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Number of Natural Gas Consumers
Area: Period:
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History
Residential
             
Number of Consumers
1,775,242 1,793,147 1,811,337 1,823,385 1,839,813 1,861,281 1987-2023
Sales
1,775,242 1,793,147 1,811,337 1,823,385 1,839,813 1,861,280 1997-2023
Transported
0 0 0 0 0 1 1997-2023
Commercial
             
Number of Consumers
170,770 172,012 173,426 173,794 175,063 177,088 1987-2023
Sales
169,532 170,746 172,046 172,352 173,539 175,538 1998-2023
Transported
1,238 1,266 1,380 1,442 1,524 1,550 1998-2023
Average Consumption per Consumer (Thousand Cubic Ft.)
586 591 530 581 666 623 1967-2023
Industrial
             
Number of Consumers
7,579 7,895 8,072 8,083 8,025 8,071 1987-2023
Sales
5,581 5,691 5,713 5,591 5,569 5,632 1998-2023
Transported
1,998 2,204 2,359 2,492 2,456 2,439 1998-2023
Average Consumption per Consumer (Thousand Cubic Ft.)
21,720 20,598 19,043 18,538 18,720 17,789 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: 3/31/2025
Next Release Date: 4/30/2025