Power Outages in Hinds County, MS
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 4 customers are without power in Hinds County, MS across 1 reported incident. Entergy Mississippi LLC and Southwest Mississippi E P A publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 11.3 hours.
Hinds County, MS is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/mississippi/hinds-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Hinds County, MS", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/mississippi/hinds-county
0.0%of this county's ~109,479 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Entergy Mississippi LLC, Southwest Mississippi E P A.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entergy Mississippi LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southwest Mississippi E P A | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Hinds Countywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (17)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39209 | 253 | 17 | 150 | ≤11 |
| 39213 | 229 | 25 | 132 | ≤11 |
| 39206 | 221 | 21 | 132 | ≤11 |
| 39212 | 202 | 15 | 115 | ≤11 |
| 39056 | 179 | 18 | 119 | ≤11 |
| 39211 | 120 | ≤11 | 57 | ≤11 |
| 39204 | 120 | ≤11 | 84 | ≤11 |
| 39154 | 100 | 13 | 76 | 0 |
| 39170 | 98 | ≤11 | 62 | ≤11 |
| 39272 | 75 | ≤11 | 45 | ≤11 |
| 39066 | 62 | ≤11 | 38 | ≤11 |
| 39175 | 61 | ≤11 | 44 | ≤11 |
| 39203 | 42 | ≤11 | 30 | 0 |
| 39202 | 42 | ≤11 | 28 | ≤11 |
| 39041 | 39 | ≤11 | 26 | 0 |
| 39216 | 26 | ≤11 | 17 | 0 |
| 39201 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Hinds County or any town and utility in it.
- Red Flag WarningSEVERE
- Red Flag WarningSEVERE
Hinds County has been under 22 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Red Flag Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×7
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Red Flag Warning ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×3
- Fire Weather Watch ×2
Latest Hinds County, MS outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 515 customers out (0.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 5m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 659 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,102 customers out (0.9% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 8h 45m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 488 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 2,172 customers out (1.8% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Hinds County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Hinds Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Hinds County went about 11.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 35,551 customers.
The US EIA reports Mississippi utilities averaged 8.7 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 11.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 35,551 customers out) · decade average 13.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 719 | 5,921 | 6.7 |
| 2016 | 711 | 12,408 | 7.1 |
| 2017 | 655 | 23,970 | 12.6 |
| 2018 | 639 | 6,610 | 5.9 |
| 2019 | 529 | 15,359 | 9.2 |
| 2020 | 442 | 12,936 | 9.7 |
| 2021 | 299 | 33,873 | 29.6 |
| 2022 | 441 | 10,088 | 11.3 |
| 2023 | 428 | 35,551 | 30.2 |
| 2024 | 357 | 13,495 | 17.6 |
| 2025 | 501 | 8,883 | 11.3 |
Cost of power in Hinds County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Hinds County, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- Entergy Mississippi LLC13.9¢384,493 cust
- Southwest Mississippi E P A15.3¢23,095 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom.
Very High ice storms exposure · 13.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Hinds County: FAQ
- How often does Hinds County, MS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Hinds County, MS logged 501 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 11.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Hinds County, MS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 35,551 customers without power, beginning June 11, 2023 and lasting about 12d 14h.
- Is there a power outage in Hinds County, MS right now?
- Yes, about 4 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Hinds County, MS?
- Tracked electric providers include Entergy Mississippi LLC, Southwest Mississippi E P A.
Jackson. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Hinds County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Hinds County.
39041, 39056, 39058, 39066, 39154, 39170, 39175, 39201, 39202, 39203, 39204, 39206, 39209, 39210, 39211, 39212, 39213, 39216, 39217, 39269, 39272
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entergy Mississippi LLC | 10.7 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Southwest Mississippi E P A | 45.6 hrs | Live · total only | - |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Mississippi customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/28049 and /api/v1/counties/28049/history. Live data as of .