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Number of Natural Gas Consumers
Area:
U.S.
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Period:
Annual
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2003
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Residential
Number of Consumers
60,286,364
61,107,254
61,871,450
62,496,134
63,616,827
64,385,971
1987-2006
Sales
56,710,548
57,267,445
57,815,669
58,524,797
59,787,524
60,146,531
1997-2006
Transported
3,576,181
3,839,809
4,055,781
3,971,337
3,829,303
4,239,440
1997-2006
Commercial
Number of Consumers
4,996,446
5,064,384
5,152,177
5,139,949
5,198,028
5,274,854
1987-2006
Sales
4,532,034
4,588,964
4,662,853
4,644,363
4,698,626
4,733,531
1998-2006
Transported
464,412
475,420
489,324
495,586
499,402
541,323
1998-2006
Average Consumption per Consumer (Thousand Cubic Ft.)
605
621
617
609
577
537
1967-2006
Industrial
Number of Consumers
217,026
205,915
205,514
209,058
206,223
199,791
1987-2006
Sales
152,974
143,177
142,816
151,386
146,450
137,215
1998-2006
Transported
64,052
62,738
62,698
57,672
59,773
62,576
1998-2006
Average Consumption per Consumer (Thousand Cubic Ft.)
33,840
36,458
34,793
34,645
31,991
32,507
1973-2006
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= 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: 12/24/2008
Next Release Date: 1/30/2009