Cremation Rate by State
Year 2006

State Cremation rate
Nevada 68.4%
Washington 67.6%
Hawaii 65.6%
Oregon 65.3%
Arizona 59.7%
Montana 59.4%
Colorado 57.8%
Maine 55.6%
Alaska 55.0%
Vermont 54.3%
New Hampshire 53.9%
Florida 51.8%
California 50.5%
Wyoming 49.6%
Idaho 48.3%
New Mexico 47.0%
Minnesota 40.5%
Michigan 38.6%
District of Columbia 38.3%
Connecticut 37.2%
Delaware 33.1%
Rhode Island 31.8%
Wisconsin 31.5%
Massachusetts 31.2%
Illinois 29.6%
Pennsylvania 29.1%
Nebraska 28.3%
Maryland 28.2%
Kansas 27.9%
New Jersey 27.8%
New York 27.7%
Virginia 27.2%
North Carolina 25.1%
Missouri 24.8%
Ohio 24.8%
Texas 23.8%
Iowa 23.3%
Utah 22.8%
Oklahoma 22.7%
Georgia 22.1%
South Carolina 21.9%
Indiana 21.9%
South Dakota 20.8%
Arkansas 20.4%
North Dakota 19.3%
West Virginia 16.6%
Louisiana 16.2%
Tennessee 16.0%
Kentucky 12.3%
Alabama 11.1%
Mississippi 9.56%

Data source: http://public.shns.com/content/state-state-cremation-rates-us