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2023 Arkansas Power Outage Report

In 2023, the average Arkansas customer went without power for about 13.6 hours — the 5th worst of any US state that year, 1.9× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
13.6
Peak customers out
62,194
Rank (worst state)
5th
Counties affected
20

Arkansas outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2023 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Arkansas counties in 2023

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

1Pulaski County62,1942Lonoke County34,2873Baxter County20,8764Washington County19,8705Sebastian County15,0216Pope County14,0947Jefferson County12,4488Carroll County10,6159Boone County9,25710Independence County8,69711Stone County8,35212Izard County8,04113White County8,03614Sharp County7,83215Marion County7,56916Faulkner County7,24517Cross County7,12518Drew County7,03019Benton County6,73520Clark County6,725

Biggest Arkansas outages of 2023

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Pulaski CountyMarch 29, 202362,194
Pulaski CountyJune 25, 202354,738
Lonoke CountyJune 25, 202334,287
Baxter CountyApril 25, 202320,876
Washington CountyJanuary 24, 202319,870
Washington CountyJune 20, 202317,963
Baxter CountyJanuary 25, 202316,192
Sebastian CountyJuly 14, 202315,021
Pulaski CountySeptember 5, 202314,931
Pope CountyJune 18, 202314,094
Arkansas by year:20252024202220212020201920182017
Other states in 2023:MEMIKYOKWVLA

Part of the 2023 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.