10 Most Expensive US States to Die in

New research compiled by the personal-finance website GOBankingRates, the National Funeral Directors Association and the National Bureau of Economic Research configured a list of the 10 most expensive states to die in after figuring the median out-of-pocket funeral costs and median end-of-life medical care in each of them and Washington, D.C. It is not surprising that the two of the most expensive states to live in – California and New York – also made this list.

The top 10 states that will cost more to die in are, from least to most:

• Rhode Island
  • Average funeral expenses: $9,269
  • Average end-of-life medical costs: $16,398
• New Jersey
  • Average funeral expenses: $9,712
  • Average end-of-life medical costs: $17,181
• Connecticut
  • Average funeral expenses: $9,914
  • Average end-of-life medical costs: $17,538
• Maryland
  • Average funeral expenses: $10,069
  • Average end-of-life medical costs: $17,812
• Alaska
  • Average funeral expenses: $10,084
  • Average end-of-life medical costs: $17,840
• Massachusetts
  • Average funeral expenses: $10,216
  • Average end-of-life medical costs: $18,073
• Oregon
  • Average funeral expenses: $10,418
  • Average end-of-life medical costs: $18,430
• New York
  • Average funeral expenses: $10,799
  • Average end-of-life medical costs: $19,103
• California
  • Average funeral expenses: $11,777
  • Average end-of-life medical costs: $20,834
• Hawaii
  • Average funeral expenses: $14,975
  • Average end-of-life medical costs: $26,492

See here for a slideshow of the full results from the study by GoBankingRates.

See Shawn M. Carter, 10 Most Expensive US States to Die in, Fox News, August 20, 2019.