Early data projects that more than half of Arkansans who died in 2025 were cremated, and cremation is now twice as popular as burials in the U.S., according to the National Funeral Directors Association.
Why it matters: Shifting attitudes around religion, cost and the environment are reshaping how Americans handle death.
The big picture: Cremation surpassed burial nationwide in 2015 — and the gap has only widened since, with the NFDA projecting cremation will continue gaining share…