List of Funeral Companies in the USA

Last updated 21 October 2026

There are 43,292 funeral companies in the USA, one in every 1,475 US companies. Most of them are small: four in five have one to four people, and only 80 firms employ 50 people or more. One in twenty-two funeral firms is based in Houston, Chicago, Brooklyn, Philadelphia and Cleveland. Below you find the largest funeral firms in the USA, the cities where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our US company database or through the Company Data API.

43,292 companies indexed · Data counted on 21 October 2026

Companies43,2921 in1,475 US companiesCities7,724Largest cityHouston 674Sole traders8%Employees1-4 (79%)Revenue$100-500K (61%)Email56%Phone78%Website69%

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	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	Service CORPORATION International	USA	Houston	1929 Allen Pkwy	Harris	77019-2500	sci-corp.*****	1962	$4,309,234,000	25,187	Corporation	2802	0018531200
2	Carriage Services, INC.	USA	Houston	3040 Post Oak Blvd Ste 300	Harris	77056	carriageservices.*****	1991	$417,440,000	2,321	Corporation	272	2365833
3	Stewart Enterprises, INC.	USA	New Orleans	1333 S Clearview Pkwy Ofc	Orleans	70121-1030	stewartenterprises.*****	1970	$74,718,563	4,800	Corporation	2802	29200610D
4	Stonemor Partners L.P.	USA	Altamonte Springs	955 Keller Rd	Seminole	32714-1605	memorialplanning.*****	2019	$68,071,683	2,532	Partnership of unknown type	268	3760019
5	Sci Funeral Services Of New York, INC.	USA	Houston	1929 Allen Pkwy	Harris	77019-2506	sci-corp.*****	1992	$50,887,999	700	Corporation	2802	N/A
6	Newcomer Funeral Service Group, INC.	USA	Topeka	520 Sw 27th St	Shawnee	66611-1228	nfsgi.*****	1978	$44,078,870	500	Corporation	26	2096832
7	Northstar Memorial Group, LLC	USA	Houston	1900 Saint James Pl Ste 300	Harris	77056-4128	mysignaturefa.*****	2007	$31,882,748	550	Corporation	20	4199348
8	Aurora Casket Company, LLC	USA	Aurora	10944 Marsh Rd	Dearborn	47001-2328	matthewsaurora.*****	2015	$24,659,302	850	Corporation	214	2012050900259
9	Denver Roller INC	USA	Little Rock	13701 Chenal Pkwy	Pulaski	72211-5208	rollerfuneralhomes.*****	1953	$22,068,531	300	Corporation	31	N/A
10	Sci Shared Resources, LLC	USA	Houston	1929 Allen Pkwy	Harris	77019-2506	nmfh.*****	2002	$18,016,256	20,000	Corporation	2802	N/A
11	Pierce Mortuary College	USA	Broadview	2913 Gardner Rd	Cook	60155-4402	pierce.*****	2022	$16,634,477	16		N/A	N/A
12	Sci Indiana Funeral Services, INC.	USA	Houston	1929 Allen Pkwy	Harris	77019-2506	sci-corp.*****	1999	$15,820,661	62	Corporation	2802	29585
13	Sci Special, INC.	USA	Houston	1929 Allen Pkwy	Harris	77019-2506	nmfh.*****	1999	$13,729,753	500	Corporation	2802	N/A
14	Legacy.com, INC	USA	Chicago	230 W Monroe St Ste 400	Cook	60606-4706	legacy.*****	1999	$13,210,286	60	Corporation	N/A	3119080
15	Anthem Serenity Operations, LLC	USA	Frisco	3001 Dallas Pkwy Ste 210	Collin	75034-8671	N/A	2021	$11,000,000	70	Corporation	N/A	6322898
16	Gateway Services (USA), LLC	USA	Cranston	2 Daniels Way	Providence	02921-3449	finalgift.*****	2015	$10,050,514	30	Corporation	N/A	5787671
17	Temple Israel Of Hollywood	USA	Los Angeles	7300 Hollywood Blvd	Los Angeles	90046-2999	tioh.*****	1926	$9,960,928	150	Corporation	2	0121369
18	Restland Funeral Home INC	USA	Dallas	13005 Greenville Ave	Dallas	75243-1916	restlandfuneralhome.*****	1990	$9,868,334	900	Corporation	2802	0013281000
19	Sci Texas Funeral Services, INC.	USA	Houston	1929 Allen Pkwy	Harris	77019-2506	nmfh.*****	1992	$9,664,278	49	Corporation	2802	0026013800
20	Catholic Church Support Services	USA	Oakland	2121 Harrison St Ste 200	Alameda	94612-3788	cfcsoakland.*****	2011	$8,968,229	25	Corporation	N/A	3600832
21	Sci Direct, INC.	USA	Plantation	1250 S Pine Island Rd Ste 500	Hillsborough	33324-4419	nm-corp.*****	2011	$8,966,712	117	Corporation	2802	M09737
22	Crown Hill Cemetery	USA	Indianapolis	700 W 38th St	Marion	46208-4240	crownhillhf.*****	1863	$8,630,372	65	Corporation	N/A	194458-006
23	Cherokee Memorial Park	USA	Lodi	14165 N Beckman Rd	San Joaquin	95240-6426	cherokeememorial.*****	1998	$8,128,280	40	Proprietorship	2	N/A
24	Sci Accounts PAYABLE/PALMS-ROB	USA	Danville	N/A	Vermilion	61834	N/A	2012	$7,975,856	64	Proprietorship	N/A	N/A
25	Carriage Funeral Holdings, INC.	USA	Houston	3040 Post Oak Blvd Ste 300	Harris	77056-6500	carriageservices.*****	1992	$6,698,742	100	Corporation	272	2264111

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Largest funeral firms in the USA

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Houston, the biggest newcomers of 2026 and the oldest firms. Click a name for the record.

Service Corporation International is the largest funeral firm in the USA by headcount. 80 firms employ 50 people or more; 36 employ 100 or more.

1Houston25,187 staff
2Houston2,321 staff
3Miami867 staff
4Aurora850 staff
5Batesville711 staff
6Houston550 staff
7Glendale Junction500 staff
8Houston407 staff
9Topeka335 staff
10Chicago250 staff

By employee size · 43,248 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	34,255	79%
5-9	6,916	16%
10-19	1,644	4%
20-49	353	0.8%
50-99	44	0.1%
100-199	10	<0.1%
200-499	13	<0.1%
500-999	4	<0.1%
1,000+	9	<0.1%

79% have 1 to 4 people; 353 have 20 to 49; 80 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	13,400	36%
$100K-$500K	22,683	61%
$500K-$1M	797	2%
$1M-$5M	309	0.8%
$5M-$10M	19	<0.1%
$10M-$50M	10	<0.1%
$50M-$100M	3	<0.1%
$100M-$500M	1	<0.1%
$500M+	1	<0.1%

61% between $100,000 and $500,000; 309 between $1M and $5M; 34 above $5M.

Firm sizes in the USA

Of the 43,248 US funeral firms with a known headcount, 34,255 (79%) have one to four people, 6,916 have five to nine, 1,997 have ten to 49 and 80 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over between $100,000 and $500,000 a year (22,683, 61%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all US companies

Micro under 1041,171 95%
Small 10 to 491,997 5%
Medium 50 to 24967 0.2%
Large 250+13 <0.1%

Grey line: the share among all US companies (96% have under ten staff).

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 15 more than $10 million.

786

firms were entered in 2026.

Where in the USA?

Houston has the most funeral companies in the USA (674), ahead of Chicago (366), Brooklyn (337), Philadelphia (337) and Cleveland (222). Together the five hold one in twenty-two of them. Relative to their size, Greenville, Cleveland and Baltimore have the most: 1.4 to 1.5 times the national share.

Cities by number of firms

7,724 US cities have at least one funeral firm; 917 have ten or more; 2,717 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

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Where they cluster

Funeral firms per 100 companies, in cities with at least 100 of them. The national share is 0.07. Greenville has 1.5 times the national share.

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Dashed line: the national share. A filled dot is twice the national share or more.

By county 1,791 counties

County	Firms	%
Harris	766	2%
Cook	698	2%
Los Angeles	602	1%
Jefferson	508	1%
Ct	481	1%
Montgomery	446	1%
Orange	423	1.0%
Washington	390	0.9%
Wayne	358	0.8%
Maricopa	358	0.8%

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How many funeral companies are there in the USA?

Funeral companies and funeral firms in the USA

43,292

21 October 2026

There are 43,292 funeral companies and funeral firms in the USA in our data (21 October 2026). That is one in every 1,475 US companies. About 4 new firms are entered in the register every working day this year (786 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 34,494 80%
Head offices: 2,757
Branch offices: 6,041

Classification

Our platform filter is SIC 7261.

25,969 of the 43,292 are corporations and LLCs (60%); 3,323 are sole traders. They come from the state business registers and our US register data, through the Company Data API.

Funeral firms in Houston

Houston has 674 funeral companies and funeral firms, <0.1% of all 881,247 Houston companies and 13% above the national share. Seven in ten Houston firms have fewer than five people; 9 have 50 or more. 13 new firms were entered in 2026, 68 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 475 · 70%
5-9: 149 · 22%
10-19: 32 · 5%
20-49: 9 · 1%
50+: 9 · 1%

Legal form

Sole traders: 51 · 8%
Partnerships: 18 · 3%
Corporations and LLCs: 383 · 57%
Other or none: 222 · 33%

Of the US total: 1.6%
Of all Houston companies: <0.1%
Against the national share: 1.1×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 13
Entered 2025: 17
Of USA's 2026 entries: 1.7%

Old

Before 1990: 68 · 10%
1990 or later: 606 · 90%
Of USA's pre-1990 firms: 0.6%

Reachable

Email: 277 · 41%
Phone: 414 · 61%
Website: 351 · 52%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 159 · 25%
$100K-$500K: 412 · 66%
$500K-$1M: 28 · 4%
$1M and more: 25 · 4%

Largest

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Sole traders or corporations: how they are organised

One in thirteen US funeral firms work as sole traders, against 5% of all US companies. Three in five are corporations and LLCs.

Sole traders3,3238%
Partnerships6502%
Corporations and LLCs25,96960%
No form on record or other13,35031%

Single-site: 80%
Head offices: 2,757
Branches: 6,041

All US companies: 5% sole traders, 1% partnerships, 68% corporations and LLCs.

Newcomers in the USA in 2026

786 funeral firms were entered in the US register so far in 2026, about 4 a working day, after 1,255 in 2025. The USA as a whole saw 2,970,531 new companies in 2026, so this industry takes <0.1% of the inflow.

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1,0062023
9712024
1,2552025
7862026 so far

784 of this year's 786 are corporations and LLCs.

The biggest newcomers of 2026

The year is the register entry; an established firm that changes legal form appears as new.

1Houston3 staff
2Montclair3 staff
3Manchester2 staff
4Cleveland2 staff
5Trenton2 staff

The oldest firms in the USA

Our data holds 417 US funeral firms from before 1900, 2,705 from before 1950 and 11,070 from before 1990.

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1. Cleveland
1825
1. Lexington
1828
1. Lisbon
1830
1. Rockland
1830
1. Hyattsville
1832
1. Boston

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1990

11,070

US funeral firms date from before 1990

294

were entered in 1990

How reachable are they?

Funeral firms are easier to reach than the average US company: 78% list a phone number and 69% a website.

Email24,389 56%
Phone33,622 78%
Website29,894 69%

Grey line: all US companies (email 15%, phone 42%, website 24%).

The full list with these fields is in our US company database.

How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 21 funeral firms for every one of the flying schools in the USA.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Funeral Companies	43,292	69%	79%
Interior Designers	25,159	76%	90%
Horticulture Companies	16,403	42%	77%
Horse Farmers	7,767	29%	94%
ISPs	4,034	95%	53%
Flying Schools	2,095	95%	66%

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Frequently asked questions

How many funeral companies are there in the USA?

There are 43,292 funeral companies and funeral firms in the USA in our data, counted on 21 October 2026. That is one in every 1,475 US companies.

Which is the largest funeral firm in the USA?

Service Corporation International in Houston, with 25,187 staff.

Which US city has the most funeral companies?

Houston, with 674, ahead of Chicago (366), Brooklyn (337), Philadelphia (337) and Cleveland (222). Relative to its size, Greenville has the most: 1.5 times the national share.

How many funeral firms are there in Houston?

674, which is <0.1% of all 881,247 Houston companies and 13% above the national share.

How big is a typical funeral firm?

Small. 79% of the 43,248 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 80 have 50 or more. Most turn over between $100,000 and $500,000 a year.

Are US funeral companies sole traders or companies?

One in thirteen (3,323) are sole traders, 2% are partnerships and 60% (25,969) are corporations and LLCs.

How many funeral firms started in 2026?

786 were entered in the US register so far in 2026, after 1,255 in 2025. 784 of them are corporations and LLCs.

What is the oldest funeral firm in the USA?

Brown-Forward in Cleveland, 1825, followed by Milward Funeral Directors in Lexington (1825) and Robert B. Leggett in Lisbon (1828). 417 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers funeral companies?

Our platform filters them on SIC 7261 (funeral service and crematories).

Can I download the full list?

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