# Natural gas heats more American homes than any other source

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## Reading

No other heat source comes close to natural gas: 36% of Americans name a natural gas furnace as their home's main source of heat, according to a May 2026 Verasight survey.

Electric resistance heating and air-source heat pumps tie for a distant second, each named by 17%. Boilers account for 8%, delivered fuels such as oil or propane 5%, something else 4%, and a ground-source or geothermal heat pump 1%, while 11% are not sure.

## Topline

In your home, what type of heating system is used as your main source of heat?

Natural gas heats more American homes than any other source.

- Natural gas furnace: 36.4%
- Electric resistance: 17.3%
- Heat pump (air source): 16.5%
- Not sure / I don't know: 11.1%
- Boiler: 7.9%
- Delivered fuels (e.g., oil or propane): 5.3%
- Other: 4.1%
- Other heat pump (e.g., ground source or geothermal): 1.4%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2026-05-21 → 2026-05-26
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.1%
- Module: Verasight AAPOR Omnibus Survey #2026-052
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/aapor-2026#q-3](https://reports.verasight.io/r/aapor-2026#q-3)

## Citation

Verasight AAPOR Omnibus Survey #2026-052, fielded May 21-26, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.1%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/aapor-2026#q-3](https://reports.verasight.io/r/aapor-2026#q-3)