US states by residential natural gas consumption
California had the highest residential natural gas consumption of 51 states in 2021, at 449,311 million cubic feet. Hawaii had the lowest, at 618 million cubic feet. The median was 46,920 million cubic feet and the figure for the United States was 4,716,658 million cubic feet. Source: the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Map of states, 2021
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- 15K to 33K
- 33K to 47K
- 47K to 78K
- 78K to 130K
- 130K and over
All states, 2021
Full ranking
| Rank | States | 2021 | Change on 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 449,311 | -2% |
| 2 | New York | 445,564 | +1.9% |
| 3 | Illinois | 388,195 | -1.9% |
| 4 | Michigan | 296,039 | -2.7% |
| 5 | Ohio | 272,676 | +0.3% |
| 6 | New Jersey | 232,225 | +4% |
| 7 | Pennsylvania | 226,453 | +2.3% |
| 8 | Texas | 211,198 | +3.3% |
| 9 | Colorado | 135,321 | -0.9% |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 132,369 | -4.3% |
| 11 | Indiana | 130,987 | -2.1% |
| 12 | Minnesota | 130,583 | +0.4% |
| 13 | Georgia | 126,670 | +5.7% |
| 14 | Massachusetts | 122,812 | +2.1% |
| 15 | Missouri | 101,464 | +1.5% |
| 16 | Washington | 89,507 | +2.7% |
| 17 | Virginia | 81,261 | +8% |
| 18 | Maryland | 76,874 | -0.5% |
| 19 | North Carolina | 72,067 | +12.5% |
| 20 | Tennessee | 71,714 | +9.3% |
| 21 | Utah | 71,628 | -3.5% |
| 22 | Oklahoma | 63,876 | +5.2% |
| 23 | Iowa | 61,808 | -3.6% |
| 24 | Kansas | 60,146 | -3.5% |
| 25 | Connecticut | 49,873 | +2.4% |
| 26 | Kentucky | 46,920 | +2.1% |
| 27 | Oregon | 46,196 | +1.6% |
| 28 | Nevada | 44,848 | -2.5% |
| 29 | Arizona | 39,828 | -4.1% |
| 30 | Nebraska | 36,377 | -1.7% |
| 31 | Louisiana | 36,270 | +13% |
| 32 | New Mexico | 35,559 | -2.4% |
| 33 | Arkansas | 33,841 | +11.7% |
| 34 | South Carolina | 33,205 | +14.1% |
| 35 | Alabama | 32,226 | +14.4% |
| 36 | Idaho | 30,805 | +0.4% |
| 37 | West Virginia | 23,818 | +4.2% |
| 38 | Alaska | 21,538 | +2.3% |
| 39 | Mississippi | 21,297 | +3.3% |
| 40 | Montana | 21,107 | -3% |
| 41 | Florida | 19,405 | +12% |
| 42 | Rhode Island | 18,581 | +1.7% |
| 43 | Wyoming | 12,845 | -0.9% |
| 44 | South Dakota | 12,447 | -5.8% |
| 45 | Delaware | 11,524 | +6.2% |
| 46 | District of Columbia | 11,521 | +2.5% |
| 47 | North Dakota | 11,156 | -6.8% |
| 48 | New Hampshire | 7,438 | +0.5% |
| 49 | Vermont | 3,732 | -2% |
| 50 | Maine | 2,937 | -0.8% |
| 51 | Hawaii | 618 | +2.5% |
Other periods
About this ranking
Annual volume of natural gas delivered to residential consumers, in million cubic feet, published by the US Energy Information Administration. Volumes are reported at a pressure of 14.73 pounds per square inch absolute and a temperature of 60 degrees Fahrenheit.
Total residential consumption, not consumption per household or per person. Does not include commercial, industrial or electric power use. History is loaded from 1967; some state series begin later. Annual data can be revised.
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the states are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.
How to cite
U.S. Energy Information Administration. Annual residential natural gas consumption (NG.N3010<state>2.A). https://www.eia.gov/dnav/ng/ng_cons_sum_a_EPG0_VRS_mmcf_a.htm. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
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U.S. Energy Information Administration. (2026). Annual residential natural gas consumption (NG.N3010<state>2.A) (US states by residential natural gas consumption, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.eia.gov/dnav/ng/ng_cons_sum_a_EPG0_VRS_mmcf_a.htm
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Annual residential natural gas consumption (NG.N3010<state>2.A), US states by residential natural gas consumption, 2021. U.S. Energy Information Administration, 30 Sept. 2026, https://www.eia.gov/dnav/ng/ng_cons_sum_a_EPG0_VRS_mmcf_a.htm. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/residential-natural-gas-consumption/us-states?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
U.S. Energy Information Administration. 2026. Annual residential natural gas consumption (NG.N3010<state>2.A). US states by residential natural gas consumption, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.eia.gov/dnav/ng/ng_cons_sum_a_EPG0_VRS_mmcf_a.htm. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/residential-natural-gas-consumption/us-states?period=2021.
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U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) Annual residential natural gas consumption (NG.N3010<state>2.A), US states by residential natural gas consumption, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/dnav/ng/ng_cons_sum_a_EPG0_VRS_mmcf_a.htm, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/residential-natural-gas-consumption/us-states?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
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Which state has the highest residential natural gas consumption?
California, with 449,311 million cubic feet in 2021, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Which state has the lowest residential natural gas consumption?
Hawaii, with 618 million cubic feet in 2021.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Annual residential natural gas consumption (NG.N3010<state>2.A). Retrieved 2026-10-12.