Power Out Map

Rankings · 2018–2025

Ranked by the dark

Counties pass into the rankings with at least five well-recorded years and 500 customers: 2,741 of 3,143.

Most hours without power

Counties with 10,000+ customers. Average customer, typical year.

  1. 1 Lafourche, LA 78 h
  2. 2 Calaveras, CA 70 h
  3. 3 Waller, TX 60 h
  4. 4 Tuolumne, CA 59 h
  5. 5 Beauregard, LA 56 h
  6. 6 Fairfax, VA 55 h
  7. 7 Lincoln, WV 54 h
  8. 8 Terrebonne, LA 54 h
  9. 9 St. John the Baptist, LA 52 h
  10. 10 Tangipahoa, LA 52 h
  11. 11 Amador, CA 52 h
  12. 12 Wayne, WV 50 h
  13. 13 Calcasieu, LA 48 h
  14. 14 Sabine, LA 47 h
  15. 15 St. Charles, LA 45 h
  16. 16 Nevada, CA 45 h
  17. 17 Plaquemines, LA 45 h
  18. 18 Lake, CA 44 h
  19. 19 Piscataquis, ME 44 h
  20. 20 Somerset, ME 42 h

Most reliable counties

Counties with 10,000+ customers.

  1. 1 New York, NY 5 min
  2. 2 Monroe, MS 18 min
  3. 3 Burleigh, ND 19 min
  4. 4 Grant, WA 20 min
  5. 5 DeKalb, TN 21 min
  6. 6 Neosho, KS 22 min
  7. 7 Franklin, WA 23 min
  8. 8 Putnam, TN 25 min
  9. 9 Stanislaus, CA 26 min
  10. 10 Taylor, KY 27 min
  11. 11 Cass, IN 28 min
  12. 12 Lancaster, NE 28 min
  13. 13 Clay, IA 30 min
  14. 14 Ward, ND 30 min
  15. 15 Jackson, WI 34 min
  16. 16 Cochise, AZ 35 min
  17. 17 Madison, NE 35 min
  18. 18 Gunnison, CO 35 min
  19. 19 Daviess, IN 35 min
  20. 20 Roosevelt, NM 36 min

Slowest to restore

Median hours from a major outage's peak until 90% of customers are back. Counties with 3+ major outages.

  1. 1 Orleans, LA 4.0 d
  2. 2 Volusia, FL 3.3 d
  3. 3 Westchester, NY 2.9 d
  4. 4 Calhoun, MI 2.9 d
  5. 5 Travis, TX 2.7 d
  6. 6 Manatee, FL 2.7 d
  7. 7 Pulaski, AR 2.6 d
  8. 8 Marion, IN 2.5 d
  9. 9 Rapides, LA 2.5 d
  10. 10 Baltimore, MD 2.5 d
  11. 11 Howell, MO 2.4 d
  12. 12 Jefferson, KY 2.4 d
  13. 13 Monterey, CA 2.4 d
  14. 14 Burke, NC 2.4 d
  15. 15 Hidalgo, TX 2.3 d
  16. 16 Orange, FL 2.3 d
  17. 17 Seminole, FL 2.2 d
  18. 18 Bell, TX 2.2 d
  19. 19 Ottawa, MI 2.2 d
  20. 20 Spartanburg, SC 2.2 d

Large counties, most hours without power

Counties with 100,000+ customers.

  1. 1 Calcasieu, LA 48 h
  2. 2 Jefferson, LA 40 h
  3. 3 Orleans, LA 29 h
  4. 4 Brazoria, TX 28 h
  5. 5 Greenville, SC 25 h
  6. 6 Spartanburg, SC 25 h
  7. 7 St. Louis, MO 25 h
  8. 8 Santa Cruz, CA 24 h
  9. 9 Montgomery, TX 24 h
  10. 10 Pinellas, FL 23 h
  11. 11 Galveston, TX 23 h
  12. 12 Charlotte, FL 22 h
  13. 13 Anderson, SC 21 h
  14. 14 Marion, OR 21 h
  15. 15 Barnstable, MA 21 h
  16. 16 Wayne, MI 21 h
  17. 17 Buncombe, NC 20 h
  18. 18 Mobile, AL 20 h
  19. 19 Caddo, LA 19 h
  20. 20 East Baton Rouge, LA 18 h

States

Hours without power for the average customer in a typical year.

  1. 1 Louisiana 27 h
  2. 2 Maine 21 h
  3. 3 West Virginia 16 h
  4. 4 Michigan 13 h
  5. 5 South Carolina 9.6 h
  6. 6 Mississippi 9.4 h
  7. 7 Texas 9.0 h
  8. 8 North Carolina 8.3 h
  9. 9 Oklahoma 8.2 h
  10. 10 Vermont 8.2 h
  11. 11 Virginia 8.2 h
  12. 12 Arkansas 7.9 h
  13. 13 Florida 7.8 h
  14. 14 Oregon 7.8 h
  15. 15 Kentucky 7.6 h
  16. 16 Connecticut 7.3 h
  17. 17 New Hampshire 6.9 h
  18. 18 Alabama 6.7 h
  19. 19 Georgia 6.7 h
  20. 20 California 6.2 h