/a5,6998,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−5.6%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.5%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$165$136$143
Median household income$60,916$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
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Smith 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 Smith County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,991−1.5% since 2020
Households
5,592
Median age
41.5
Homes lived in by their owners
87%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
636 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$60,916+41.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$72,047
Median home value
$112,600
Jobs located here
2,109
Daytime population
10,403Residents 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 Smith 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
Smith County, MSNot scored35.4$308K−1.5%

Other business types in Smith County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Smith County, MS?

There are 3 funeral homes on map listings in Smith County 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 Smith County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $923K a year, or $165 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $308K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,592 households in Smith County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Smith County has 5.4 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $308K, 55% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Smith County would have about 1, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Smith County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Smith County at 13,991 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,592 households. Median household income in Smith County is $60,916, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 41.3%, 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. Smith 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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