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2024 Missouri Power Outage Report

In 2024, the average Missouri customer went without power for about 5.8 hours — the 25th worst of any US state that year, 1.3× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
5.8
Peak customers out
89,477
Rank (worst state)
25th
Counties affected
20

Missouri outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2024 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Missouri counties in 2024

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

1Jackson County89,4772Buchanan County23,4983Clay County16,5824St. Louis city14,5275Stoddard County9,7536Barry County9,4287Butler County9,0728Jefferson County7,4539Cass County7,28010Ripley County7,25011Platte County7,12312St. Charles County6,83413Pulaski County6,40214Ray County5,71515Newton County5,46616Andrew County5,36417McDonald County5,32318Cape Girardeau County5,25519Mississippi County4,77320Jasper County4,570

Biggest Missouri outages of 2024

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Jackson CountyMay 24, 202489,477
Jackson CountyJuly 22, 202440,746
Buchanan CountyApril 24, 202423,498
Clay CountyAugust 1, 202416,582
Jackson CountyJanuary 9, 202414,596
St. Louis cityMay 24, 202414,527
St. Louis cityApril 14, 202412,824
Jackson CountyJuly 1, 202412,685
Jackson CountyJanuary 13, 202411,682
Clay CountyNovember 19, 202410,585
Missouri 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.