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Number of Natural Gas Consumers
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History
Residential
             
Number of Consumers
69,737,549 70,431,299 71,540,659 71,951,957 72,525,043 73,226,403 1987-2023
Sales
62,870,604 63,592,202 64,805,321 65,423,853 66,152,965 66,919,863 1997-2023
Transported
6,866,945 6,839,097 6,735,381 6,528,104 6,372,078 6,306,540 1997-2023
Commercial
             
Number of Consumers
5,518,358 5,551,599 5,627,762 5,613,615 5,621,186 5,649,137 1987-2023
Sales
4,632,818 4,669,838 4,747,414 4,761,266 4,793,638 4,828,428 1998-2023
Transported
885,540 881,761 880,327 852,349 827,548 820,709 1998-2023
Average Consumption per Consumer (Thousand Cubic Ft.)
637 633 562 586 625 591 1967-2023
Industrial
             
Number of Consumers
185,009 183,507 184,466 182,207 181,002 178,884 1987-2023
Sales
119,395 117,914 118,331 117,750 116,673 116,008 1998-2023
Transported
65,614 65,593 66,127 64,457 64,329 62,876 1998-2023
Average Consumption per Consumer (Thousand Cubic Ft.)
45,497 45,866 44,523 45,962 47,121 47,808 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: 10/31/2024
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