Residential natural gas consumption (million cubic feet) - United States - EIA - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: US natural gas consumption (EIA)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the United States, residential natural gas consumption was 110,798 million cubic feet in July 2026, compared to 126,292 in June 2026. This marks a reduction of 12.27 percent.
Sample. In the monthly series presented in the figure, there are 643 records. The span of time covered by the series stretches from January 1973 to July 2026.
History. Have a look at some simple statistics we computed on the full sample: residential natural gas consumption reached its minimum of 99,781 million cubic feet in August 2018; it reached its highest level of 1,037,197 million cubic feet in January 2014; it averaged 394,468 million cubic feet.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Million cubic feet |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | 188,328 |
| 2026-06-30 | 126,292 |
| 2026-07-31 | 110,798 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Residential natural gas consumption |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Flow |
| Data type | Quantity |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Rescaling | None |
| Measure type | Level |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Million cubic feet |
| Source | U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) |
| Source type | Government agency |
| Data licence | Public domain |
| Other information | Not available |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LM1 |
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Total
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total natural gas consumption (million cubic feet) - United States - EIA - Monthly | 307 | 2001-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |
Energy sector
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural gas lease and plant fuel consumption (million cubic feet) - United States - EIA - Monthly | 559 | 1980-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |
| Natural gas pipeline and distribution use (million cubic feet) - United States - EIA - Monthly | 307 | 2001-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |
Other sectors
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural gas delivered to consumers (million cubic feet) - United States - EIA - Monthly | 307 | 2001-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |
| Residential natural gas consumption (million cubic feet) - United States - EIA - Monthly | 643 | 1973-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |
| Commercial natural gas consumption (million cubic feet) - United States - EIA - Monthly | 643 | 1973-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |
| Industrial natural gas consumption (million cubic feet) - United States - EIA - Monthly | 307 | 2001-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |
| Natural gas deliveries to electric power consumers (million cubic feet) - United States - EIA - Monthly | 307 | 2001-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |
| Natural gas vehicle fuel consumption (million cubic feet) - United States - EIA - Monthly | 355 | 1997-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |