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2018 Mississippi Power Outage Report

In 2018, the average Mississippi customer went without power for about 3.0 hours — the 27th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
3.0
Peak customers out
34,247
Rank (worst state)
27th
Counties affected
20

Mississippi outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2018 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Mississippi counties in 2018

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

1Harrison County34,2472Forrest County13,3903Jackson County12,0454Lauderdale County8,7905Bolivar County7,9346Pearl River County7,6417Rankin County7,5688Lafayette County7,1029Jones County6,87910Hinds County6,61011Hancock County5,92812Lincoln County4,98413Lamar County4,57314Adams County4,06815Choctaw County3,88816Stone County3,52717Madison County3,40918Warren County3,38319DeSoto County3,29720George County3,219

Biggest Mississippi outages of 2018

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Harrison CountyMay 13, 201834,247
Forrest CountyMay 13, 201813,390
Jackson CountyMay 13, 201812,045
Lauderdale CountyMay 13, 20188,790
Bolivar CountyMay 15, 20187,934
Pearl River CountyMay 13, 20187,641
Rankin CountySeptember 18, 20187,568
Lauderdale CountyApril 14, 20187,433
Lafayette CountyJune 22, 20187,102
Jones CountyMay 13, 20186,879
Mississippi 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.