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Number of Natural Gas Consumers
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History
Residential
             
Number of Consumers
3,322,202 3,353,954 3,379,955 3,113,126 3,421,932 3,441,467 1987-2024
Sales
3,149,074 3,196,619 3,230,737 2,994,591 3,299,692 3,326,130 1997-2024
Transported
173,128 157,335 149,218 118,535 122,240 115,337 1997-2024
Commercial
             
Number of Consumers
259,813 279,001 262,812 238,802 264,775 265,871 1987-2024
Sales
233,359 253,871 238,926 220,705 248,243 249,859 1998-2024
Transported
26,454 25,130 23,886 18,097 16,532 16,012 1998-2024
Average Consumption per Consumer (Thousand Cubic Ft.)
700 575 614 751 614 578 1967-2024
Industrial
             
Number of Consumers
6,729 6,589 6,392 5,491 5,979 5,830 1987-2024
Sales
5,382 5,256 5,040 4,434 4,642 4,469 1998-2024
Transported
1,347 1,333 1,352 1,057 1,337 1,361 1998-2024
Average Consumption per Consumer (Thousand Cubic Ft.)
25,801 23,395 24,820 30,578 27,280 26,378 1973-2024
- = 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: 11/28/2025
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