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Funeral homes in Hickory County, MO

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$895K
On funerals · $249 a household
Spending per listing
$448K
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
5.6
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
9,044
+8.9% 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 2 funeral homes in Hickory County. That is 5.6 per 10,000 households.

At $249 per household (74% above the U.S. average), households in Hickory County spend about $895K a year on funerals. That is about $448K of household spending for each home on map listings.

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

Population estimates show Hickory County grew 8.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Hickory County compares

The same measures for Missouri 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 Hickory County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureHickory CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.62.72.1
Spending per listing$448K$521K$679K
Households per official establishmentn/a6,1788,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.5%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+8.9%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$249$140$143
Median household income$39,390$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored35

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
20 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 Hickory 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 Hickory County

Population, 2025 estimate
9,044+8.9% since 2020
Households
3,601
Median age
52.6
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
399 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$39,390
Average household income
$54,402
Median home value
$176,100
Jobs located here
1,550
Daytime population
6,787Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Funeral homes across Missouri

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

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for funeral homes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1St. Charles County, MO75201.2$1.1M+4.9%#138 of 1,472
2Christian County, MO7251.4$966K+8.3%#195 of 1,472
3Jefferson County, MO7170.8$1.7M+2.7%#208 of 1,472
4Newton County, MO6752.3$698K+6.1%#309 of 1,472
5Greene County, MO66181.4$950K+3.3%#321 of 1,472
6Cass County, MO66112.5$598K+7.1%#336 of 1,472
7Platte County, MO6581.8$682K+6.7%#360 of 1,472
8Clay County, MO64171.7$737K+4.3%#381 of 1,472
9Taney County, MO6473.1$544K+1.7%#390 of 1,472
10St. Louis County, MO63671.6$913K−1.2%#394 of 1,472
Hickory County, MONot scored25.6$448K+8.9%

Other business types in Hickory County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Hickory County, MO?

There are 2 funeral homes on map listings in Hickory 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 Hickory County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Hickory County, MO spend on funerals?

About $895K a year, or $249 per household. That is 74% above the U.S. average (an index of 174, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $448K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,601 households in Hickory County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Hickory County, MO compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?

Hickory County has 2 funeral homes on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Hickory County would have about 1, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Hickory County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Hickory County at 9,044 people in 2025, up 8.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,601 households. Median household income in Hickory County is $39,390, 51% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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

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