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2023 Missouri Power Outage Report

In 2023, the average Missouri customer went without power for about 9.4 hours — the 14th worst of any US state that year, 2.1× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
9.4
Peak customers out
83,685
Rank (worst state)
14th
Counties affected
20

Missouri outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2023 highlighted.

2.2h20153.1h20162.8h20171.7h20183.8h20192.8h20204.5h20213.5h20229.4h20235.8h20248.9h2025

Hardest-hit Missouri counties in 2023

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

1St. Louis city83,6852Jackson County83,4003St. Charles County24,5624Christian County16,1875Greene County13,7486St. Francois County13,3577Jefferson County12,7848Clay County12,7489Buchanan County12,62310Taney County11,00111Camden County10,13612Stone County9,72313Lincoln County9,50114Platte County9,28315Howell County7,03216Franklin County6,52217Lawrence County6,47318Pemiscot County5,83019Vernon County5,56620Pettis County4,953

Biggest Missouri outages of 2023

CountyBeganPeak customers out
St. Louis cityJune 15, 202383,685
Jackson CountyFebruary 8, 202383,400
St. Louis cityJuly 22, 202362,328
Jackson CountyJuly 14, 202353,467
St. Charles CountyJuly 29, 202324,562
Jackson CountyJuly 30, 202319,996
St. Louis cityApril 15, 202319,980
Christian CountyJuly 28, 202316,187
Greene CountyJuly 31, 202313,748
St. Francois CountyAugust 3, 202313,357
Missouri 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.