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2023 Mississippi Power Outage Report

In 2023, the average Mississippi customer went without power for about 11.1 hours — the 9th worst of any US state that year, 1.3× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
11.1
Peak customers out
35,551
Rank (worst state)
9th
Counties affected
20

Mississippi outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2023 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Mississippi counties in 2023

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

1Hinds County35,5512Rankin County21,0963Lauderdale County17,9184Madison County16,6615Scott County14,7476Warren County10,2977Copiah County10,0368Jones County9,9779Tippah County9,12810DeSoto County8,30911Simpson County8,28712Attala County7,69213Washington County7,64014Pearl River County7,32515Panola County6,83816Pike County6,81617Jackson County6,28918Jasper County5,97719Tate County5,80220Lamar County5,471

Biggest Mississippi outages of 2023

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Hinds CountyJune 11, 202335,551
Rankin CountyJune 16, 202321,096
Lauderdale CountyMarch 27, 202317,918
Madison CountyJune 14, 202316,661
Scott CountyJune 16, 202314,747
Hinds CountyJune 24, 202313,174
Madison CountyJune 10, 202311,383
Hinds CountyMarch 26, 202311,093
Rankin CountyJune 25, 202310,809
Warren CountyJune 16, 202310,297
Mississippi by year:20252024202220212020201920182017
Other states in 2023:MEMIKYOKARWV

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.