Cremation rates in the Tampa Bay area.
How often families in Hillsborough, Pinellas, and Pasco counties choose cremation, from 2020 to 2024, using official Florida Department of Health records. All three counties sit well above the national rate, and the share keeps climbing.
Cremation rates by county and year
The three counties, 2024
Darker means a higher cremation rate. Schematic locator, not to scale.
Cremation rate over time
Dashed line on the chart is the U.S. cremation rate, about 61.9% in 2024 (NFDA/CANA). Every Tampa Bay county runs well above it.
| County / year | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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Source: Florida Department of Health, FLHealthCHARTS Death Counts Query System (resident deaths by county by decedent's disposition), accessed September 2026. National figure: National Funeral Directors Association / Cremation Association of North America, 2024. "Total" counts all recorded dispositions; a small share each year is recorded as removal from state, where final disposition happens elsewhere.
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