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Number of Natural Gas Consumers
Area: Period:
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History
Residential
             
Number of Consumers
1,793,147 1,811,337 1,823,385 1,839,813 1,861,281 1,887,729 1987-2024
Sales
1,793,147 1,811,337 1,823,385 1,839,813 1,861,280 1,887,728 1997-2024
Transported
0 0 0 0 1 1 1997-2024
Commercial
             
Number of Consumers
172,012 173,426 173,794 175,063 177,088 179,685 1987-2024
Sales
170,746 172,046 172,352 173,539 175,538 178,086 1998-2024
Transported
1,266 1,380 1,442 1,524 1,550 1,599 1998-2024
Average Consumption per Consumer (Thousand Cubic Ft.)
591 530 581 666 623 592 1967-2024
Industrial
             
Number of Consumers
7,895 8,072 8,083 8,025 8,071 8,032 1987-2024
Sales
5,691 5,713 5,591 5,569 5,632 5,623 1998-2024
Transported
2,204 2,359 2,492 2,456 2,439 2,409 1998-2024
Average Consumption per Consumer (Thousand Cubic Ft.)
20,598 19,043 18,538 18,720 17,789 17,622 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: 12/31/2025
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