U.S. Cremation Statistics
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2025 Projections based on past 5 years' average percent change and Cremations to Deaths Projections – 2010 and 2025 |
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State |
2005 Cremations |
2005 Deaths |
% |
Projections 2010 % |
Projections 2025 % |
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Alabama * |
4,679 |
48,106 |
9.73 |
24.75 |
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Alaska * |
1,764 |
3,058 |
57.68 |
63.54 |
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Arizona * |
26,603 |
44,562 |
59.70 |
65+ |
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Arkansas * |
5,457 |
27,654 |
19.73 |
23.98 |
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California **** |
120,883 |
232,211 |
52.06 |
55.88 |
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Colorado * |
16,486 |
29,563 |
55.77 |
62.43 |
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Connecticut ** |
10,240 |
29,515 |
34.69 |
39.66 |
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Delaware ** |
2,279 |
7,675 |
29.69 |
34.27 |
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District of Columbia ** |
2,454 |
5,391 |
45.53 |
65+ |
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Florida ** |
82,004 |
170,050 |
48.22 |
50.47 |
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Georgia ** |
13,794 |
65,683 |
21.00 |
27.52 |
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Hawaii * |
5,961 |
9,329 |
63.90 |
65+ |
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Idaho ** |
4,910 |
10,665 |
46.04 |
52.42 |
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Illinois * |
26,162 |
102,922 |
25.42 |
29.67 |
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Indiana ** |
11,925 |
54,874 |
21.73 |
47.12 |
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Iowa ** |
5,908 |
27,875 |
21.19 |
26.65 |
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Kansas ** |
6,280 |
24,774 |
25.35 |
34.59 |
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Kentucky ** |
4,880 |
40,386 |
12.08 |
18.41 |
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Louisiana ** |
6,346 |
42,012 |
15.10 |
21.31 |
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Maine * |
6,844 |
12,806 |
53.44 |
62.00 |
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Maryland ** |
12,662 |
44,044 |
28.75 |
35.46 |
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Massachusetts ** |
14,448 |
53,447 |
27.03 |
30.29 |
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Michigan ** |
32,158 |
86,933 |
36.99 |
45.21 |
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Minnesota * |
14,38 |
37,594 |
38.25 |
45.50 |
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Mississippi ** |
2,806 |
29,257 |
9.59 |
14.69 |
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Missouri ** |
12,746 |
54,692 |
23.30 |
32.05 |
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Montana * |
5,050 |
8,554 |
59.04 |
65+ |
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Nebraska ** |
3,980 |
14,882 |
26.74 |
36.71 |
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Nevada * |
12,815 |
19,692 |
65+ |
65+ |
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New Hampshire ** |
5,187 |
9,985 |
51.95 |
57.45 |
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New Jersey * |
12,868 |
71,955 |
17.88 |
30.01 |
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New Mexico * |
6,767 |
14,722 |
45.97 |
52.63 |
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New York * |
36,841 |
154,147 |
23.90 |
28.13 |
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North Carolina ** |
16,715 |
74,693 |
22.38 |
29.65 |
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North Dakota * |
632 |
6,143 |
10.29 |
11.58 |
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Ohio ** |
27,414 |
108,088 |
25.36 |
30.91 |
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Oklahoma ** |
7,257 |
36,278 |
20.00 |
27.73 |
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Oregon ** |
19,667 |
31,120 |
63.20 |
65+ |
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Pennsylvania ** |
34,830 |
128,401 |
27.13 |
33.71 |
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Rhode Island ² |
3,022 |
10,177 |
29.69 |
NA |
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South Carolina ** |
6,386 |
37,167 |
17.18 |
20.21 |
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South Dakota ** |
1,555 |
7,042 |
22.08 |
31.69 |
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Tennessee ¹ |
5,998 |
57,129 |
10.50 |
NA |
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Texas ** |
35,001 |
154,994 |
22.58 |
30.79 |
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Utah ** |
2,946 |
13,356 |
22.06 |
27.24 |
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Vermont ** |
1,886 |
4,889 |
38.58 |
36.17 |
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Virginia ** |
15,057 |
57,715 |
26.09 |
33.33 |
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Washington ** |
29,412 |
45,951 |
64.01 |
65+ |
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West Virginia ** |
4,318 |
20,649 |
20.91 |
65+ |
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Wisconsin ** |
15,944 |
46,699 |
34.14 |
42.05 |
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Wyoming ** |
1,863 |
4,062 |
45.86 |
65+ |
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United States |
778,025 |
2,432,000 |
30.88% |
38.15% |
51.12% |
*Official 2005 preliminary figure from National Vital Statistics, State Health Dept. or similar entity. Fifteen states reported their numbers.
**Estimated using official 00-04 state data and 2004 confirmed death count from National Vital Statistics.
***2005 United States death total from the National Vital Statistics.
**** California cremation total collected from the Association of California Cremationists.
¹ – TN cremations derived from surveying state crematories and 2004 confirmed death count from National Vital Statistics.
² – The state of Rhode Island began collecting cremation figures in 2005.
For more information on cremation statistics visit the Cremation Association of North America at www.cremationassociation.org.
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