The United States extracted 47.7 trillion cubic feet of gross natural gas during 2025, with production concentrated among a limited number of states and geologically productive regions. Gross withdrawals measure total well-stream production before processing, distinguishing them from marketed or dry natural gas figures.
Texas dominated national output with 13,603 billion cubic feet, representing 28.5% of the U.S. total. Pennsylvania ranked second with 7,676 billion cubic feet, or 16.1% of the national share. Together, these two states accounted for nearly 45% of all American withdrawals. Their substantial production derives largely from prolific shale formations, particularly the Permian Basin in Texas and the Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania.
New Mexico and Louisiana ranked third and fourth respectively, contributing 4,151 and 3,817 billion cubic feet to national output. These four leading states collectively generated 61.3% of U.S. gross natural gas withdrawals. The Appalachian Basin has emerged as the nation’s second major production center, with Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio combining to produce 13,377 billion cubic feet, equivalent to 28% of the national total. Production from this region comes principally from the Marcellus and Utica shale formations.
Alaska ranked seventh overall with 3,546 billion cubic feet despite lacking pipeline connections to the Lower 48 states, indicating the magnitude of its resource reserves. Wyoming, Colorado, Oklahoma, and North Dakota rounded out the top ten producing regions, each contributing between 1,197 and 2,878 billion cubic feet. Additional production came from the Offshore Gulf of Mexico and various smaller producing states, with nineteen states and producing areas reporting at least 10 billion cubic feet of gross withdrawals during the period.
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