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Number of Natural Gas Consumers
Area: Period:
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History
Residential
             
Number of Consumers
3,294,707 3,322,202 3,353,954 3,379,955 3,113,126 3,421,932 1987-2023
Sales
3,117,141 3,149,074 3,196,619 3,230,737 2,994,591 3,299,692 1997-2023
Transported
177,566 173,128 157,335 149,218 118,535 122,240 1997-2023
Commercial
             
Number of Consumers
258,134 259,813 279,001 262,812 238,802 264,776 1987-2023
Sales
230,472 233,359 253,871 238,926 220,705 248,244 1998-2023
Transported
27,662 26,454 25,130 23,886 18,097 16,532 1998-2023
Average Consumption per Consumer (Thousand Cubic Ft.)
699 700 575 614 751 616 1967-2023
Industrial
             
Number of Consumers
7,076 6,729 6,589 6,392 5,491 5,979 1987-2023
Sales
5,676 5,382 5,256 5,040 4,434 4,642 1998-2023
Transported
1,400 1,347 1,333 1,352 1,057 1,337 1998-2023
Average Consumption per Consumer (Thousand Cubic Ft.)
24,908 25,801 23,395 24,820 30,578 27,280 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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