The median cost of a funeral including a vault increased over this period from 8,508 U.S. dollars in 2014 to 9,135 U.S. dollars in 2019. In 2020, this figure increased to over 9,400 U.S. dollars for a funeral with a vault, and approximately 7,850 U.S. dollars for one without a vault.
Median cost of an adult funeral with a viewing and a burial in the United States between 2014 and 2020, by type
(in U.S. dollars)
The median cost is defined as the amount at which half of the figures fall below and half are above
The cost doesn't include cemetery, monument or market costs or miscellaneous cash-advance charges such as for flowers or an obituary.
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NFDA. (July 29, 2021). Median cost of an adult funeral with a viewing and a burial in the United States between 2014 and 2020, by type (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 17, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/882985/median-cost-of-a-funeral-in-the-united-states-by-type/
NFDA. "Median cost of an adult funeral with a viewing and a burial in the United States between 2014 and 2020, by type (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. July 29, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/882985/median-cost-of-a-funeral-in-the-united-states-by-type/
NFDA. (2021). Median cost of an adult funeral with a viewing and a burial in the United States between 2014 and 2020, by type (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/882985/median-cost-of-a-funeral-in-the-united-states-by-type/
NFDA. "Median Cost of An Adult Funeral with a Viewing and a Burial in The United States between 2014 and 2020, by Type (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/882985/median-cost-of-a-funeral-in-the-united-states-by-type/
NFDA, Median cost of an adult funeral with a viewing and a burial in the United States between 2014 and 2020, by type (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/882985/median-cost-of-a-funeral-in-the-united-states-by-type/ (last visited January 17, 2022)
