2022 Missouri Power Outage Report
In 2022, the average Missouri customer went without power for about 3.5 hours, the 32nd worst of 51 states (US average 6.2 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
3.5
vs prior year
▼ 22%
vs 2021
Customer-hours out
8.0M
Peak customers out
68,573
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
95%
of MO customers
Counties reporting
114
Missouri year over year
All 114 Missouri counties, 2022
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 | St. Louis city | 18.5 | 2.0M | 106,898 | 21,020 | 172 |
| 2 | Holt County | 11.7 | 19K | 1,600 | 890 | 213 |
| 3 | Gentry County | 11.4 | 12K | 1,088 | 521 | 149 |
| 4 | Camden County | 10.3 | 196K | 19,007 | 10,501 | 827 |
| 5 | Webster County | 10.1 | 130K | 12,849 | 838 | 117 |
| 6 | Worth County | 9.6 | 8,231 | 861 | 791 | 117 |
| 7 | Wayne County | 9.1 | 65K | 7,134 | 2,842 | 360 |
| 8 | Reynolds County | 8.2 | 33K | 4,024 | 1,373 | 264 |
| 9 | Newton County | 8.1 | 99K | 12,246 | 2,804 | 459 |
| 10 | Hickory County | 7.7 | 23K | 2,972 | 1,426 | 318 |
| 11 | Bollinger County | 7.7 | 46K | 5,897 | 2,207 | 276 |
| 12 | Crawford County | 7.6 | 56K | 7,305 | 1,360 | 632 |
| 13 | Benton County | 7.4 | 50K | 6,716 | 1,248 | 620 |
| 14 | Stone County | 7.2 | 42K | 5,816 | 3,196 | 668 |
| 15 | Warren County | 6.7 | 96K | 14,348 | 1,860 | 632 |
| 16 | Andrew County | 6.7 | 25K | 3,774 | 1,431 | 369 |
| 17 | Dent County | 6.3 | 30K | 4,781 | 2,503 | 276 |
| 18 | Schuyler County | 6.1 | 9,264 | 1,531 | 357 | 153 |
| 19 | Wright County | 5.7 | 44K | 7,683 | 1,733 | 378 |
| 20 | Montgomery County | 5.7 | 30K | 5,285 | 1,875 | 352 |
| 21 | Vernon County | 5.6 | 32K | 5,584 | 1,363 | 542 |
| 22 | Buchanan County | 5.6 | 126K | 22,707 | 12,981 | 1,013 |
| 23 | Clay County | 5.5 | 527K | 96,031 | 25,403 | 1,459 |
| 24 | Iron County | 5.5 | 31K | 5,709 | 2,309 | 316 |
| 25 | Jackson County | 5.2 | 1.1M | 202,364 | 26,253 | 492 |
| 26 | Maries County | 5.2 | 17K | 3,269 | 736 | 231 |
| 27 | Washington County | 5.1 | 52K | 10,163 | 2,628 | 625 |
| 28 | Shannon County | 5.0 | 16K | 3,195 | 554 | 188 |
| 29 | Oregon County | 5.0 | 20K | 4,069 | 2,071 | 155 |
| 30 | Morgan County | 4.9 | 49K | 10,004 | 1,285 | 599 |
| 31 | Pike County | 4.9 | 40K | 8,194 | 1,882 | 505 |
| 32 | Barton County | 4.8 | 20K | 4,120 | 2,868 | 237 |
| 33 | Madison County | 4.7 | 40K | 8,568 | 2,820 | 262 |
| 34 | Lincoln County | 4.6 | 113K | 24,425 | 5,588 | 794 |
| 35 | Lafayette County | 4.6 | 49K | 10,521 | 1,939 | 502 |
| 36 | DeKalb County | 4.4 | 21K | 4,865 | 950 | 224 |
| 37 | Scotland County | 4.4 | 6,805 | 1,563 | 606 | 153 |
| 38 | Henry County | 4.3 | 26K | 6,221 | 1,006 | 550 |
| 39 | St. Clair County | 4.2 | 16K | 3,837 | 1,070 | 288 |
| 40 | Monroe County | 4.2 | 13K | 3,068 | 714 | 308 |
| 41 | Platte County | 4.1 | 160K | 38,960 | 6,858 | 706 |
| 42 | Daviess County | 4.0 | 12K | 2,908 | 1,409 | 146 |
| 43 | Atchison County | 4.0 | 10K | 2,620 | 1,463 | 138 |
| 44 | Nodaway County | 4.0 | 22K | 5,492 | 4,412 | 377 |
| 45 | Cass County | 3.9 | 126K | 32,470 | 3,241 | 880 |
| 46 | Carter County | 3.7 | 14K | 3,796 | 2,164 | 145 |
| 47 | Carroll County | 3.6 | 11K | 2,981 | 623 | 250 |
| 48 | Bates County | 3.5 | 15K | 4,227 | 912 | 398 |
| 49 | Chariton County | 3.4 | 8,908 | 2,603 | 690 | 292 |
| 50 | Howard County | 3.4 | 14K | 4,125 | 994 | 207 |
| 51 | Pettis County | 3.4 | 50K | 14,790 | 1,573 | 680 |
| 52 | Perry County | 3.4 | 39K | 11,694 | 1,942 | 222 |
| 53 | Knox County | 3.3 | 7,231 | 2,220 | 824 | 129 |
| 54 | Ste. Genevieve County | 3.2 | 33K | 10,464 | 2,742 | 247 |
| 55 | Osage County | 3.2 | 19K | 5,974 | 1,540 | 278 |
| 56 | Jasper County | 3.1 | 45K | 14,537 | 3,831 | 400 |
| 57 | Miller County | 3.1 | 39K | 12,538 | 1,795 | 435 |
| 58 | Ralls County | 3.0 | 16K | 5,206 | 787 | 436 |
| 59 | Dallas County | 3.0 | 17K | 5,897 | 793 | 369 |
| 60 | Cooper County | 2.9 | 23K | 7,941 | 972 | 401 |
| 61 | Christian County | 2.9 | 66K | 22,569 | 916 | 527 |
| 62 | Lawrence County | 2.9 | 29K | 9,841 | 2,774 | 424 |
| 63 | Cape Girardeau County | 2.9 | 99K | 34,407 | 3,265 | 663 |
| 64 | Randolph County | 2.8 | 32K | 11,253 | 10,090 | 437 |
| 65 | Caldwell County | 2.8 | 10K | 3,643 | 458 | 165 |
| 66 | Texas County | 2.8 | 23K | 8,217 | 1,849 | 378 |
| 67 | Franklin County | 2.7 | 128K | 46,672 | 2,817 | 854 |
| 68 | St. Francois County | 2.7 | 87K | 32,639 | 3,158 | 668 |
| 69 | Douglas County | 2.6 | 15K | 5,733 | 803 | 315 |
| 70 | Gasconade County | 2.6 | 17K | 6,636 | 1,144 | 356 |
| 71 | Dade County | 2.6 | 6,484 | 2,505 | 383 | 216 |
| 72 | Ray County | 2.5 | 20K | 8,116 | 1,935 | 362 |
| 73 | Linn County | 2.3 | 9,152 | 4,038 | 763 | 214 |
| 74 | Ripley County | 2.2 | 16K | 7,306 | 1,465 | 300 |
| 75 | Ozark County | 2.2 | 8,902 | 4,000 | 859 | 314 |
| 76 | Jefferson County | 2.2 | 235K | 108,266 | 4,430 | 890 |
| 77 | Barry County | 2.1 | 32K | 15,070 | 2,498 | 481 |
| 78 | Polk County | 2.1 | 25K | 11,719 | 3,680 | 537 |
| 79 | New Madrid County | 2.1 | 19K | 9,169 | 1,014 | 246 |
| 80 | Stoddard County | 2.0 | 35K | 17,220 | 3,552 | 344 |
| 81 | Taney County | 2.0 | 57K | 29,207 | 2,961 | 682 |
| 82 | Johnson County | 1.9 | 36K | 19,137 | 1,906 | 679 |
| 83 | Adair County | 1.8 | 22K | 12,158 | 2,926 | 411 |
| 84 | Greene County | 1.8 | 289K | 164,114 | 3,928 | 997 |
| 85 | Pemiscot County | 1.7 | 13K | 7,582 | 1,398 | 342 |
| 86 | Audrain County | 1.7 | 21K | 11,963 | 2,180 | 420 |
| 87 | Mississippi County | 1.7 | 9,831 | 5,838 | 2,927 | 175 |
| 88 | Saline County | 1.7 | 21K | 12,349 | 1,134 | 361 |
| 89 | Phelps County | 1.7 | 37K | 22,129 | 1,210 | 430 |
| 90 | Laclede County | 1.6 | 34K | 21,648 | 1,903 | 780 |
| 91 | St. Charles County | 1.6 | 287K | 181,803 | 11,021 | 888 |
| 92 | Shelby County | 1.5 | 3,749 | 2,485 | 436 | 229 |
| 93 | Lewis County | 1.5 | 8,978 | 6,054 | 1,078 | 259 |
| 94 | Clark County | 1.5 | 5,875 | 4,000 | 596 | 190 |
| 95 | Livingston County | 1.4 | 12K | 8,648 | 374 | 138 |
| 96 | Macon County | 1.4 | 12K | 8,853 | 1,441 | 324 |
| 97 | Cole County | 1.3 | 54K | 39,963 | 2,898 | 764 |
| 98 | Cedar County | 1.3 | 11K | 8,461 | 491 | 338 |
| 99 | Scott County | 1.3 | 32K | 24,731 | 1,829 | 354 |
| 100 | Moniteau County | 1.3 | 9,156 | 7,207 | 555 | 314 |
| 101 | Pulaski County | 1.2 | 30K | 26,191 | 1,370 | 709 |
| 102 | Butler County | 1.0 | 35K | 33,933 | 3,340 | 443 |
| 103 | Howell County | 0.9 | 21K | 23,483 | 1,166 | 207 |
| 104 | Clinton County | 0.8 | 7,609 | 9,383 | 988 | 187 |
| 105 | Grundy County | 0.7 | 4,970 | 7,058 | 661 | 95 |
| 106 | Harrison County | 0.7 | 2,770 | 4,010 | 341 | 115 |
| 107 | Marion County | 0.7 | 9,041 | 13,104 | 738 | 388 |
| 108 | Putnam County | 0.6 | 803 | 1,238 | 80 | 26 |
| 109 | Dunklin County | 0.6 | 12K | 19,180 | 952 | 52 |
| 110 | Callaway County | 0.5 | 15K | 28,884 | 4,292 | 555 |
| 111 | Boone County | 0.5 | 57K | 121,913 | 3,234 | 908 |
| 112 | Mercer County | 0.2 | 338 | 1,937 | 53 | 6 |
| 113 | Sullivan County | 0.1 | 219 | 1,796 | 26 | 25 |
| 114 | McDonald County | 0.0 | 2,484 | 177,579 | 548 | 67 |
Biggest Missouri outages of 2022
Up to 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.
| # | County | Started (UTC) | Ended (UTC) | Duration | Peak out | Customer-hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson County, MO | June 5, 2022 11:45 | June 11, 2022 04:30 | 5d 16h | 26,253 | 310K |
| 2 | Clay County, MO | June 8, 2022 06:00 | June 13, 2022 08:30 | 5d 2h | 25,403 | 295K |
| 3 | St. Louis city, MO | July 25, 2022 11:15 | August 20, 2022 05:00 | 25d 17h | 21,020 | 474K |
| 4 | St. Louis city, MO | June 5, 2022 11:15 | June 29, 2022 08:15 | 23d 21h | 18,966 | 326K |
| 5 | Jackson County, MO | April 5, 2022 10:00 | April 5, 2022 10:15 | 15m | 14,888 | 3,722 |
| 6 | Buchanan County, MO | September 22, 2022 15:15 | September 22, 2022 22:00 | 6h 45m | 12,981 | 9,149 |
| 7 | St. Charles County, MO | June 17, 2022 09:45 | June 19, 2022 14:15 | 2d 4h | 11,021 | 41K |
| 8 | Camden County, MO | July 29, 2022 09:45 | August 1, 2022 22:00 | 3d 12h | 10,501 | 8,378 |
| 9 | Jackson County, MO | June 11, 2022 07:30 | June 15, 2022 06:00 | 3d 22h | 10,295 | 48K |
| 10 | Randolph County, MO | January 21, 2022 09:00 | January 21, 2022 16:15 | 7h 15m | 10,090 | 19K |
| 11 | St. Louis city, MO | May 15, 2022 11:15 | May 25, 2022 11:45 | 10d | 9,945 | 160K |
| 12 | Buchanan County, MO | June 1, 2022 14:15 | June 2, 2022 00:30 | 10h 15m | 8,894 | 22K |
| 13 | Buchanan County, MO | July 7, 2022 05:45 | July 8, 2022 01:15 | 19h 30m | 8,677 | 13K |
| 14 | Camden County, MO | December 22, 2022 15:30 | December 24, 2022 19:15 | 2d 3h | 8,634 | 101K |
| 15 | Jackson County, MO | June 21, 2022 10:15 | June 23, 2022 06:00 | 1d 19h | 7,850 | 37K |
| 16 | Jackson County, MO | October 23, 2022 05:30 | November 2, 2022 04:30 | 9d 23h | 7,697 | 35K |
| 17 | St. Charles County, MO | March 30, 2022 16:00 | March 30, 2022 19:00 | 3h | 6,934 | 1,747 |
| 18 | St. Louis city, MO | November 14, 2022 10:45 | November 16, 2022 09:30 | 1d 22h | 6,901 | 9,662 |
| 19 | Clay County, MO | May 31, 2022 08:45 | June 1, 2022 03:00 | 18h 15m | 6,859 | 19K |
| 20 | Platte County, MO | June 8, 2022 06:15 | June 11, 2022 05:00 | 2d 22h | 6,858 | 88K |
| 21 | Jackson County, MO | April 29, 2022 12:00 | May 1, 2022 09:45 | 1d 21h | 6,754 | 32K |
| 22 | Buchanan County, MO | February 10, 2022 14:15 | February 10, 2022 21:30 | 7h 15m | 6,723 | 7,387 |
| 23 | St. Louis city, MO | August 23, 2022 13:30 | September 1, 2022 11:00 | 8d 21h | 5,781 | 70K |
| 24 | Lincoln County, MO | October 14, 2022 07:00 | October 14, 2022 08:30 | 1h 30m | 5,588 | 3,101 |
| 25 | St. Louis city, MO | May 25, 2022 13:00 | June 2, 2022 09:15 | 7d 20h | 5,377 | 57K |
EAGLE-I tracked about 95% of Missouri's electricity customers in 2022; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2022 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.