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2021 Kansas Power Outage Report

In 2021, the average Kansas customer went without power for about 4.0 hours — the 28th worst of any US state that year, 1.3× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
4.0
Peak customers out
118,716
Rank (worst state)
28th
Counties affected
20

Kansas outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2021 highlighted.

2.2h20152.0h20163.9h20173.2h20183.2h20191.6h20204.0h20212.4h20224.3h20234.3h20242.9h2025

Hardest-hit Kansas counties in 2021

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

1Sedgwick County118,7162Johnson County32,9073Shawnee County28,4434Douglas County26,7215Reno County23,7216Saline County20,5547Harvey County15,8718Riley County15,7059Leavenworth County14,36010Wyandotte County13,65011Butler County12,07412Crawford County10,38613Ellis County9,66114Montgomery County7,83815Lyon County7,08216Geary County5,61117Bourbon County5,53018Barton County5,36419Labette County5,04820Atchison County4,858

Biggest Kansas outages of 2021

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Sedgwick CountyApril 22, 2021118,716
Johnson CountyFebruary 16, 202132,907
Shawnee CountyApril 22, 202128,443
Douglas CountyApril 22, 202126,721
Reno CountyApril 22, 202123,721
Shawnee CountyDecember 15, 202123,275
Saline CountyDecember 15, 202120,554
Saline CountyJanuary 15, 202117,991
Harvey CountyApril 22, 202115,871
Riley CountyApril 22, 202115,705
Kansas 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.