Top Propane Retailers: 2023 single-state independent ranking
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 2022 retail propane gallon sales, below.
See a breakdown of 2023 rankings:
- What makes a 2023 LP Gas Top Propane Retailer?
- Overall list of retailers
- Highest gallon sales
- National retailer ranking
- Multi-state independent ranking
Company | Location | Gallons | |
1. | Crystal Flash Inc. | Grand Rapids, Mich. | 25,250,000 |
2. | Premier Cooperative | Mount Horeb, Wis. | 15,600,000 |
3. | United Cooperative | Beaver Dam, Wis. | 12,100,000 |
4. | Foster Fuels Inc. | Brookneal, Va. | 11,600,000 |
5. | D.F. Richard Energy | Dover, N.H. | 10,590,000 |
6. | Pearl City Elevator | Lena, Ill. | 10,375,000 |
7. | Energy Partners LLC | Missoula, Mont. | 10,005,201 |
8. | Cole Oil & Propane | Lomira, Wis. | 9,925,000 |
9. | Northern Star Cooperative Services | Deer River, Minn. | 8,999,559 |
10. | G.A. Bove Fuels | Mechanicville, N.Y. | 7,203,000 |
11. | Northwest Propane | Carrollton, Texas | 6,897,607 |
12. | Lock’s Mill Propane | Loose Creek, Mo. | 6,584,000 |
13. | Quality Propane Inc. | Clinton, Conn. | 6,150,000 |
14. | McAdams Propane Co. | Center, Texas | 4,540,000 |
15. | Buster Brown Propane | New Caney, Texas | 4,400,000 |
16. | CoEnergy Propane | Redmond, Ore. | 4,200,000 |
17. | Martindale Propane Inc. | New Holland, Pa. | 4,158,530 |
18. | State Line Propane LLC | Granby, Conn. | 4,000,000 |
19. | Moore Propane LLC | Falls Creek, Pa. | 3,600,000 |
20. | Platform Fuel Distribution Holdings LLC | Edmond, Okla. | 3,000,000 |
21. | Oklahoma Liquefied Gas Co. | Seminole, Okla. | 2,831,311 |
22. | Pacific States Petroleum Inc. | Concord, Calif. | 2,500,000 |
23. | Curtis Rud Oil Co. | New Salem, N.D. | 2,278,400 |
24. | Valley Farmers Supply | Worden, Mont. | 2,150,000 |
25. | Gas Production Co. Inc. | Vestaburg, Mich. | 2,087,000 |
26. | Blue Flame Propane Inc. | Middletown, N.Y. | 1,900,000 |
27. | Red River Farm Coop | Gainesville, Texas | 1,812,000 |
T28. | Reliance Propane & Fuel Oil | Toledo, Ohio | 1,700,000 |
T28. | Deiter Bros. | Bethlehem, Pa. | 1,700,000 |
30. | Propane Plus LLC | Leander, Texas | 1,650,000 |
31. | Thermotane Propane | Sanford, Fla. | 1,622,000 |
T32. | J&J Gas Service Inc. | Mayo, Fla. | 1,550,000 |
T32. | Buster’s Propane LLC | Corpus Christi, Texas | 1,550,000 |
34. | Performance Oil | Aberdeen, S.D. | 1,470,000 |
35. | Farmers Union Oil Co. | Lake Bronson, Minn. | 1,448,950 |
36. | Total Fuel Service LLC | Plainville, Conn. | 1,026,478 |
37. | State Line Gas Service Inc. | McKnightstown, Pa. | 1,022,995 |
Blue Flame Propane Inc.
Location: Middletown, New York
Founded: 1994
Owner: Jeffrey Cooley
2022 FY retail gallons: 1,900,000
Outlets: 1; States: 1; Customers: 8,500
Employees: 10; Bobtails: 5
Storage volume: 60,000 gallons
Buster Brown Propane
Location: New Caney, Texas
Founded: 1972
Owner: Janice Peterson
2022 FY retail gallons: 4,400,000
Outlets: 3; States: 1; Customers: 10,000
Employees: 27; Bobtails: 12
Storage volume: 90,000 gallons
Officers: Janice Peterson, president/owner; Mark Peterson, VP; Matt Peterson, secretary treasurer
Operations managers: Larry Rollins, service manager
Buster’s Propane LLC
Location: Corpus Christi, Texas
Founded: 1970
Owner: Brody Newton
2022 FY retail gallons: 1,550,000
Outlets: 2; States: 1
Acquisitions: 1 (60,000 gallons)
CoEnergy Propane
Location: Redmond, Oregon
Founded: 2001
2022 FY retail gallons: 4,200,000
Outlets: 2; States: 1; Customers: 6,800
Employees: 29; Bobtails: 9; Transports: 1
Storage volume: 180,000 gallons
Officers: Bryan Adams, president
Operations managers: Kevin Karpstein, Ben Larson
Cole Oil & Propane
Location: Lomira, Wisconsin
Founded: 1921
Owners: Tom Cole, Tony Cole, Traci Cole
2022 FY retail gallons: 9,925,000
Outlets: 3; States: 1; Customers: 9,750
Employees: 27; Bobtails: 20; Transports: 1
Storage volume: 498,000 gallons
Acquisitions: 1 (Strobel Propane Gas)
Officers: Tony Cole, president; Tom Cole, VP; Traci Cole, VP
Operations managers: Nick Tasch, branch manager; Craig Tillema, branch manager; Mike Holzmann, service manager; Steve Schill, operation manager
Crystal Flash Inc.
Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Founded: 1932
Owners: Employee owned
2022 FY retail gallons: 25,250,000
Outlets: 17; States: 1; Customers: 30,000
Employees: 320; Bobtails: 52
Transports: 56
Storage volume: 1,000,000 gallons
Officers: Tom Olive, CEO; Randy Gehrke, COO; Charles Kroll, CFO; Doug Beverage, CIO; Brad Morrill, CXO
Operations managers: Tai Ly, director of operations; Craig Broekhuizen, director of transportation
Curtis Rud Oil Co.
Location: New Salem, North Dakota
Founded: 2001
Owners: Jay, Brent, Scott Rud
2022 FY retail gallons: 2,278,400
Outlets: 3; States: 1; Customers: 1,940
Employees: 6; Bobtails: 4
Storage volume: 240,000 gallons
Officers: Jay Rud, secretary/treasurer; Scott Rud, VP; Brent Rud, president
Operations managers: Brent Rud, COO
Deiter Bros.
Location: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Founded: 1929
Owner: James G. Deiter
2022 FY retail gallons: 1,700,000
Outlets: 2; States: 2
Employees: 45; Bobtails: 6
Storage volume: 60,000 gallons
Officers: James G. Deiter, president; Jennifer Wisniewski, VP
Operations manager: Eric Warner
D.F. Richard Energy
Location: Dover, New Hampshire
Founded: 1932
Owner: D.F. Richard Family LP
2022 FY retail gallons: 10,590,000
Outlets: 1; States: 2; Customers: 15,000
Employees: 60; Bobtails: 12
Storage volume: 390,000 gallons
Officers: Robert Richard, president; Richard Card, CEO; Ryan Jackson, COO; Linda Nye, CFO
Operations manager: Ryan Card
Energy Partners LLC
Location: Missoula, Montana
Founded: 2001
Owner: Missoula Electric Coop / CHS Inc.
2022 FY retail gallons: 10,005,201
Outlets: 7; States: 1; Customers: 18,000
Employees: 66; Bobtails: 23
Transports: 1
Storage volume: 800,000 gallons
Officers: DeWayne O’Brien, GM; Bridget Mentel, CFO; Tucker Eslinger, COO
Operations managers: Energy managers: Bryce Williams, Dustin Smith, Bob Dube, Dustin Bertot, John Thomas, Michael Muller, Tim Buchanan
Farmers Union Oil Co.
Location: Lake Bronson, Minnesota
Founded: 1935
Owner: Arnita Braget, GM
2022 FY retail gallons: 1,448,950
Outlets: 2; States: 1; Customers: 1,200
Employees: 20; Bobtails: 4
Storage volume: 62,900 gallons
Officers: Arnita Braget, GM
Operations managers: Lydell Anderson, Andrew Alme, Chris Hanson
Foster Fuels Inc.
Location: Brookneal, Virginia
Founded: 1921
Owner: Watt R. Foster Jr.
2022 FY retail gallons: 11,600,000
Outlets: 6; States: 1; Customers: 20,000
Employees: 205; Bobtails: 23; Transports: 9
Storage volume: 380,000 gallons
Acquisitions: 1 (Candler Oil Co.)
Officers: Watt R. Foster Jr., CEO, president; Karen Walker, EVP; Will Rohrig, SVP; Darrell St. John, SVP, CIO; Darryl Whitesell, CFO, general counsel
Operations managers: Rick Tate, VP, propane technical operations; Lindie Honsberger, VP, propane services
G.A. Bove Fuels
Location: Mechanicville, New York
Founded: 1930
Owner:John V. Bove; Frank A. Bove
2022 FY retail gallons: 7,203,000
Outlets: 3; States: 1; Customers: 8,600
Employees: 45; Bobtails: 12
Storage volume: 138,000 gallons
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; Jim Brennan, service manager; Amanda Stockwell, office manager
Gas Production Co. Inc.
Location: Vestaburg, Michigan
Founded: 1969
Owners: Eric Sutherland, Marc Sutherland
2022 FY retail gallons: 2,087,000
Outlets: 1; States: 1; Customers: 2,900
Employees: 13; Bobtails: 6
Storage volume: 108,000 gallons
Officers: Eric Sutherland, president; Marc Sutherland, VP; Heather Sutherland, secretary
Operations managers: Marc Sutherland, VP
J&J Gas Service Inc.
Location: Mayo, Florida
Founded: 1974
Owner: John Hewett
2022 FY retail gallons: 1,550,000
Outlets: 2; States: 1; Customers: 2,500
Employees: 11; Bobtails: 4
Storage volume: 108,000 gallons
Officers: J. Brandon Hewett
Lock’s Mill Propane
Location: Loose Creek, Missouri
Founded: 2000
Owner: Ryan Crowe, Clayton Haslag, Warren Haslag
2022 FY retail gallons: 6,584,000
Outlets: 3; States: 1; Customers: 5,500
Employees: 10; Bobtails: 7; Transports: 3
Storage volume: 168,000 gallons
Officers: Ryan Crowe, president; Clayton Haslag, VP; Warren Haslag, secretary/treasurer
Martindale Propane Inc.
Location: New Holland, Pennsylvania
Founded: 1992
Owners/officers: Glenn Zimmerman; Joyce Zimmerman
2022 FY retail gallons: 4,158,530
Outlets: 1; States: 1; Customers: 8,157; Employees: 7
McAdams Propane Co.
Location: Center, Texas
Founded: 1996
2022 FY retail gallons: 4,540,000
Outlets: 7; States: 1; Customers: 12,500; Employees: 45; Bobtails: 18
Storage volume: 284,570 gallons
Acquisitions: 1
Officers: Billy Bob McAdams, president; Joshua McAdams, VP; Lisa McAdams, secretary/treasurer
Operations managers: Matt Brock, director of retail operations
Moore Propane LLC
Location: Falls Creek, Pennsylvania
Founded: 2013
Owners: Linda Moore, Alan Moore, Kelly Moore-Price, Earle Moore
2022 FY retail gallons: 3,600,000
Outlets: 2; States: 1; Customers: 5,000
Employees: 18; Bobtails: 7
Storage volume: 120,000 gallons
Officers: Alan Moore, president; Linda Moore, EVP; Kelly Moore-Price, CFO; Earle Moore, GM
Operations managers: Randy Kengersky; Chrissy Horner, customer service manager; Karen Ross, administration manager
Northern Star Cooperative Services
Location: Deer River, Minnesota
Founded: 1922
Owner: Member-owned cooperative
2022 FY retail gallons: 8,999,559
Outlets: 7; States: 1; Customers: 12,000
Employees: 170; Bobtails: 18; Transports: 1
Storage volume: 675,000 gallons
Officers: Bradley Box, CEO; James Peterson, chairman of the board; Victor Williams, vice chairman; Travis Anttila, secretary; directors: Shirley Nixon, Ryan Fox, Barb Gunderson, Jason Newberg
Operations managers: Sarah Bellefy, retail operations; Patrick Bleth, energy operations; Shelby Box, director of marketing, communications; Brenda Hendrickson, credit manager; Nicole Osse, corporate secretary, office manager
Northwest Propane
Location: Carrollton, Texas
Founded: 1946
2022 FY retail gallons: 6,897,607
Outlets: 4; States: 1; Customers: 13,800
Employees: 44; Bobtails: 16; Transports: 6
Storage volume: 524,000 gallons
Officers: Jay Wood, president; Tim Wood, VP; Jerry Hatzfeld, secretary treasurer
Operations managers: Ben Wood; Andrew Hatzfeld, personnel manager
Oklahoma Liquefied Gas Co.
Location: Seminole, Oklahoma
Founded: 1937
Owner: Kenneth R. Green
2022 FY retail gallons: 2,831,311
Outlets: 15; States: 1; Customers: 13,914
Employees: 35; Bobtails: 14; Transports: 2
Storage volume: 809,075 gallons
Officers: Kenneth Green, president; Greg Thompson, VP; Karen Green, secretary
Operations managers: Kyle Atyia, Seminole; Ricky Reed, Chickasha; Randy McGrew, Lexington; Harry Fries, OKC & Harrah; Larry Kaufman, Marlow; Kent Cobb, Mangum; Frank Stapp, GM
Pacific States Petroleum Inc.
Location: Concord, California
Founded: 2001
Owner: PSPI Employees
2022 FY retail gallons: 2,500,000
Outlets: 7; States: 1; Customers: 5,000
Employees: 270; Bobtails: 6
Storage volume: 30,000 gallons
Officers: Chuck Phelps, president; Mike Louis, VP; Jason Edwards, GM
Pearl City Elevator
Location: Lena, Illinois
Founded: 1918
Owner: Board of directors
2022 FY retail gallons: 10,375,000
Outlets: 7; States: 2; Customers: 5,000
Employees: 110; Bobtails: 7
Storage volume: 450,000 gallons
Officers: Phil Ramsel, CEO
Operations managers: Greg Burckhardt, energy operations manager
Performance Oil
Location: Aberdeen, South Dakota
Founded: 2010
Owner: Jon Swenson, Jeremy Schrempp
2022 FY retail gallons: 1,470,000
Outlets: 2; States: 2; Customers: 803
Employees: 10; Bobtails: 3
Storage volume: 105,000 gallons
Officers: Jon Swenson, president; Jeremy Schrempp, VP, secretary treasurer
Operations managers: Jeremy Schrempp
Platform Fuel Distribution Holdings LLC
Location: Edmond, Oklahoma
Founded: 2020
2022 FY retail gallons: 3,000,000
Outlets: 7; States: 1
Premier Cooperative
Location: Mount Horeb, Wisconsin
Founded: 1893
2022 FY retail gallons: 15,600,000
Outlets: 7; States: 1; Customers: 15,000
Employees: 300; Bobtails: 26
Storage volume: 800,000 gallons
Officers: Matt Severson, CEO; Andy Jones, CFO; David Fiene, COO
Operations manager: Tim Lease, energy division manager
Propane Plus LLC
Location: Leander, Texas
Founded: 2012
Owner: Mike Smith, Lee Smith
2022 FY retail gallons: 1,650,000
Outlets: 2; States: 1
Employees: 14; Bobtails: 4
Storage volume: 90,000 gallons
Officers: Mike Smith, Lee Smith
Operations manager: Cody Woods, GM
Quality Propane Inc.
Location: Clinton, Connecticut
Founded: 1992
Owners: Jonathan, David, Andrew Malazzi
2022 FY retail gallons: 6,150,000
Outlets: 2; States: 2; Customers: 10,600
Employees: 48; Bobtails: 18; Transports: 2
Storage volume: 240,000 gallons
Officers: Jonathan, David, Andrew Malazzi
Red River Farm Coop
Location: Gainesville, Texas
Founded: 1964
Owner: Member owned
2022 FY retail gallons: 1,812,000
Outlets: 1; States: 1; Customers: 4,300
Employees: 20; Bobtails: 5
Storage volume: 204,000 gallons
Reliance Propane & Fuel Oil
Location: Toledo, Ohio
Founded: 1932
Owners: Jim and Tracie McVicker
2022 FY retail gallons: 1,700,000
Outlets: 1; States: 2; Customers: 4,000
Employees: 25; Bobtails: 6
Storage volume: 90,000 gallons
Officers: Jim McVicker, president
State Line Gas Service Inc.
Location: McKnightstown, Pennsylvania
Founded: 1995
Owner: James J. Leaman
2022 FY retail gallons: 1,022,995
Outlets: 1; States: 2; Customers: 4,500
Employees: 6; Bobtails: 5
Storage volume: 30,000 gallons
Officer: James J. Leaman, president
Operations manager: Anita K. Leaman, office manager
State Line Propane LLC
Location: Granby, Connecticut
Founded: 1999
Owner: Brian V. Guarco
2022 FY retail gallons: 4,000,000
Outlets: 1; States: 2; Customers: 15,000
Employees: 65; Bobtails: 10; Transports: 1
Storage volume: 120,000 gallons
Officer: Brian V. Guarco, CEO
Operations manager: John Daggerhart
Thermotane Propane
Location: Sanford, Florida
Founded: 1947
2022 FY retail gallons: 1,622,000
Outlets: 2; States: 1; Customers: 5,750
Employees: 24; Bobtails: 6; Transports: 1
Storage volume: 90,000 gallons
Officer: Chandler J. Robertson, president
Operations managers: Mike Bumgardner, GM; Gracie McClelland
Total Fuel Service LLC
Location: Plainville, Connecticut
Founded: 2020
Owner: Nicholas Dell’Aera
2022 FY retail gallons: 1,026,478
Outlets: 1; States: 1; Customers: 1,017
Employees: 9; Bobtails: 4
Officers: Andre LeFrancois, division development & risk engineer; Russel Dillon, VP; Michael Clark, CFO
Operations managers: Christopher Peterson
United Cooperative
Location: Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
Founded: 1936
2022 FY retail gallons: 12,100,000
Outlets: 12; States: 1; Customers: 14,000
Employees: 35; Bobtails: 25
Storage volume: 1,000,000 gallons
Valley Farmers Supply
Location: Worden, Montana
Founded: 1938
Owners: Cooperative
2022 FY retail gallons: 2,150,000
Outlets: 4; States: 1; Customers: 3,000
Employees: 8; Bobtails: 6
Storage volume: 162,000 gallons
Officers: Calvin Wilson, GM; Renee Mion, CFO
Operations manager: Brad Sullivan, energy director
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