According to the U.S. Census Bureau estimates, 48 percent of all occupied housing units used utility gas as main house heating fuel in 2020. Electricity was the second most popular type of heating used in about 39 percent of the homes.
Distribution of occupied housing units in the United States in 2020, by house heating fuel
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US Census Bureau. (May 12, 2022). Distribution of occupied housing units in the United States in 2020, by house heating fuel [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 25, 2022, 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 2020, by house heating fuel." Chart. May 12, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/206397/distribution-of-housing-units-in-the-us-by-house-heating-fuel/
US Census Bureau. (2022). Distribution of occupied housing units in the United States in 2020, by house heating fuel. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 25, 2022. 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 2020, by House Heating Fuel." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 May 2022, 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 2020, by house heating fuel Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/206397/distribution-of-housing-units-in-the-us-by-house-heating-fuel/ (last visited May 25, 2022)