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Number of Natural Gas Consumers
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History
Residential
             
Number of Consumers
4,492,315 4,523,141 4,545,244 4,547,497 4,559,338 4,588,842 1987-2022
Sales
3,760,880 3,915,334 4,024,167 4,080,590 4,183,615 4,289,765 1997-2022
Transported
731,421 607,807 521,077 466,907 375,723 299,077 1997-2022
Commercial
             
Number of Consumers
401,143 405,066 410,386 415,879 424,324 419,788 1987-2022
Sales
277,882 290,045 298,987 307,969 323,525 326,999 1998-2022
Transported
123,260 115,021 111,399 107,910 100,799 92,789 1998-2022
Average Consumption per Consumer (Thousand Cubic Ft.)
774 815 787 695 702 724 1967-2022
Industrial
             
Number of Consumers
6,650 6,867 7,049 6,663 6,044 6,089 1987-2022
Sales
4,251 4,543 4,822 4,475 3,920 4,065 1998-2022
Transported
2,399 2,324 2,227 2,188 2,124 2,024 1998-2022
Average Consumption per Consumer (Thousand Cubic Ft.)
12,458 13,314 12,815 12,967 14,846 14,541 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: 3/29/2024
Next Release Date: 4/30/2024