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Number of Natural Gas Consumers
Area: Period:
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History
Residential
             
Number of Consumers
10,916,368 11,004,853 11,025,789 11,112,094 11,186,350 11,232,552 1986-2021
Sales
10,513,764 10,603,907 10,579,867 10,633,441 10,748,017 10,823,945 1997-2021
Transported
402,604 400,946 445,922 478,653 438,333 408,607 1997-2021
Commercial
             
Number of Consumers
444,960 446,646 445,408 447,779 447,120 444,760 1986-2021
Sales
392,623 395,889 395,908 400,168 402,665 403,904 1998-2021
Transported
52,337 50,757 49,500 47,611 44,455 40,856 1998-2021
Average Consumption per Consumer (Thousand Cubic Ft.)
533 531 557 572 520 540 1967-2021
Industrial
             
Number of Consumers
37,242 36,833 36,060 35,625 35,517 35,498 1986-2021
Sales
32,389 32,012 31,371 31,025 30,985 31,235 1998-2021
Transported
4,853 4,821 4,689 4,600 4,532 4,263 1998-2021
Average Consumption per Consumer (Thousand Cubic Ft.)
20,797 20,652 21,254 21,563 19,629 19,202 1973-2021
- = 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: 5/31/2023
Next Release Date: 6/30/2023