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Size of the US Cemeteries and Crematories industry

NAICS 81222, Cemeteries and Crematories. Every figure on this page was published by a federal statistical agency and carries its source and period. Palanor does not estimate: a period the agency didn’t publish shows as missing, and a figure it withheld shows as withheld.

Key figures

Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)
$5.6 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
29,893
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
4,474
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
3,656
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$1.7 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 29,893 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 27,8802019-Q2: 31,7132019-Q3: 30,7862019-Q4: 28,4842020-Q1: 28,0712020-Q2: 30,0012020-Q3: 29,2622020-Q4: 27,6252021-Q1: 27,1362021-Q2: 30,7702021-Q3: 30,4702021-Q4: 29,0412022-Q1: 28,3792022-Q2: 32,2722022-Q3: 32,1392022-Q4: 29,6062023-Q1: 29,3082023-Q2: 32,6942023-Q3: 32,0512023-Q4: 30,1522024-Q1: 29,5432024-Q2: 32,9772024-Q3: 32,2702024-Q4: 30,4032025-Q1: 29,8622025-Q2: 33,2662025-Q3: 32,5952025-Q4: 30,4472026-Q1: 29,893NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q129,8932022
2025-Q430,4472022
2025-Q332,5952022
2025-Q233,2662022
2025-Q129,8622022
2024-Q430,4032022
2024-Q332,2702022
2024-Q232,9772022
2024-Q129,5432022
2023-Q430,1522022
2023-Q332,0512022
2023-Q232,6942022
2023-Q129,3082022
2022-Q429,6062022
2022-Q332,1392022
2022-Q232,2722022
2022-Q128,3792022
2021-Q429,0412017
2021-Q330,4702017
2021-Q230,7702017
2021-Q127,1362017
2020-Q427,6252017
2020-Q329,2622017
2020-Q230,0012017
2020-Q128,0712017
2019-Q428,4842017
2019-Q330,7862017
2019-Q231,7132017
2019-Q127,8802017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter

Employment · County Business PatternsLatest 33,240 · 2023
2017: 32,3652018: 31,1312019: 31,2622020: 31,2182021: 30,5182022: 32,6432023: 33,240
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PeriodValue
202333,240
202232,643
202130,518
202031,218
201931,262
201831,131
201732,365

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns · Paid employees in the pay period including March 12

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 4,474 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 4,4112019-Q2: 4,4112019-Q3: 4,4362019-Q4: 4,4052020-Q1: 4,4162020-Q2: 4,4202020-Q3: 4,4272020-Q4: 4,4222021-Q1: 4,4422021-Q2: 4,4372021-Q3: 4,4472021-Q4: 4,4472022-Q1: 4,3892022-Q2: 4,4152022-Q3: 4,4102022-Q4: 4,4112023-Q1: 4,4162023-Q2: 4,4052023-Q3: 4,4022023-Q4: 4,4112024-Q1: 4,4002024-Q2: 4,4182024-Q3: 4,4102024-Q4: 4,4642025-Q1: 4,4462025-Q2: 4,4662025-Q3: 4,4602025-Q4: 4,4622026-Q1: 4,474NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q14,4742022
2025-Q44,4622022
2025-Q34,4602022
2025-Q24,4662022
2025-Q14,4462022
2024-Q44,4642022
2024-Q34,4102022
2024-Q24,4182022
2024-Q14,4002022
2023-Q44,4112022
2023-Q34,4022022
2023-Q24,4052022
2023-Q14,4162022
2022-Q44,4112022
2022-Q34,4102022
2022-Q24,4152022
2022-Q14,3892022
2021-Q44,4472017
2021-Q34,4472017
2021-Q24,4372017
2021-Q14,4422017
2020-Q44,4222017
2020-Q34,4272017
2020-Q24,4202017
2020-Q14,4162017
2019-Q44,4052017
2019-Q34,4362017
2019-Q24,4112017
2019-Q14,4112017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 5,049 · 2023
2017: 5,1992018: 5,1382019: 5,0552020: 4,9972021: 5,0852022: 5,1172023: 5,049
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PeriodValue
20235,049
20225,117
20215,085
20204,997
20195,055
20185,138
20175,199

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $449.4 million · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $301.2 million2019-Q2: $333.9 million2019-Q3: $323.7 million2019-Q4: $341.1 million2020-Q1: $316.2 million2020-Q2: $326.6 million2020-Q3: $336.0 million2020-Q4: $376.7 million2021-Q1: $333.2 million2021-Q2: $380.0 million2021-Q3: $376.0 million2021-Q4: $426.6 million2022-Q1: $376.7 million2022-Q2: $409.4 million2022-Q3: $420.3 million2022-Q4: $407.5 million2023-Q1: $404.6 million2023-Q2: $405.1 million2023-Q3: $418.6 million2023-Q4: $418.8 million2024-Q1: $414.5 million2024-Q2: $419.6 million2024-Q3: $433.5 million2024-Q4: $435.5 million2025-Q1: $429.5 million2025-Q2: $441.5 million2025-Q3: $457.9 million2025-Q4: $466.4 million2026-Q1: $449.4 millionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$449.4 million2022
2025-Q4$466.4 million2022
2025-Q3$457.9 million2022
2025-Q2$441.5 million2022
2025-Q1$429.5 million2022
2024-Q4$435.5 million2022
2024-Q3$433.5 million2022
2024-Q2$419.6 million2022
2024-Q1$414.5 million2022
2023-Q4$418.8 million2022
2023-Q3$418.6 million2022
2023-Q2$405.1 million2022
2023-Q1$404.6 million2022
2022-Q4$407.5 million2022
2022-Q3$420.3 million2022
2022-Q2$409.4 million2022
2022-Q1$376.7 million2022
2021-Q4$426.6 million2017
2021-Q3$376.0 million2017
2021-Q2$380.0 million2017
2021-Q1$333.2 million2017
2020-Q4$376.7 million2017
2020-Q3$336.0 million2017
2020-Q2$326.6 million2017
2020-Q1$316.2 million2017
2019-Q4$341.1 million2017
2019-Q3$323.7 million2017
2019-Q2$333.9 million2017
2019-Q1$301.2 million2017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $1.7 billion · 2023
2017: $1.3 billion2018: $1.3 billion2019: $1.4 billion2020: $1.4 billion2021: $1.5 billion2022: $1.6 billion2023: $1.7 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$1.7 billion
2022$1.6 billion
2021$1.5 billion
2020$1.4 billion
2019$1.4 billion
2018$1.3 billion
2017$1.3 billion

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

The ledger

Every published measure

MeasureSourceLatestPeriodHistory
EmploymentPrivate-sector jobs in the third month of each quarterQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages29,8932026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages4,4742026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$449.4 million2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$1.7 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns33,24020232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns5,04920232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$1.6 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census33,78620222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census5,09220222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census3,65620222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$5.6 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Cemeteries and Crematories

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
812220Cemeteries and Crematories$5.6 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census29,8932026-Q1 · QCEW

Sources

Where every number comes from

Figures are in current dollars and are the agencies’ own, revised when they revise. Each program defines its universe differently (employer firms, private ownership, all establishments), so figures from different sources are not meant to add up. This page is not endorsed by the Census Bureau, BEA or BLS. The same data is in the Palanor API (/v1/industries) and the MCP (palanor_get_industry). All industries.