Letcher County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Letcher County | Kentucky | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 9,391, 100% | 1,702,235 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 575, 6.12%, see rank | 38.22% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 425, 4.53%, see rank | 6.49% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 7,441, 79.24%, see rank | 50.50% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 239, 2.54%, see rank | 1.03% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 371, 3.95%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 277, 2.95%, see rank | 2.95% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 38, 0.40%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 25, 0.27%, see rank | 0.24% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Letcher County | Kentucky | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 9,324, 100% | 1,691,716 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 455, 4.88%, see rank | 39.50% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 378, 4.05%, see rank | 6.78% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 7,611, 81.63%, see rank | 48.96% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 181, 1.94%, see rank | 1.21% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 403, 4.32%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 219, 2.35%, see rank | 2.78% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 27, 0.29%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 50, 0.54%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Letcher County | Kentucky | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 9,586, 100% | 1,676,708 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 260, 2.71%, see rank | 41.02% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 387, 4.04%, see rank | 7.40% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 8,028, 83.75%, see rank | 46.63% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 234, 2.44%, see rank | 1.45% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 488, 5.09%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 159, 1.66%, see rank | 2.67% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 15, 0.16%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 15, 0.16%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Letcher County | Kentucky | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 9,936, 100% | 1,674,738 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 208, 2.09%, see rank | 41.67% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 414, 4.17%, see rank | 7.85% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 8,281, 83.34%, see rank | 45.41% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 337, 3.39%, see rank | 1.66% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 567, 5.71%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 97, 0.98%, see rank | 2.54% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 11, 0.11%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 21, 0.21%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Letcher County | Kentucky | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 10,085, 100% | 1,590,647 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 137, 1.36%, see rank | 44.40% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 215, 2.13%, see rank | 9.83% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 7,831, 77.65%, see rank | 38.84% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 649, 6.44%, see rank | 2.78% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 979, 9.71%, see rank | 0.76% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 212, 2.10%, see rank | 2.86% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 7, 0.07%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 22, 0.22%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 33, 0.33%, see rank | 0.22% | 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.
