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2021 Arkansas Power Outage Report

In 2021, the average Arkansas customer went without power for about 5.4 hours — the 19th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
5.4
Peak customers out
16,242
Rank (worst state)
19th
Counties affected
20

Arkansas outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2021 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Arkansas counties in 2021

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

1Crawford County16,2422Sebastian County14,2503Washington County13,9704Garland County11,9745Carroll County10,7866Cleburne County10,2117Pulaski County9,2638Benton County8,4339Baxter County7,36810Miller County6,91211Madison County6,75312Ouachita County6,72713Lawrence County6,42214Franklin County5,84315Independence County5,81916Craighead County5,52817White County5,45918Little River County5,30919Poinsett County5,22220Marion County5,068

Biggest Arkansas outages of 2021

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Crawford CountyMay 4, 202116,242
Sebastian CountyMay 4, 202114,250
Washington CountyAugust 13, 202113,970
Garland CountyJanuary 1, 202111,974
Carroll CountyApril 29, 202110,786
Cleburne CountyMay 4, 202110,211
Pulaski CountyJune 28, 20219,263
Benton CountyDecember 11, 20218,433
Washington CountyFebruary 15, 20218,388
Washington CountyAugust 4, 20217,650
Arkansas by year:20252024202320222020201920182017
Other states in 2021:LAMIWVTXORMS

Part of the 2021 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.