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Number of Natural Gas Consumers
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History
Residential
             
Number of Consumers
70,431,299 71,540,659 71,951,957 72,525,043 73,275,155 73,719,064 1987-2024
Sales
63,592,202 64,805,321 65,423,853 66,152,965 66,952,134 67,445,542 1997-2024
Transported
6,839,097 6,735,381 6,528,104 6,372,078 6,323,021 6,273,522 1997-2024
Commercial
             
Number of Consumers
5,551,599 5,627,762 5,613,615 5,621,186 5,653,260 5,658,114 1987-2024
Sales
4,669,838 4,747,414 4,761,266 4,793,638 4,832,549 4,832,771 1998-2024
Transported
881,761 880,327 852,349 827,548 820,711 825,343 1998-2024
Average Consumption per Consumer (Thousand Cubic Ft.)
633 562 586 625 589 586 1967-2024
Industrial
             
Number of Consumers
183,507 184,466 182,207 181,002 178,477 177,803 1987-2024
Sales
117,914 118,331 117,750 116,673 115,551 115,130 1998-2024
Transported
65,593 66,127 64,457 64,329 62,926 62,673 1998-2024
Average Consumption per Consumer (Thousand Cubic Ft.)
45,866 44,523 45,962 47,121 47,921 48,254 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: 11/28/2025
Next Release Date: 12/31/2025