According to data from the National Funeral Directors Association and research conducted by USA Today Blueprint, the average cost of a funeral in the United States is $7,848.
These expenses can be for items like storage of the remains, the casket, embalming and use of the funeral home's staff and facilities for the ceremony.
Adjusting for the different cost of living across states, researchers found the following 10 states to have the highest prices for a funeral:
- Hawaii - $14,964.90
- District of Columbia - $12,184.40
- Massachusetts - $12,159.50
- California - $11,495.50
- New York - $10,449.70
- Alaska - $10,391.60
- Maryland - $9,669.50
- Washington - $9,628.00
- Vermont - $9,569.90
- Oregon - $9,520.10
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