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Number of Natural Gas Consumers
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History
Residential
             
Number of Consumers
1,751,318 1,769,112 1,796,202 1,812,881 1,831,536 1,847,625 1987-2023
Sales
1,688,947 1,706,547 1,731,448 1,751,318 1,772,191 1,790,919 1997-2023
Transported
62,371 62,565 64,754 61,563 59,345 56,706 1997-2023
Commercial
             
Number of Consumers
162,938 163,285 164,335 165,411 166,132 166,425 1987-2023
Sales
143,793 145,034 146,476 148,500 150,343 150,524 1998-2023
Transported
19,145 18,251 17,859 16,911 15,789 15,901 1998-2023
Average Consumption per Consumer (Thousand Cubic Ft.)
529 540 495 534 577 512 1967-2023
Industrial
             
Number of Consumers
4,904 4,716 4,693 4,684 4,695 4,719 1987-2023
Sales
2,446 2,432 2,420 2,464 2,438 2,356 1998-2023
Transported
2,458 2,284 2,273 2,220 2,257 2,363 1998-2023
Average Consumption per Consumer (Thousand Cubic Ft.)
85,470 90,417 80,314 83,219 82,817 84,377 1973-2023
- = 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: 4/30/2025
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