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2024 Arkansas Power Outage Report

In 2024, the average Arkansas customer went without power for about 8.5 hours — the 18th worst of any US state that year, 1.2× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
8.5
Peak customers out
74,812
Rank (worst state)
18th
Counties affected
20

Arkansas outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2024 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Arkansas counties in 2024

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

1Benton County74,8122Baxter County25,9063Washington County21,9764Cleburne County13,7625Marion County10,5636Independence County10,0157Pulaski County9,5588Sebastian County9,3009Crawford County8,87110White County8,67111Garland County8,54512Faulkner County8,10813Miller County7,73414Carroll County7,40115Yell County6,86216Jefferson County6,83717Saline County6,46018Fulton County5,31319Lonoke County5,21020Madison County4,524

Biggest Arkansas outages of 2024

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Benton CountyMay 26, 202474,812
Benton CountyAugust 16, 202431,694
Baxter CountyMay 26, 202425,906
Washington CountyMarch 14, 202421,976
Washington CountySeptember 1, 202418,827
Cleburne CountyOctober 31, 202413,762
Baxter CountyMarch 19, 202413,131
Marion CountyMay 26, 202410,563
Independence CountyFebruary 25, 202410,015
Benton CountyJune 29, 20249,758
Arkansas by year:20252023202220212020201920182017
Other states in 2024:NCSCMEGATXFL

Part of the 2024 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.