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Number of Natural Gas Consumers
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History
Residential
             
Number of Consumers
69,067,541 69,737,549 70,431,299 71,540,659 71,951,957 72,518,520 1987-2022
Sales
62,134,303 62,870,604 63,592,202 64,805,321 65,423,853 66,146,241 1997-2022
Transported
6,909,439 6,866,945 6,839,097 6,735,381 6,528,104 6,372,279 1997-2022
Commercial
             
Number of Consumers
5,499,932 5,518,358 5,551,599 5,627,762 5,613,615 5,619,484 1987-2022
Sales
4,612,105 4,632,818 4,669,838 4,747,414 4,761,266 4,791,917 1998-2022
Transported
886,498 885,540 881,761 880,327 852,349 827,567 1998-2022
Average Consumption per Consumer (Thousand Cubic Ft.)
575 637 633 562 586 624 1967-2022
Industrial
             
Number of Consumers
184,959 185,009 183,507 184,466 182,207 181,947 1987-2022
Sales
119,191 119,395 117,914 118,331 117,750 117,609 1998-2022
Transported
65,756 65,614 65,593 66,127 64,457 64,338 1998-2022
Average Consumption per Consumer (Thousand Cubic Ft.)
42,945 45,497 45,866 44,523 45,962 46,920 1973-2022
- = No Data Reported;  -- = Not Applicable;  NA = Not Available;  W = Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.
Notes: Sales consumers buy their gas from the company that delivered it to them. Transported consumers buy their gas from a company other than the one that delivered it to them.

Beginning in 1996, consumption of natural gas for agricultural use was classified as industrial use. In 1995 and earlier years, agricultural use was classified as commercial use.  See Definitions, Sources, and Notes link above for more information on this table.
Release Date: 2/29/2024
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