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North Carolina is America’s #2 Best State for Green Burials

May 24, 2023

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Where can you easily plan a natural burial?

To mark Memorial Day on May 29, Lawn Love ranked 2023’s Best States for Green Burials.

How does North Carolina stack up in some key metrics (1st = Best)?

Number of Green Burial Council-Certified Funeral Homes – 6th
Number of Natural Burial Sites (Green Burial Cemeteries) – 5th
Average Cost of Traditional Burial (as % of Average Household Income) – 25th
Average Monthly Google Searches for Green Burial-Related Keywords – 2nd

To come up with our ranking, we compared the 50 states based on four categories. We factored in access to green burial locations, funeral homes specializing in natural burials, and demand, among 18 total metrics.

2023’s Best States for Green Burials

Overall Rank (1=Best)	State	Overall Score	Provider Access Rank	Burial Locations Rank	Financial Advantage Rank	Demand Rank
1	California	61.32	1	1	50	5
2	North Carolina	40.75	6	5	25	2
3	Ohio	38.92	4	3	29	8
4	Pennsylvania	36.80	5	7	23	3
5	Massachusetts	34.01	13	2	41	16
6	Michigan	33.58	7	9	9	9
7	Florida	31.82	9	6	32	11
8	New York	31.80	10	4	42	7
9	Oregon	31.29	2	15	46	26
10	South Carolina	31.21	37	8	15	1
11	Washington	29.30	3	10	49	22
12	Illinois	27.09	8	13	33	15
13	Minnesota	23.00	15	19	21	20
14	Texas	22.39	21	12	30	4
15	Georgia	21.50	27	11	26	13
16	Maine	21.30	21	14	13	37
17	Colorado	21.27	11	16	48	24
18	Wisconsin	20.46	24	17	10	17
19	New Jersey	19.85	12	20	45	19
20	Missouri	19.00	29	18	20	20
21	Virginia	18.71	14	21	47	6
22	Alabama	18.69	25	26	5	26
23	Indiana	17.64	32	22	7	23
24	Connecticut	17.49	16	29	40	10
25	New Mexico	17.48	19	31	11	37
26	Arizona	17.35	17	24	37	24
27	New Hampshire	15.65	20	23	39	34
28	Vermont	15.32	18	32	35	37
29	Tennessee	15.31	33	25	19	17
30	Oklahoma	15.29	28	30	18	29
31	Kansas	14.25	34	27	16	29
32	Kentucky	13.71	25	42	6	28
33	West Virginia	11.96	38	42	2	29
34	Louisiana	11.11	46	35	4	11
35	South Dakota	10.90	39	35	8	47
36	Maryland	10.56	35	28	44	14
37	Hawaii	10.55	23	35	36	45
38	Idaho	10.42	31	35	34	42
39	Rhode Island	10.32	35	34	24	42
40	Iowa	9.44	45	42	3	33
41	Utah	9.39	30	33	43	29
42	Mississippi	9.34	46	42	1	37
43	North Dakota	9.11	39	42	14	47
44	Arkansas	8.72	44	40	12	34
45	Nevada	8.44	39	40	28	34
46	Wyoming	7.52	39	42	31	47
47	Delaware	6.70	46	35	22	42
48	Montana	6.54	43	42	27	45
49	Nebraska	6.53	46	42	17	37
50	Alaska	3.24	46	42	38	47

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