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2022 Arkansas Power Outage Report

In 2022, the average Arkansas customer went without power for about 6.8 hours — the 15th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
6.8
Peak customers out
21,489
Rank (worst state)
15th
Counties affected
20

Arkansas outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2022 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Arkansas counties in 2022

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

1Benton County21,4892Pulaski County14,4453St. Francis County11,8144Washington County11,5715Lonoke County10,7796Cleburne County9,2617Poinsett County9,1658Cross County8,8929Stone County8,29610Crittenden County7,85011Saline County7,53912Garland County6,99913Faulkner County6,55414Phillips County6,37515Carroll County5,85916Newton County5,50317White County5,38818Perry County4,83119Sharp County4,40120Lawrence County4,367

Biggest Arkansas outages of 2022

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Benton CountyAugust 15, 202221,489
Pulaski CountyAugust 7, 202214,445
Pulaski CountyMay 15, 202214,279
St. Francis CountyFebruary 23, 202211,814
Washington CountyMarch 30, 202211,571
Lonoke CountyJune 9, 202210,779
Lonoke CountyNovember 5, 202210,394
Benton CountyApril 13, 202210,008
Pulaski CountyJuly 12, 20229,872
Cleburne CountyDecember 23, 20229,261
Arkansas by year:20252024202320212020201920182017
Other states in 2022:MENCFLWVVTAK

Part of the 2022 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.