Outage time by state
Outage time per resident, shown as a multiple of the US average of 1.00. Data from 2015 to 2023.
1Louisiana5.102Maine4.373West Virginia3.144Michigan2.255Florida1.976Vermont1.617Mississippi1.518Oklahoma1.439New Hampshire1.2610Arkansas1.2311North Carolina1.2312Rhode Island1.1813Virginia1.1614Oregon1.1215Alabama1.0916Kentucky1.0417Alaska0.9918South Carolina0.9419Tennessee0.9420Texas0.9021New Jersey0.9022California0.9023Georgia0.8924Massachusetts0.8825Iowa0.8526Washington0.8027Ohio0.7728Pennsylvania0.7429Hawaii0.6630New York0.6231Indiana0.6032Montana0.5833Wisconsin0.5534Missouri0.5235South Dakota0.4936Idaho0.4837Kansas0.4738Illinois0.4239Nebraska0.4140Delaware0.4041Maryland0.3942New Mexico0.3943Utah0.3844Minnesota0.3745District of Columbia0.3646Colorado0.3347Wyoming0.3248North Dakota0.2949Nevada0.2450Arizona0.22
Connecticut, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands are not included yet.
Counties with the most outage time
Rated counties only, ranked by outage time per resident.
| Rank | County | State | Major outages per year | Longest (hours) | Times US rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plumas County | California | 10.9 | 570 | 16.30 |
| 2 | St. Helena Parish | Louisiana | 2.0 | 408 | 14.07 |
| 3 | Beauregard Parish | Louisiana | 4.3 | 404 | 13.55 |
| 4 | Calaveras County | California | 16.2 | 126 | 12.93 |
| 5 | Tuolumne County | California | 9.7 | 149 | 12.86 |
| 6 | Sabine Parish | Louisiana | 9.3 | 287 | 12.73 |
| 7 | Calcasieu Parish | Louisiana | 5.0 | 845 | 12.43 |
| 8 | Alcona County | Michigan | 7.7 | 103 | 12.25 |
| 9 | Mariposa County | California | 9.3 | 161 | 12.21 |
| 10 | Lafourche Parish | Louisiana | 3.2 | 1,036 | 11.10 |
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