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2019 Mississippi Power Outage Report

In 2019, the average Mississippi customer went without power for about 5.8 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
5.8
Peak customers out
15,359
Rank (worst state)
10th
Counties affected
20

Mississippi outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2019 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Mississippi counties in 2019

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

1Hinds County15,3592Rankin County12,3683Pearl River County12,1714Pike County11,4095Warren County7,8226Lauderdale County7,4317Jones County7,3728DeSoto County7,3639Jackson County7,19510Covington County6,55211Smith County6,21112Simpson County5,90013Jefferson Davis County5,67014Stone County5,59815Madison County5,53716Marion County5,40117Adams County5,24118Tippah County5,06319Lamar County4,96920Scott County4,928

Biggest Mississippi outages of 2019

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Hinds CountyApril 18, 201915,359
Rankin CountyMay 1, 201912,368
Pearl River CountyOctober 26, 201912,171
Pike CountyOctober 26, 201911,409
Hinds CountyApril 13, 201910,053
Pike CountyMay 9, 20198,566
Warren CountyApril 7, 20197,822
Lauderdale CountyOctober 26, 20197,431
Jones CountyDecember 17, 20197,372
DeSoto CountyOctober 26, 20197,363
Mississippi 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.