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2024 Mississippi Power Outage Report

In 2024, the average Mississippi customer went without power for about 9.2 hours — the 15th worst of any US state that year, 1.1× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
9.2
Peak customers out
30,636
Rank (worst state)
15th
Counties affected
20

Mississippi outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2024 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Mississippi counties in 2024

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

1Rankin County30,6362Hinds County13,4953Scott County10,6674Pearl River County9,0345Madison County9,0036Lauderdale County8,7447George County8,1778Adams County7,7699Pike County6,88810DeSoto County6,65011Harrison County6,49512Lincoln County6,37913Copiah County6,33314Simpson County6,22515Warren County5,68116Amite County5,40517Wilkinson County5,27218Smith County5,16419Lamar County5,04220Panola County4,988

Biggest Mississippi outages of 2024

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Rankin CountyMay 10, 202430,636
Hinds CountyMay 24, 202413,495
Hinds CountyApril 8, 202412,552
Hinds CountyDecember 27, 202411,740
Rankin CountyDecember 27, 202411,435
Hinds CountyMay 10, 202411,163
Scott CountyApril 10, 202410,667
Rankin CountyJune 27, 20249,321
Pearl River CountySeptember 11, 20249,034
Madison CountyApril 10, 20249,003
Mississippi 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.