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Funeral homes in Newberry County, SC

How Newberry County, SC 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 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #817 of 1,472 scored counties
#23 of 41 scored counties in South Carolina

Listings
6
1 chain location (17%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$2.3M
On funerals · $153 a household
Spending per listing
$390K
43% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.9
86% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
39,561
+4.8% 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 Newberry County comes to about $2.3M a year: $153 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That works out to $390K per home, 43% below the U.S. figure of $679K.

There are 6 funeral homes on map listings in Newberry County as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 10% across the U.S. That is 3.9 per 10,000 households, 86% above the U.S. rate of 2.1.

In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Newberry County classed as funeral homes and funeral services. That is one for every 3,065 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Newberry County grew 4.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Newberry County scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for funeral homes, ranking #817 of 1,472 scored counties and #23 of 41 scored counties in South Carolina.

How Newberry County compares

The same measures for South Carolina 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 Newberry County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureNewberry CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.92.82.1
Spending per listing$390K$509K$679K
Households per official establishment3,0657,7308,510
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.0%−1.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.8%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on funerals$153$142$143
Median household income$61,780$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market score4655

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 5
Employees, 2023
29
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
61 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 Newberry 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 Newberry County

Population, 2025 estimate
39,561+4.8% since 2020
Households
15,325
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
630 sq. mi.
People per square mile
61
Median household income
$61,780+39.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,240
Median home value
$173,300
Jobs located here
15,662
Daytime population
36,412Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Funeral homes across South Carolina

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The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for funeral homes, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Newberry County marked.

Top counties in South Carolina

Counties in South Carolina ranked for funeral homes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Beaufort County, SC93121.5$1.3M+8.9%#15 of 1,472
2Horry County, SC87231.4$1.1M+20.9%#35 of 1,472
3Lancaster County, SC8392.2$798K+18.3%#47 of 1,472
4Oconee County, SC8182.3$735K+6.3%#62 of 1,472
5Greenville County, SC75251.1$1.1M+10.6%#136 of 1,472
6Berkeley County, SC75111.2$1M+18.7%#144 of 1,472
7York County, SC70181.6$766K+8.1%#236 of 1,472
8Pickens County, SC68101.9$748K+5.7%#288 of 1,472
9Anderson County, SC66202.4$593K+7.7%#337 of 1,472
10Dorchester County, SC65152.4$529K+10.1%#367 of 1,472
23Newberry County, SC4663.9$390K+4.8%#817 of 1,472

Other business types in Newberry County

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

Questions

How many funeral homes are in Newberry County, SC?

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 funeral homes in Newberry County. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.

How much do households in Newberry County, SC spend on funerals?

About $2.3M a year, or $153 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $390K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,325 households in Newberry County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Newberry County, SC compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?

Newberry County has 3.9 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 86% above the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $390K, 43% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the U.S. ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Newberry County would have about 3, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,065 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.

How fast is Newberry County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Newberry County at 39,561 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,325 households. The median household income in Newberry County is $61,780 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.7% 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. Newberry County scores 46 for funeral homes (lower middle), #817 of 1,472 scored counties.

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

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