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