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2018 Arkansas Power Outage Report

In 2018, the average Arkansas customer went without power for about 4.4 hours — the 22nd worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
4.4
Peak customers out
42,464
Rank (worst state)
22nd
Counties affected
20

Arkansas outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2018 highlighted.

3.7h20155.5h20164.4h20174.4h20186.1h201910.5h20205.4h20216.8h202213.6h20238.5h20248.1h2025

Hardest-hit Arkansas counties in 2018

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

1Pulaski County42,4642Lonoke County19,1163Washington County18,0494Sebastian County12,2595Garland County11,6596Independence County11,5337Pope County9,6928Saline County7,2829St. Francis County6,30510White County6,27411Crawford County6,07912Poinsett County5,81213Perry County5,32714Montgomery County4,77215Sevier County4,45916Ashley County4,34517Madison County4,08418Lawrence County3,96219Union County3,78320Mississippi County3,636

Biggest Arkansas outages of 2018

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Pulaski CountyJuly 20, 201842,464
Lonoke CountyOctober 16, 201819,116
Lonoke CountyApril 7, 201818,992
Washington CountyDecember 1, 201818,049
Sebastian CountyDecember 1, 201812,259
Garland CountySeptember 8, 201811,659
Independence CountyJune 7, 201811,533
Pope CountyJuly 21, 20189,692
Sebastian CountyJune 24, 20188,949
Saline CountyJuly 21, 20187,282
Arkansas by year:20252024202320222021202020192017
Other states in 2018:NCVAWVMARIVT

Part of the 2018 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.