Nationally, a funeral with viewing and burial had a median cost of $8,300 (2023, NFDA). In Georgia, between 51% and 60% of deaths led to cremation, per early 2025 numbers from the Cremation Association of North America.
Help paying in Georgia
The county where the person died. Each county sets who qualifies.. Set by each county. Official page
Fulton County DFCS checks money, County pays. $600 for adult funeral services (set in 1990). Cemetery paid on a separate contract. Official page
Medicaid and burial money
Georgia law makes all burial contracts sold in Georgia revocable, and Medicaid treats irrevocable ones the same. Many aged, blind, and disabled groups (non FBR, such as nursing home Medicaid) can keep up to $10,000 total for burial. That counts life insurance face value, burial funds, and burial contracts, minus paid up burial space items. SSI type (FBR) groups can keep up to $1,500.
Prepaid funeral plans
The Georgia Secretary of State regulates preneed sellers. Sellers must put 100% of the price of funeral services and cash advance items in trust. Caskets need 100% of price, never less than 110% of wholesale. Vaults and monuments need at least 35%. If you ask for a refund before death, the seller must pay within 3 business days. The seller can keep a fee of the lesser of 10% or half the interest.
Where to complain
Georgia State Board of Funeral Service, Secretary of State Licensing Division Website
Plan ahead
A small final expense policy can pay these costs so your family does not have to. Final expense in Georgia.
Common questions
How much does a funeral cost in Georgia?
Nationally, the median funeral with viewing and burial was $8,300 in 2023 and $6,280 with cremation. Prices in Georgia vary by funeral home, so ask for the itemized price list.
Is there help paying for a funeral in Georgia?
County indigent burial (O.C.G.A. 36-12-5) (The county where the person died. Each county sets who qualifies.); Fulton County Indigent Burial (Fulton County DFCS checks money, County pays).
Who regulates funeral homes in Georgia?
Georgia State Board of Funeral Service, Secretary of State Licensing Division
