Burial Versus Cremation – Which Does Montana Prefer?

A loved one passes away. What next? Well if you are from Montana you are more likely to spread the ashes of the person who passed away, rather than bury them.

This, according to Business Insider:

We looked at data from the National Funeral Directors Association's 2015 projections for burial rates and cremation rates in each state. Nationally, the Association projects that cremations will outnumber burials in the US: 48.2 percent of this year's deceased will be cremated, as opposed to 45.8 percent being buried.

 

How do our preferences of honoring the dead stack up our neighboring states? In Washington, 76 percent of residents also choose cremation. In Idaho, slightly less likely to cremate at 58 percent. And as for Montana percentages, 74 percent of us opt to cremate.

In short, the West appears to prefer cremation with Nevada leading the states with 78 percent and the Appalachian South chooses with burials with Mississippi in the lead of 79 percent..