Appalachia Nearly Matches Texas: 28% of US Gas from PA/WV/OH

Texas is still the undisputed king of American natural gas — but Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio together produced almost as much gas in 2025 as Texas did all by itself. New EIA data confirms Appalachia is America's second major shale gas hub, and it's not particularly close behind. The U.S. Energy Information Administration's annual gross withdrawals table shows the country produced 47.73 Tcf of natural gas in 2025 (gross withdrawals — the total wellhead volume before processing, as distinct from marketed or dry gas figures). Texas alone accounted for 13,603 Bcf, or 28.5% of the U.S. total — nearly double Pennsylvania's 7,676 Bcf (16.1%).

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