According to the U.S. Census Bureau estimates, 47 percent of all occupied housing units used utility gas as main house heating fuel in 2021. Electricity was the second most popular type of heating, used in about 41 percent of the homes.
Distribution of occupied housing units in the United States in 2021, by house heating fuel
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US Census Bureau. (September 11, 2023). Distribution of occupied housing units in the United States in 2021, by house heating fuel [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/206397/distribution-of-housing-units-in-the-us-by-house-heating-fuel/
US Census Bureau. "Distribution of occupied housing units in the United States in 2021, by house heating fuel." Chart. September 11, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/206397/distribution-of-housing-units-in-the-us-by-house-heating-fuel/
US Census Bureau. (2023). Distribution of occupied housing units in the United States in 2021, by house heating fuel. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/206397/distribution-of-housing-units-in-the-us-by-house-heating-fuel/
US Census Bureau. "Distribution of Occupied Housing Units in The United States in 2021, by House Heating Fuel." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/206397/distribution-of-housing-units-in-the-us-by-house-heating-fuel/
US Census Bureau, Distribution of occupied housing units in the United States in 2021, by house heating fuel Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/206397/distribution-of-housing-units-in-the-us-by-house-heating-fuel/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Distribution of occupied housing units in the United States in 2021, by house heating fuel [Graph], US Census Bureau, September 11, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/206397/distribution-of-housing-units-in-the-us-by-house-heating-fuel/
