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2020 Mississippi Power Outage Report

In 2020, the average Mississippi customer went without power for about 18.5 hours — the 7th worst of any US state that year, 2.2× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
18.5
Peak customers out
97,348
Rank (worst state)
7th
Counties affected
20

Mississippi outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2020 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Mississippi counties in 2020

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

1Harrison County97,3482Jackson County54,2223Lincoln County21,8194Hancock County20,9245George County14,6736Madison County14,6577Hinds County12,9368Rankin County12,4099Bolivar County12,34710Copiah County11,25211Pike County11,11412Pearl River County11,07613Adams County10,57414Lauderdale County10,26815Grenada County9,47716Panola County9,20917Lafayette County9,15418Stone County8,60019Scott County8,41520Franklin County7,470

Biggest Mississippi outages of 2020

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Harrison CountyOctober 28, 202097,348
Jackson CountyOctober 28, 202054,222
Lincoln CountyApril 19, 202021,819
Hancock CountyOctober 28, 202020,924
George CountyOctober 28, 202014,673
Madison CountyMarch 4, 202014,657
Hinds CountyOctober 8, 202012,936
Rankin CountyMay 27, 202012,409
Bolivar CountyJanuary 11, 202012,347
Copiah CountyApril 23, 202011,252
Mississippi 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.