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2017 Mississippi Power Outage Report

In 2017, the average Mississippi customer went without power for about 6.6 hours — the 10th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
6.6
Peak customers out
30,090
Rank (worst state)
10th
Counties affected
20

Mississippi outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2017 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Mississippi counties in 2017

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

1Jackson County30,0902Hinds County23,9703Covington County13,5794Forrest County12,6915Jasper County12,3516Pike County11,5967Rankin County11,1748Simpson County10,7279DeSoto County9,22410Lamar County8,78111George County7,40512Lincoln County7,30613Warren County7,09814Noxubee County6,81415Smith County5,97616Walthall County5,58517Jefferson Davis County5,45518Copiah County5,45419Lawrence County5,12820Amite County4,325

Biggest Mississippi outages of 2017

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Jackson CountyOctober 7, 201730,090
Hinds CountyJune 15, 201723,970
Covington CountyDecember 8, 201713,579
Forrest CountyJanuary 21, 201712,691
Jasper CountyDecember 8, 201712,351
Pike CountyDecember 8, 201711,596
Rankin CountyJune 16, 201711,174
Simpson CountyDecember 8, 201710,727
Pike CountyJanuary 2, 20179,982
Hinds CountyJanuary 23, 20179,515
Mississippi by year:20252024202320222021202020192018
Other states in 2017:FLMEWVNHGARI

Part of the 2017 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.