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2022 Mississippi Power Outage Report

In 2022, the average Mississippi customer went without power for about 6.3 hours — the 17th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
6.3
Peak customers out
10,088
Rank (worst state)
17th
Counties affected
20

Mississippi outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2022 highlighted.

2.6h20153.1h20166.6h20173.0h20185.8h201918.5h202017.2h20216.3h202211.1h20239.2h20247.5h2025

Hardest-hit Mississippi counties in 2022

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

1Hinds County10,0882Rankin County8,3173DeSoto County8,1234Panola County7,4435Madison County6,8226Scott County6,0257Lowndes County5,6288Lauderdale County5,5509Jackson County4,30810Washington County4,13411Copiah County4,07212Neshoba County3,91613Oktibbeha County3,90814Holmes County3,90015Bolivar County3,84816Walthall County3,73717Jones County3,71718Adams County3,70019Greene County3,51020Jasper County3,428

Biggest Mississippi outages of 2022

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Hinds CountyMay 15, 202210,088
Rankin CountyApril 13, 20228,317
DeSoto CountyFebruary 3, 20228,123
Hinds CountyJune 10, 20228,063
DeSoto CountyJuly 26, 20227,540
Panola CountyMarch 30, 20227,443
Hinds CountyApril 12, 20227,076
Rankin CountyFebruary 17, 20227,044
Madison CountyApril 13, 20226,822
DeSoto CountyDecember 13, 20226,730
Mississippi 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.