Tennessee Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Tennessee | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 2,487,349 | 100% | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 824,508 | 33.15%, see rank | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 107,778 | 4.33%, see rank | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 1,479,280 | 59.47%, see rank | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 11,651 | 0.47%, see rank | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 902 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 53,353 | 2.14%, see rank | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 491 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 2,673 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 6,713 | 0.27%, see rank | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Tennessee | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 2,468,841 | 100% | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 839,829 | 34.02%, see rank | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 116,956 | 4.74%, see rank | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 1,438,118 | 58.25%, see rank | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 14,433 | 0.58%, see rank | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 948 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 50,993 | 2.07%, see rank | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 315 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 2,317 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 4,932 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Tennessee | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 2,443,475 | 100% | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 866,654 | 35.47%, see rank | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 128,261 | 5.25%, see rank | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 1,371,400 | 56.12%, see rank | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 19,261 | 0.79%, see rank | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 1,418 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 49,037 | 2.01%, see rank | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 160 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 2,360 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 4,924 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Tennessee | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 2,412,567 | 100% | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 868,061 | 35.98%, see rank | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 134,774 | 5.59%, see rank | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 1,332,148 | 55.22%, see rank | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 21,607 | 0.90%, see rank | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 1,525 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.12% |
| Wood | 46,779 | 1.94%, see rank | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 130 | 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 2,490 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 5,053 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Tennessee | % | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 2,232,905 | 100% | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 804,572 | 36.03%, see rank | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 161,554 | 7.24%, see rank | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 1,164,333 | 52.14%, see rank | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 40,580 | 1.82%, see rank | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 2,661 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.14% |
| Wood | 50,891 | 2.28%, see rank | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 494 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 2,893 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 4,927 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.69% |
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.
