2021 Arkansas Power Outage Report
In 2021, the average Arkansas customer went without power for about 5.4 hours, the 19th worst of 51 states (US average 8.4 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
5.4
vs prior year
▼ 48%
vs 2020
Customer-hours out
8.9M
Peak customers out
73,859
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
86%
of AR customers
Counties reporting
75
Arkansas year over year
All 75 Arkansas counties, 2021
Ranked by average hours without power per customer. Each county links to its annual report.
| # | County | Hrs / customer | Customer-hours | Customers | Peak out | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Little River County | 59.7 | 216K | 3,623 | 3,623 | 411 |
| 2 | Ouachita County | 23.8 | 317K | 13,315 | 6,727 | 529 |
| 3 | Lawrence County | 22.6 | 169K | 7,466 | 6,422 | 377 |
| 4 | Montgomery County | 21.4 | 88K | 4,130 | 4,130 | 440 |
| 5 | Poinsett County | 19.2 | 195K | 10,154 | 5,222 | 573 |
| 6 | Bradley County | 17.8 | 98K | 5,463 | 4,161 | 324 |
| 7 | Franklin County | 17.1 | 182K | 10,611 | 5,843 | 316 |
| 8 | Union County | 15.9 | 317K | 19,892 | 5,039 | 592 |
| 9 | Sevier County | 15.8 | 90K | 5,699 | 2,514 | 493 |
| 10 | Lafayette County | 15.6 | 43K | 2,776 | 1,274 | 400 |
| 11 | Prairie County | 15.6 | 61K | 3,917 | 1,582 | 587 |
| 12 | Crawford County | 13.2 | 477K | 36,251 | 16,242 | 573 |
| 13 | Miller County | 12.8 | 199K | 15,516 | 6,912 | 865 |
| 14 | Desha County | 12.7 | 69K | 5,462 | 3,010 | 530 |
| 15 | Pike County | 12.3 | 63K | 5,133 | 1,326 | 270 |
| 16 | Columbia County | 12.0 | 138K | 11,454 | 4,334 | 637 |
| 17 | Dallas County | 11.6 | 38K | 3,246 | 1,011 | 305 |
| 18 | Mississippi County | 11.2 | 201K | 17,931 | 3,843 | 648 |
| 19 | Arkansas County | 10.6 | 100K | 9,409 | 2,795 | 587 |
| 20 | Garland County | 10.0 | 498K | 49,734 | 11,974 | 852 |
| 21 | Nevada County | 9.9 | 40K | 4,020 | 2,169 | 261 |
| 22 | Izard County | 9.8 | 84K | 8,572 | 3,231 | 556 |
| 23 | Yell County | 9.5 | 92K | 9,728 | 2,579 | 583 |
| 24 | Chicot County | 9.0 | 43K | 4,703 | 1,536 | 491 |
| 25 | Grant County | 8.7 | 76K | 8,732 | 4,544 | 393 |
| 26 | Woodruff County | 8.6 | 30K | 3,495 | 1,273 | 336 |
| 27 | Monroe County | 8.5 | 32K | 3,733 | 1,680 | 490 |
| 28 | Jefferson County | 8.3 | 281K | 33,927 | 4,635 | 749 |
| 29 | Drew County | 7.9 | 72K | 9,073 | 2,622 | 471 |
| 30 | Scott County | 7.7 | 38K | 4,965 | 3,249 | 295 |
| 31 | Hot Spring County | 7.7 | 115K | 15,029 | 2,866 | 757 |
| 32 | Lee County | 7.3 | 33K | 4,519 | 957 | 451 |
| 33 | Sharp County | 7.1 | 77K | 10,758 | 2,391 | 600 |
| 34 | Phillips County | 7.1 | 69K | 9,727 | 1,677 | 502 |
| 35 | Hempstead County | 7.0 | 80K | 11,330 | 1,418 | 353 |
| 36 | Boone County | 6.7 | 125K | 18,659 | 2,521 | 535 |
| 37 | Ashley County | 6.6 | 61K | 9,203 | 2,061 | 593 |
| 38 | Marion County | 6.1 | 50K | 8,270 | 5,068 | 483 |
| 39 | Stone County | 5.9 | 39K | 6,629 | 1,669 | 439 |
| 40 | Howard County | 5.6 | 34K | 6,087 | 2,227 | 332 |
| 41 | Cross County | 5.6 | 44K | 7,940 | 3,514 | 592 |
| 42 | Pope County | 5.6 | 179K | 32,152 | 2,760 | 868 |
| 43 | Sebastian County | 5.4 | 419K | 77,727 | 14,250 | 592 |
| 44 | St. Francis County | 5.4 | 68K | 12,694 | 2,739 | 685 |
| 45 | Clay County | 5.3 | 34K | 6,466 | 1,291 | 143 |
| 46 | Cleveland County | 5.2 | 18K | 3,401 | 488 | 143 |
| 47 | Cleburne County | 5.0 | 89K | 17,946 | 10,211 | 652 |
| 48 | Randolph County | 4.9 | 43K | 8,928 | 2,703 | 149 |
| 49 | Lincoln County | 4.6 | 26K | 5,681 | 754 | 154 |
| 50 | Baxter County | 4.5 | 129K | 28,471 | 7,368 | 832 |
| 51 | Newton County | 4.4 | 17K | 3,813 | 3,813 | 264 |
| 52 | Independence County | 4.1 | 79K | 19,306 | 5,819 | 715 |
| 53 | Pulaski County | 4.1 | 1.0M | 247,287 | 9,263 | 96 |
| 54 | White County | 4.0 | 164K | 40,502 | 5,459 | 967 |
| 55 | Carroll County | 4.0 | 71K | 17,602 | 10,786 | 546 |
| 56 | Conway County | 3.9 | 49K | 12,567 | 1,470 | 484 |
| 57 | Calhoun County | 3.9 | 14K | 3,555 | 295 | 108 |
| 58 | Johnson County | 3.4 | 63K | 18,727 | 1,672 | 364 |
| 59 | Clark County | 3.3 | 40K | 11,935 | 2,021 | 407 |
| 60 | Madison County | 3.2 | 43K | 13,452 | 6,753 | 442 |
| 61 | Jackson County | 3.2 | 26K | 8,374 | 1,223 | 324 |
| 62 | Saline County | 2.9 | 145K | 49,735 | 2,143 | 869 |
| 63 | Logan County | 2.9 | 35K | 11,952 | 629 | 419 |
| 64 | Perry County | 2.9 | 18K | 6,378 | 2,932 | 291 |
| 65 | Lonoke County | 2.5 | 118K | 46,850 | 4,985 | 839 |
| 66 | Crittenden County | 2.4 | 63K | 25,574 | 1,933 | 687 |
| 67 | Craighead County | 2.4 | 179K | 75,696 | 5,528 | 494 |
| 68 | Benton County | 2.0 | 252K | 123,593 | 8,433 | 862 |
| 69 | Searcy County | 1.9 | 14K | 7,013 | 1,213 | 205 |
| 70 | Polk County | 1.8 | 21K | 11,572 | 2,218 | 258 |
| 71 | Washington County | 1.7 | 255K | 149,990 | 13,970 | 971 |
| 72 | Fulton County | 1.5 | 11K | 7,300 | 795 | 58 |
| 73 | Faulkner County | 1.5 | 96K | 63,679 | 3,453 | 850 |
| 74 | Greene County | 0.8 | 26K | 31,433 | 762 | 274 |
| 75 | Van Buren County | 0.0 | 3 | 15,567 | 5 | 2 |
Biggest Arkansas outages of 2021
Up to 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.
| # | County | Started (UTC) | Ended (UTC) | Duration | Peak out | Customer-hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crawford County, AR | May 4, 2021 01:45 | May 8, 2021 03:45 | 4d 2h | 16,242 | 431K |
| 2 | Sebastian County, AR | May 4, 2021 03:00 | May 6, 2021 23:00 | 2d 20h | 14,250 | 311K |
| 3 | Washington County, AR | August 13, 2021 22:15 | August 14, 2021 03:45 | 5h 30m | 13,970 | 13K |
| 4 | Garland County, AR | January 1, 2021 00:00 | January 4, 2021 22:30 | 3d 22h | 11,974 | 143K |
| 5 | Carroll County, AR | April 29, 2021 16:00 | April 29, 2021 22:30 | 6h 30m | 10,786 | 12K |
| 6 | Cleburne County, AR | May 4, 2021 05:45 | May 4, 2021 20:30 | 14h 45m | 10,211 | 43K |
| 7 | Pulaski County, AR | June 28, 2021 09:45 | October 21, 2021 02:15 | 114d 16h | 9,263 | 420K |
| 8 | Benton County, AR | December 11, 2021 01:00 | December 11, 2021 20:45 | 19h 45m | 8,433 | 27K |
| 9 | Washington County, AR | February 15, 2021 11:00 | February 17, 2021 07:30 | 1d 20h | 8,388 | 50K |
| 10 | Washington County, AR | August 4, 2021 14:30 | August 5, 2021 06:00 | 15h 30m | 7,650 | 12K |
| 11 | Pulaski County, AR | February 16, 2021 10:00 | April 14, 2021 16:45 | 57d 6h | 7,585 | 167K |
| 12 | Baxter County, AR | June 12, 2021 02:15 | June 14, 2021 13:30 | 2d 11h | 7,368 | 58K |
| 13 | Sebastian County, AR | February 16, 2021 13:00 | February 16, 2021 20:30 | 7h 30m | 7,198 | 22K |
| 14 | Miller County, AR | April 10, 2021 04:45 | April 12, 2021 23:45 | 2d 19h | 6,912 | 69K |
| 15 | Madison County, AR | April 29, 2021 10:15 | April 29, 2021 17:45 | 7h 30m | 6,753 | 5,176 |
| 16 | Ouachita County, AR | April 9, 2021 14:45 | April 13, 2021 21:30 | 4d 6h | 6,727 | 244K |
| 17 | Washington County, AR | July 26, 2021 23:30 | July 27, 2021 04:45 | 5h 15m | 6,524 | 16K |
| 18 | Lawrence County, AR | May 4, 2021 06:30 | May 7, 2021 15:30 | 3d 9h | 6,422 | 126K |
| 19 | Garland County, AR | February 16, 2021 08:30 | February 17, 2021 20:00 | 1d 11h | 6,325 | 24K |
| 20 | Washington County, AR | June 17, 2021 09:00 | June 17, 2021 20:00 | 11h | 6,059 | 3,011 |
| 21 | Cleburne County, AR | February 28, 2021 18:45 | February 28, 2021 22:15 | 3h 30m | 5,876 | 2,043 |
| 22 | Franklin County, AR | May 4, 2021 03:15 | May 7, 2021 19:15 | 3d 16h | 5,843 | 142K |
| 23 | Independence County, AR | February 15, 2021 07:15 | February 17, 2021 05:00 | 1d 21h | 5,819 | 5,938 |
| 24 | Craighead County, AR | December 11, 2021 01:00 | December 14, 2021 02:15 | 3d 1h | 5,528 | 138K |
| 25 | Madison County, AR | November 24, 2021 16:00 | November 24, 2021 16:45 | 45m | 5,480 | 3,694 |
EAGLE-I tracked about 86% of Arkansas's electricity customers in 2021; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2021 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.