Between 2019 and 2021, the cost of an adult funeral with a viewing and a burial in the United States only slightly fluctuated. Since 2014, these funeral costs with a vault rose by almost 1,000 U.S. dollars, and without a vault by approximately 700 U.S. dollars.
Median cost of an adult funeral with a viewing and a burial in the United States between 2014 and 2021, by type (in U.S. dollars)
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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 2021, by type (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 24, 2023, 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 2021, by type (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. July 29, 2021. Statista. Accessed March 24, 2023. 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 2021, by type (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 24, 2023. 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 2021, 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 2021, 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 March 24, 2023)
Median cost of an adult funeral with a viewing and a burial in the United States between 2014 and 2021, by type (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], NFDA, July 29, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/882985/median-cost-of-a-funeral-in-the-united-states-by-type/