Going Green: Best States for Natural Burials

 

Lawn Love recently ranked 2023's Best States for Green Burials.

How does Minnesota stack up in some key metrics (1st = Best)? Number of Aquamation (Alkaline Hydrolysis) Providers - 3rd Number of Tree Burial Forests - 2nd Average Cost of Cremation (as % of Average Household Income) - 18th Average Monthly Google Searches for Green Burial-Related Keywords Over Past Year - 20th

To come up with the ranking, they compared the 50 states based on four categories. We factored in access to green burial locations, funeral homes specializing in natural burials, and demand, among 18 total metrics.   Helpful links: Full ranking Full study article Methodology