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The proportion of Americans who are cremated has grown six fold in the past three decades and nearly one-third of all bodies are cremated, according to the Cremation Association of North America. The association projects the proportion of cremations to rise to 57 percent by 2025. In 10 states, the majority of deaths were cremated in 2005.

Highest Cremation Rates 2005

Rank State % of Deaths Cremated
1 Hawaii 66.32%
2 Nevada  65.08%
3 Washington  63.99%
4 Oregon  63.74%
5 Arizona  59.55%
6 Montana  59.04%
7 Alaska  57.80%
8 Colorado  55.80%
9 Maine  53.44%
10 California 52.06%

Source: Cremation Association of North America




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Odds & Ends | Magazine | September 2009

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