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2019 Arkansas Power Outage Report

In 2019, the average Arkansas customer went without power for about 6.1 hours — the 8th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
6.1
Peak customers out
36,802
Rank (worst state)
8th
Counties affected
20

Arkansas outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2019 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Arkansas counties in 2019

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

1Pulaski County36,8022Benton County24,7323Sebastian County16,8774Saline County13,8185Faulkner County9,3516Pope County8,6207Garland County7,5828Yell County6,8989Baxter County6,75810Ouachita County6,32711Crawford County6,25312White County6,14013Johnson County6,00814Jefferson County5,49115Washington County5,32816Lonoke County5,19017Sevier County5,09618Union County4,43919Boone County4,19920Columbia County4,035

Biggest Arkansas outages of 2019

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Pulaski CountyMay 27, 201936,802
Benton CountyAugust 27, 201924,732
Benton CountyOctober 21, 201921,340
Sebastian CountyMay 18, 201916,877
Saline CountyJune 20, 201913,818
Benton CountyMay 6, 201913,197
Pulaski CountyNovember 13, 201911,669
Sebastian CountyAugust 27, 201911,096
Benton CountyMay 29, 201910,339
Faulkner CountySeptember 9, 20199,351
Arkansas by year:20252024202320222021202020182017
Other states in 2019:WVNCMILACAVT

Part of the 2019 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.