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2016 Mississippi Power Outage Report

In 2016, the average Mississippi customer went without power for about 3.1 hours — the 18th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
3.1
Peak customers out
12,411
Rank (worst state)
18th
Counties affected
20

Mississippi outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2016 highlighted.

2.6h20153.1h20166.6h20173.0h20185.8h201918.5h202017.2h20216.3h202211.1h20239.2h20247.5h2025

Hardest-hit Mississippi counties in 2016

By peak customers out during the year's worst event.

1Rankin County12,4112Hinds County12,4083Copiah County10,8084Tate County8,6595Madison County8,5196Warren County7,7547DeSoto County6,8748Washington County6,6879Harrison County5,01010Simpson County4,83811Noxubee County4,25312Marion County3,59213Wilkinson County2,99214Sunflower County2,89815Lawrence County2,73216Franklin County2,59717Montgomery County2,57218Jackson County2,46919Amite County2,34920Lowndes County2,306

Biggest Mississippi outages of 2016

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Rankin CountyFebruary 2, 201612,411
Hinds CountyMay 5, 201612,408
Copiah CountyFebruary 15, 201610,808
Hinds CountyDecember 18, 201610,114
Hinds CountyJuly 14, 20169,762
Tate CountyMay 26, 20168,659
Madison CountyFebruary 2, 20168,519
Warren CountyMarch 17, 20167,754
DeSoto CountyMay 26, 20166,874
Washington CountyJune 18, 20166,687
Mississippi by year:20252024202320222021202020192018
Other states in 2016:NCWVSCVAMEFL

Part of the 2016 US Power Outage Report. Source: DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I. “Avg hours per customer” is a SAIDI-like measure (outage customer-minutes ÷ tracked customers); coverage varies by year.