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2020 Arkansas Power Outage Report

In 2020, the average Arkansas customer went without power for about 10.5 hours — the 10th worst of any US state that year, 1.5× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
10.5
Peak customers out
24,409
Rank (worst state)
10th
Counties affected
20

Arkansas outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2020 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Arkansas counties in 2020

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

1Jefferson County24,4092White County21,4603Arkansas County13,0424Hot Spring County12,4895Benton County12,4636Pulaski County11,7807Boone County8,9718Ouachita County8,8639Saline County8,47110Union County8,28011Drew County7,04312Clark County7,01413Montgomery County6,92814Phillips County6,53715Cross County6,49916Garland County6,33917Sebastian County6,32018Columbia County6,11419Perry County5,98020Sevier County5,969

Biggest Arkansas outages of 2020

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Jefferson CountyApril 12, 202024,409
White CountyJuly 30, 202021,460
Arkansas CountyApril 12, 202013,042
Hot Spring CountyApril 12, 202012,489
Benton CountySeptember 10, 202012,463
Pulaski CountySeptember 24, 202011,780
Pulaski CountyMay 7, 202011,706
Pulaski CountyJune 16, 202010,271
Boone CountyNovember 2, 20208,971
Ouachita CountyApril 12, 20208,863
Arkansas by year:20252024202320222021201920182017
Other states in 2020:LAMEOKIAALNC

Part of the 2020 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.