2024 Top Propane Retailers: Single-state independent ranking

March 12, 2024 By LP Gas

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LP Gas’ annual ranking of the largest retail propane companies in the U.S. is measured by gallon sales. See who made the single-state list, ranked by 2023 retail propane gallon sales, below.

See a breakdown of 2024 rankings:

	Company	Location	Gallons
1.	Empire Gas Co. Inc.	San Juan, Puerto Rico	110,360,000
2.	Crystal Flash Inc.	Grand Rapids, Mich.	23,320,000
3.	Dooley’s Petroleum Inc.	Willmar, Minn.	17,680,000
4.	Central Farm Service	Truman, Minn.	15,461,000
5.	Premier Cooperative	Mount Horeb, Wis.	14,900,000
6.	Foster Fuels Inc.	Brookneal, Va.	11,900,000
7.	Energy Partners LLC	Missoula, Mont.	11,000,000
8.	Pearl City Elevator	Lena, Ill.	10,924,606
9.	D.F. Richard Energy	Dover, N.H.	10,043,480
10.	Cole Oil & Propane	Lomira, Wis.	9,450,000
11.	Northern Star Cooperative Services	Deer River, Minn.	8,564,000
12.	Northwest Propane	Carrollton, Texas	7,723,170
13.	CoEnergy Propane	Redmond, Ore.	7,100,000
14.	G.A. Bove Fuels	Mechanicville, N.Y.	6,536,000
15.	New Horizons Supply Cooperative	Fennimore, Wis.	6,500,000
16.	Lock’s Mill Propane	Loose Creek, Mo.	6,400,000
17.	Quality Propane Inc.	Clinton, Conn.	6,232,000
18.	Offen Petroleum	Denver	5,000,000
19.	Modern Gas	Rock Rapids, Iowa	4,646,082
20.	Center State Propane	Waterville, N.Y.	4,280,313
21.	McAdams Propane Co.	Center, Texas	4,215,000
22.	Buster Brown Propane	New Caney, Texas	4,200,200
23.	State Line Propane LLC	Granby, Conn.	4,038,005
24.	Hone Propane	Farr West, Utah	4,000,000
25.	Moore Propane LLC	Falls Creek, Pa.	3,900,000
26.	Pacific States Petroleum Inc.	Concord, Calif.	3,800,000
27.	Martindale Propane Inc.	New Holland, Pa.	3,488,668
28.	Lake Region Energy	Gorham, Maine	3,200,000
29.	Berico Fuels	Greensboro, N.C.	3,187,522
30.	Platform Fuel Distribution Holdings LLC	Edmond, Okla.	3,000,000
31.	Irvington Gas Co. Inc.	Irvington, Ky.	2,900,000
32.	Performance Oil	Aberdeen, S.D.	2,300,000
33.	Valley Propane	Worden, Mont.	2,187,000
34.	Propane Plus LLC	Leander, Texas	2,1000,000
35.	Thermotane Propane	Sanford, Fla.	1,869,700
36.	Blue Flame Propane Inc.	Middletown, N.Y.	1,790,825
37.	Reliance Propane & Fuel Oil	Toledo, Ohio	1,765,000
38.	Deiter Bros.	Bethlehem, Pa.	1,750,000
39.	Gas Production Co. Inc.	Vestaburg, Mich.	1,747,425
40.	Red River Farm Coop	Gainesville, Texas	1,493,000
41.	J&J Gas Service Inc.	Mayo, Fla.	1,425,000
42.	Buster’s Propane LLC	Corpus Christi, Texas	1,350,000
43.	Farmers Union Oil Co.	Lake Bronson, Minn.	1,241,000
44.	deBoer Propane LLC	Key West, Fla.	1,200,000
45.	State Line Gas Service Inc.	McKnightstown, Pa.	1,180,200
46.	Waltz & Sons Propane	Buxton, Maine	1,175,000

Empire Gas Co. Inc.
Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Founded: 1967
Owners: González Simounet family
2023 FY retail gallons: 110,360,000
Outlets: 110; States: 3; Customers: 12,000
Employees: 705; Bobtails: 107; Transports: 60
Storage volume: 17,000,000 gallons
Company tanks at customer sites: 15,000
Acquisitions: 3
Officers: Ketty González Simounet, COO; Ramón González Simounet, VP & CFO; Xavier González Simounet, treasurer; Waleska González Simounet, AVP
Operations manager: Jose Sisco, corporate general director

Crystal Flash Inc.
Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Founded: 1932
Owners: Employee-owned
2023 FY retail gallons: 23,320,000
Outlets: 15; States: 1; Customers: 30,000
Employees: 300; Bobtails: 54; Transports: 56
Storage volume: 1,000,000 gallons
Officers: Brad Gandy, CEO; Randy Gehrke, COO; Charles Kroll, CFO; Doug Beverage, CIO; Brad Morrill, CXO
Operations managers: Directors: Pete Aardema, bulk plant operations; Craig Broekhuizen, transportation; Tai Ly, customer support services

Dooley’s Petroleum Inc.
Location: Willmar, Minnesota
Founded: 1985
Owner: Randy Dooley
2023 FY retail gallons: 17,680,000
Outlets: 8; States: 2; Customers: 15,500
Employees: 65; Bobtails: 24; Transports: 11
Storage volume: 1,034,700 gallons
Company tanks at customer sites: 10,309
Acquisitions: 1; 1,450,000 gallons (Sheehan Gas)
Officers: Randy Dooley, CEO; Scott Jones, COO; Mike Johnson, CFO
Operations managers: Dan Selander, director of operations; Heidi Hagen, logistics; Scott Mitteness, service

Central Farm Service
Location: Truman, Minnesota
2023 FY retail gallons: 15,461,000
Outlets: 10; States: 2; Customers: 7,800
Employees: 31; Bobtails: 15
Storage volume: 1,618,000 gallons
Officer: Steve Scholtz, VP, energy
Operations manager: Jim Jung, energy operations manager

Premier Cooperative
Location: Mount Horeb, Wisconsin
Founded: 1893
2023 FY retail gallons: 14,900,000
Outlets: 7; States: 1; Customers: 15,000
Employees: 30; Bobtails: 20
Storage volume: 800,000 gallons
Company tanks at customer sites: 15,700
Officer: Matt Severson, CEO
Operations manager: Tim Lease, energy division manager

Foster Fuels Inc.
Location: Brookneal, Virginia
Founded: 1921
Owner: Watt R. Foster Jr.
2023 FY retail gallons: 11,900,000
Outlets: 6; States: 1; Customers: 20,000
Employees: 240; Bobtails: 26; Transports: 9
Storage volume: 380,000 gallons
Company tanks at customer sites: 11,000
Officers: Watt R. Foster Jr., president & CEO; Darrell St. John, SVP & CIO; Karen Walker, EVP; Darryl Whitesell, CFP & general counsel
Operations managers: Rick Tate, VP, propane technical operations; Lindie Honsberger, VP, propane services

Energy Partners LLC
Location: Missoula, Montana
Founded: 2001
Owners: Missoula Electric Coop / CHS Inc.
2023 FY retail gallons: 11,000,000
Outlets: 7; States: 1; Customers: 18,600
Employees: 66; Bobtails: 23; Transports: 1
Storage volume: 830,000 gallons
Officers: DeWayne O’Brien, GM; Bridget Mentel, controller; Tucker Eslinger, safety director
Operations managers: Dustin Smith, Dustin Bertot, Bob Dube, John Thomas, Mike Muller, Tim Buchanan

Pearl City Elevator
Location: Lena, Illinois
Founded: 1917
Owners: Board of directors
2023 FY retail gallons: 10,924,606
Outlets: 7; States: 1; Customers: 2,696
Employees: 15; Bobtails: 8
Storage volume: 450,000 gallons
Company tanks at customer sites: 1,156
Officers: Rodrigo Zorbaran, CEO
Operations managers: Greg Burckhardt, energy operations manager

D.F. Richard Energy
Location: Dover, New Hampshire
Founded: 1932
Owner: D.F. Richard Family LP
2023 FY retail gallons: 10,043,480
Outlets: 1; States: 2; Customers: 15,000
Employees: 60; Bobtails: 12
Storage volume: 390,000 gallons
Officers: Robert Richard, president; Ryan Jackson, CEO; Linda Nye, CFO; Abigail Rooney, controller
Operations managers: Ryan Card, operations manager; Michael Lapanne, assistant operations manager; David Warriner, propane service manager; Steven Vachon, oil service manager

Cole Oil & Propane
Location: Lomira, Wisconsin
Founded: 1921
Owners: Tom, Tony & Traci Cole
2023 FY retail gallons: 9,450,000
Outlets: 3; States: 1; Customers: 9,875
Employees: 27; Bobtails: 21; Transports: 1
Storage volume: 498,000 gallons
Company tanks at customer sites: 8,500
Officers: Tony Cole, president; Tom Cole, VP; Traci Cole, VP
Operations managers: Nick Tasch, Ripon branch manager; Craig Tillema, Friesland branch manager; Mike Holzmann, service manager; Steve Schill, operations manager

Northern Star Cooperative Services
Location: Deer River, Minnesota
Founded: 1922
Owners: Member-owned cooperative
2023 FY retail gallons: 8,564,000
Outlets: 7; States: 1; Customers: 12,000
Employees: 170; Bobtails: 19; Transports: 1
Storage volume: 675,000 gallons
Company tanks at customer sites: 11,000
Officers: Bradley Box, CEO; James Peterson, president; Victor Williams, VP; Travis Anttila, secretary; directors: Shirley Nixon; Ryan Fox; Barb Gunderson; Jason Newberg
Operations managers: Nicole Osse, assistant GM; Patrick Bleth, operations manager; Brenda Hendrickson, credit manager

Northwest Propane
Location: Carrollton, Texas
Founded: 1946
2023 FY retail gallons: 7,723,170
Outlets: 4; States: 1; Customers: 14,100
Employees: 45; Bobtails: 16; Transports: 6
Storage volume: 524,000 gallons
Officers: J. B. Wood, president; Tim L. Wood, VP; Jerry L. Hatzfeld, secretary treasurer
Operations managers: J. Ben Wood, operations; Andrew Hatzfeld, personnel

CoEnergy Propane
Location: Redmond, Oregon
Founded: 2001
2023 FY retail gallons: 7,100,000
Outlets: 2; States: 1
Employees: 31; Bobtails: 8; Transports: 1
Storage volume: 210,000 gallons
Officer: Bryan Adams, president & CEO
Operations managers: directors: Kevin Karpstein, field operations; Stormy Stormo, customer service

G.A. Bove Fuels
Location: Mechanicville, New York
Founded: 1930
Owners: John V. Bove; Frank A. Bove
2023 FY retail gallons: 6,536,000
Outlets: 3; States: 1; Customers: 8,000
Employees: 72; Bobtails: 12
Storage volume: 168,000 gallons
Company tanks at customer sites: 9,500
Officers: Frank A. Bove, president; John V. Bove, CEO
Operations managers: Kateri Perkins, operation manager; Kevin O’Neil, CFO; Jack Dwyer, delivery manager; Zach Taber, efficiency manager; Tracy Lasher, accounts manager; Steph Van Alystene, credit manager

New Horizons Supply Cooperative
Location: Fennimore, Wisconsin
Founded: 1990
Owners: Member
2023 FY retail gallons: 6,500,000
Outlets: 3; States: 1; Customers: 10,000
Employees: 145; Bobtails: 15
Storage volume: 500,000 gallons
Officer: Jason Cullen, CEO
Operations manager: David Digman, energy manager

Lock’s Mill Propane
Location: Loose Creek, Missouri
Founded: 2000
Owners: Ryan Crowe, Clayton Haslag, Warren Haslag
2023 FY retail gallons: 6,400,000
Outlets: 3; States: 1; Customers: 4,900
Employees: 11; Bobtails: 7; Transports: 3
Storage volume: 168,000 gallons
Company tanks at customer sites: 3,700

Quality Propane Inc.
Location: Clinton, Connecticut
Founded: 1992
Owners: The Malazzi family
2023 FY retail gallons: 6,232,000
Outlets: 2; States: 2; Customers: 11,039
Employees: 52; Bobtails: 19; Transports: 2
Storage volume: 240,000 gallons

Offen Petroleum
Location: Denver
Founded: 1933
Owner: Court Square Capital Partners
2023 FY retail gallons: 5,000,000
Customers: 4,600 (retail propane)
Employees: 300 (companywide)
Acquisitions: 1; 5,000,000 gallons (Douglass Distributing in Sherman, Texas)
Officers: Bill Gallagher, CEO; Aaron Hackerott, COO & president; Alex Stephenson, CFO
Operations manager: Sean Caney, director of Texas propane operations

Modern Gas
Location: Rock Rapids, Iowa
Founded: 1988
Owner: Greg Popkes
2023 FY retail gallons: 4,646,082
Outlets: 1; States: 4; Customers: 5,720
Employees: 15; Bobtails: 5; Transports: 2

Center State Propane
Location: Waterville, New York
Founded: 2009
Owners: James Wratten, Michael Buell
2023 FY retail gallons: 4,280,313
Outlets: 4; States: 1; Customers: 9,175
Employees: 41; Bobtails: 11; Transports: 1
Storage volume: 150,000 gallons
Company tanks at customer sites: 11,048
Officer: Michael Ferriolo, market manager
Operations managers: Chris Clements; Amy Hutchins, office manager

McAdams Propane Co.
Location: Center, Texas
Founded: 1996
Owners: Billy Bob & Lisa McAdams
2023 FY retail gallons: 4,215,000
Outlets: 7; States: 1; Customers: 12,500
Employees: 43; Bobtails: 18
Storage volume: 284,570 gallons
Company tanks at customer sites: 2,235
Officers: Billy Bob McAdams, president; Joshua McAdams, VP; Lisa McAdams, secretary/treasurer
Operations manager: Matt Brock, director of retail operations

Buster Brown Propane
Location: New Caney, Texas
Founded: 1972
Owner: Janice Peterson
2023 FY retail gallons: 4,200,200
Outlets: 3; States: 1; Customers: 10,000
Employees: 30; Bobtails: 12
Storage volume: 127,000 gallons
Company tanks at customer sites: 4,365
Officers: Janice Peterson, president/owner; Mark Peterson, VP; Matt Peterson, secretary/treasurer
Operations manager: Larry Rollins, service manager

State Line Propane LLC
Location: Granby, Connecticut
Founded: 1999
Owner: Brian V. Guarco
2023 FY retail gallons: 4,038,005
Outlets: 1; States: 2
Officer: Brian V. Guarco, CEO

Hone Propane
Location: Farr West, Utah
Founded: 1998
Owner: Curt Hone
2023 FY retail gallons: 4,000,000
Outlets: 1; States: 3; Customers: 2,000
Employees: 10; Bobtails: 5
Storage volume: 78,000 gallons
Company tanks at customer sites: 1,000

Moore Propane LLC
Location: Falls Creek, Pennsylvania
Founded: 2013
Owners: Earle Moore, Linda Moore, Alan Moore, Kelly Moore-Price
2023 FY retail gallons: 3,900,000
Outlets: 2; States: 1; Customers: 5,720
Employees: 16; Bobtails: 8
Storage volume: 120,000 gallons
Officers: Earle Moore, GM; Alan Moore, president; Linda Moore, EVP; Kelly Moore-Price, CFO
Operations managers: Randy Kengersky; Chrissy Horner, customer service manager; Joe Price, operations manager, Woodland

Pacific States Petroleum Inc.
Location: Concord, California
Founded: 2001
Owner: Kevin Maddox
2023 FY retail gallons: 3,800,000
Outlets: 10; States: 1; Customers: 5,000
Employees: 22; Bobtails: 6
Storage volume: 60,000 gallons
Company tanks at customer sites: 200
Officers: Charles Phelps, president; Michael Louis, VP; Jason Edwards, GM

Martindale Propane Inc.
Location: New Holland, Pennsylvania
Founded: 1992
Owners: Glenn & Joyce Zimmerman
2023 FY retail gallons: 3,488,668
States: 1; Customers: 8,372; Employees: 8

Lake Region Energy
Location: Gorham, Maine
Founded: 2021
Owners: Mike Estes; Jim Townsend
2023 FY retail gallons: 3,200,000
Outlets: 5; States: 2; Customers: 10,000
Employees: 48; Bobtails: 10
Storage volume: 120,000 gallons
Company tanks at customer sites: 8,000
Officers: David Marcotte, COO; Jeff Todd, controller
Operations managers: Chris Blake, operations & sales; Cathy Achenback, HR; Brian Howard, regional manager; Pearl Begin, corporate office; Kevin Walsh, site manager

Berico Fuels
Location: Greensboro, North Carolina
Founded: 1924
Owners: Tom & Will Berry
2023 FY retail gallons: 3,187,522
Outlets: 3; States: 1; Customers: 6,087
Employees: 27; Bobtails: 9
Storage volume: 210,000 gallons
Company tanks at customer sites: 6,230
Officers: Tom Berry, CEO; Will Berry, president; JB Reid, CFO
Operations managers: Lenny Hall, EVP, fuel operations; Becky Dunnington, VP, Eden; Kim McKinney, VP, Burlington

Platform Fuel Distribution Holdings LLC
Location: Edmond, Oklahoma
Founded: 2020
2023 FY retail gallons: 3,000,000
Outlets: 6; States: 1

Irvington Gas Co. Inc.
Location: Irvington, Kentucky
Founded: 1938
Owners: Family-owned
2023 FY retail gallons: 2,900,000
Outlets: 1; States: 1; Customers: 10,000
Employees: 20; Bobtails: 8
Storage volume: 243,000 gallons
Company tanks at customer sites: 10,000
Officer and operations manager: Kerry Kasey, president

Performance Oil
Location: Aberdeen, South Dakota
Founded: 2012
Owners: Jon Swenson, Jeremy Schrempp
2023 FY retail gallons: 2,300,000
Outlets: 2; States: 2; Customers: 1,400
Employees: 6; Bobtails: 4
Storage volume: 105,000 gallons
Company tanks at customer sites: 312
Officers: Jeremy Schrempp, owner, manager; Jon Swenson, owne
Operations managers: Jared Fischbach, accounting; Austin Bain, retail propane, dispatch; Justin Salo, installations; Drew Mickelson, sales

Valley Propane
Location: Worden, Montana
Founded: 1938
Owners: Member-owned cooperative
2023 FY retail gallons: 2,187,000
Outlets: 4; States: 1; Customers: 3,500
Employees: 45; Bobtails: 6
Storage volume: 198,000 gallons
Company tanks at customer sites: 2,000
Officers: Calvin Wilson, GM; Renee Mion, CFO
Operations managers: Steve Shelton, COO; Jenny Calovis, energy sales; Valerie Schwindt, energy coordinator

Propane Plus LLC
Location: Leander, Texas
Founded: 2012
Owners: Mike & Lee Smith
2023 FY retail gallons: 2,100,000
Outlets: 2; States: 1
Employees: 20; Bobtails: 5
Storage volume: 90,000 gallons
Operations manager: Cody Woods, sales manager

Thermotane Propane
Location: Sanford, Florida
Founded: 1947
Owners: Chandler & Robbie Robertson
2023 FY retail gallons: 1,869,700
Outlets: 2; States: 1; Customers: 6,975
Employees: 32; Bobtails: 6; Transports: 1
Storage volume: 90,000 gallons
Officer: Mark Witt, COO
Operations manager: Matt Dreyer

Blue Flame Propane Inc.
Location: Middletown, New York
Founded: 1994
Owner: Jason Cooley
2023 FY retail gallons: 1,790,825
Outlets: 1; States: 1; Customers: 4,200
Employees: 10; Bobtails: 5
Storage volume: 60,000 gallons
Company tanks at customer sites: 4,500
Officer: Jason Cooley, president
Operations manager: John Olver, manager

Reliance Propane & Fuel Oil
Location: Toledo, Ohio
Founded: 1932
Owners: Jim & Tracie McVicker
2023 FY retail gallons: 1,765,000
Outlets: 2; States: 2; Customers: 3,000
Employees: 23; Bobtails: 5
Storage volume: 34,759,300 gallons
Company tanks at customer sites: 2,500
Acquisitions: 1
Officers: Jim McVicker, president; Tracie McVicker, VP

Deiter Bros.
Location: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Founded: 1929
Owner: James G. Deiter
2023 FY retail gallons: 1,750,000
Outlets: 2; States: 2
Employees: 45; Bobtails: 6
Storage volume: 60,000 gallons
Officer: James G. Deiter, president
Operations manager: Gerry Weslowski

Gas Production Co. Inc.
Location: Vestaburg, Michigan
Founded: 1969
Owners: Eric Sutherland, Marc Sutherland
2023 FY retail gallons: 1,747,425
Outlets: 1; States: 1
Employees: 15; Bobtails: 6
Storage volume: 108,000 gallons
Company tanks at customer sites: 2,600
Officers: Eric D. Sutherland, PE, president; Marc L. Sutherland, treasurer; Heather M. Sutherland, secretary
Operations managers: Marc L. Sutherland, operations manager; Justin Dykhuis, service manager; Jim Chaffin, delivery manager; Lisa Delacourt, office manager

Red River Farm Coop
Location: Gainesville, Texas
Founded: 1964
Owners: Member-owned
2023 FY retail gallons: 1,493,000
Outlets: 1; States: 1; Customers: 4,400
Employees: 8; Bobtails: 5
Storage volume: 204,000 gallons
Officer: Brian O’Connor, GM
Operations manager: Tad Terrell, petroleum manager

J&J Gas Service Inc.
Location: Mayo, Florida
Founded: 1974
Owners: John C. Hewett; J. Brandon Hewett
2023 FY retail gallons: 1,425,000
Outlets: 2; States: 1; Customers: 3,008
Employees: 12; Bobtails: 5
Storage volume: 108,000 gallons
Officer and operations manager: J. Brandon Hewett

Buster’s Propane LLC
Location: Corpus Christi, Texas
Founded: 1970
Owner: Brody Newton, David Harris
2023 FY retail gallons: 1,350,000
Outlets: 1; States: 1
Employees: 7; Bobtails: 5; Transports: 1
Storage volume: 44,000 gallons
Officer: Brody Newton, president
Operations manager: Darrel Kemp

Farmers Union Oil Co.
Location: Lake Bronson, Minnesota
Founded: 1935
Owner: Arnita M. Braget
2023 FY retail gallons: 1,241,000
Outlets: 2; States: 1; Customers: 1,300
Employees: 19; Bobtails: 4
Storage volume: 62,900 gallons
Company tanks at customer sites: 1,000
Operations manager: Arnita Braget, GM

deBoer Propane LLC
Location: Key West, Florida
Founded: 2017
Owners: Erik deBoer & Arlen Fernandez
2023 FY retail gallons: 1,200,000
Outlets: 2; States: 1; Customers: 980
Employees: 9; Bobtails: 3
Storage volume: 60,000 gallons
Company tanks at customer sites: 950
Officers: Erik deBoer, president; Arlen Fernandez, EVP
Operations manager: T.J Gerich, director of service & company operations

State Line Gas Service Inc.
Location: McKnightstown, Pennsylvania
Founded: 1995
Owner: James J. Leaman
2023 FY retail gallons: 1,180,200
Outlets: 1; States: 2; Customers: 4,600
Employees: 5; Bobtails: 5
Storage volume: 30,000 gallons
Officer: James Leaman, president
Operations manager: Tony Strausbaugh, plant supervisor

Waltz & Sons Propane
Location: Buxton, Maine
Founded: 1996
Owners: Sue & Skip Waltz
2023 FY retail gallons: 1,175,000
Outlets: 1; States: 1; Customers: 4,500
Employees: 14; Bobtails: 6
Storage volume: 90,000 gallons
Officers: Maynard “Skip” Waltz Jr., president; Sue Waltz, treasurer; Mike Waltz, VP
Operations managers: Mike Waltz, operations; Joe Sargent, dispatch; Kevin Kopack, service; Derek Down, sales