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Funeral homes in York County, PA

How York County, PA compares with other counties and the U.S. for funeral homes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #289 of 1,472 scored counties
#9 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
38
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
26
+4.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$28.1M
On funerals · $155 a household
Spending per listing
$740K
9% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.1
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
473,197
+3.6% 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

At $155 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in York County spend about $28.1M a year on funerals. That is about $740K of household spending for each home on map listings, 9% above the U.S. figure of $679K.

York County has 38 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.1, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.1.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in York County was 26 in 2023, up 4.0% from 2019. That is one for every 6,984 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.3M has gone to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in York County.

Population estimates show York County grew 3.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). York County scores 68 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for funeral homes, ranking #289 of 1,472 scored counties and #9 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How York County compares

The same measures for Pennsylvania 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 York County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureYork CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.13.42.1
Spending per listing$740K$457K$679K
Households per official establishment6,9845,4618,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+4.0%−2.6%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.6%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$155$154$143
Median household income$84,829$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score6828

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
25 → 26+4.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
204
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
380 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
41The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$1.3M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in York 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 York County

Population, 2025 estimate
473,197+3.6% since 2020
Households
181,583
Median age
42.2
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
904 sq. mi.
People per square mile
512
Median household income
$84,829+27.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$104,143
Median home value
$248,600
Jobs located here
187,332
Daytime population
423,675Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Funeral homes across Pennsylvania

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

Top counties in Pennsylvania

Counties in Pennsylvania ranked for funeral homes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Cumberland County, PA75222.1$780K+6.5%#152 of 1,472
2Chester County, PA72422.1$739K+4.2%#203 of 1,472
3Adams County, PA72102.4$706K+3.6%#206 of 1,472
4Lancaster County, PA71482.3$762K+1.9%#224 of 1,472
5Monroe County, PA7091.5$1.1M−0.7%#228 of 1,472
6Franklin County, PA70162.5$654K+3.0%#238 of 1,472
7Bucks County, PA69542.2$788K+0.3%#258 of 1,472
8Lebanon County, PA69152.6$656K+2.2%#267 of 1,472
9York County, PA68382.1$740K+3.6%#289 of 1,472
10Montgomery County, PA67832.5$653K+2.4%#312 of 1,472

Other business types in York County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in York County, PA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 38 funeral homes in York County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023, up 4.0% from 2019.

How much do households in York County, PA spend on funerals?

About $28.1M a year, or $155 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $740K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 181,583 households in York County and national spending patterns by income.

How does York County, PA compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?

York County has 2.1 funeral homes per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $740K, 9% above the U.S. figure of $679K. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, York County would have about 41, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,984 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.7% for the U.S.

How fast is York County, PA growing?

Population estimates put York County at 473,197 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 181,583 households. The median household income in York County is $84,829 a year, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.6% 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. York County scores 68 for funeral homes (upper middle), #289 of 1,472 scored counties.

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