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2025 Mississippi Power Outage Report

In 2025, the average Mississippi customer went without power for about 7.5 hours — the 10th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
7.5
Peak customers out
10,916
Rank (worst state)
10th
Counties affected
20

Mississippi outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2025 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Mississippi counties in 2025

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

1Lauderdale County10,9162Lincoln County10,2413Hinds County8,8834DeSoto County7,9755Neshoba County6,9056Stone County6,7497Copiah County6,1998Rankin County5,6119Madison County5,08310Scott County5,06211Lee County4,96912Lafayette County4,82513Lowndes County4,61214Franklin County4,45215Warren County4,35216Panola County4,34717Harrison County4,21018Lamar County4,10519Pearl River County4,02720Tippah County3,965

Biggest Mississippi outages of 2025

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Lauderdale CountyFebruary 16, 202510,916
Lincoln CountyFebruary 16, 202510,241
Hinds CountyApril 5, 20258,883
DeSoto CountyMay 19, 20257,975
Hinds CountyApril 2, 20257,194
Neshoba CountyMay 26, 20256,905
Stone CountyApril 5, 20256,749
Copiah CountyMay 24, 20256,199
Copiah CountyFebruary 15, 20255,870
Lincoln CountyMay 26, 20255,698
Mississippi by year:20242023202220212020201920182017
Other states in 2025:WVMIAKPANCMO

Part of the 2025 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.