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2020 Missouri Power Outage Report

In 2020, the average Missouri customer went without power for about 2.8 hours — the 38th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
2.8
Peak customers out
44,212
Rank (worst state)
38th
Counties affected
20

Missouri outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2020 highlighted.

2.2h20153.1h20162.8h20171.7h20183.8h20192.8h20204.5h20213.5h20229.4h20235.8h20248.9h2025

Hardest-hit Missouri counties in 2020

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

1St. Louis city44,2122St. Charles County22,9113Buchanan County22,8614Jefferson County18,9135Jackson County15,3416Camden County15,2037St. Louis County8,6528Greene County8,2989Vernon County6,74410Cass County6,07311Johnson County5,03412Nodaway County4,98813Clay County4,87514Andrew County4,63615Boone County4,60516Wright County4,11317Jasper County4,10518Franklin County3,90119Butler County3,76020Lincoln County3,531

Biggest Missouri outages of 2020

CountyBeganPeak customers out
St. Louis cityAugust 9, 202044,212
St. Charles CountyMarch 25, 202022,911
Buchanan CountyJune 27, 202022,861
St. Louis cityJuly 14, 202022,472
Jefferson CountyAugust 10, 202018,913
Buchanan CountyDecember 29, 202018,375
Buchanan CountyJune 3, 202018,018
St. Charles CountyAugust 10, 202016,968
Jackson CountyJune 3, 202015,341
Camden CountyApril 23, 202015,203
Missouri 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.