Outage Almanac

US counties with the most outage time

The top 100 of 2,656 rated counties, ranked by outage time per resident from 2015 to 2023.

RankCountyStateMajor outages per yearLongest (hours)Times US rate
1Plumas CountyCalifornia10.957016.30
2St. Helena ParishLouisiana2.040814.07
3Beauregard ParishLouisiana4.340413.55
4Calaveras CountyCalifornia16.212612.93
5Tuolumne CountyCalifornia9.714912.86
6Sabine ParishLouisiana9.328712.73
7Calcasieu ParishLouisiana5.084512.43
8Alcona CountyMichigan7.710312.25
9Mariposa CountyCalifornia9.316112.21
10Lafourche ParishLouisiana3.21,03611.10
11Nevada CountyCalifornia10.813710.47
12Wayne CountyWest Virginia15.617810.36
13Red River ParishLouisiana4.212510.29
14St. John the Baptist ParishLouisiana3.933610.19
15Clay CountyWest Virginia9.113810.12
16Lincoln CountyWest Virginia15.417710.02
17Allen ParishLouisiana4.127710.01
18Amador CountyCalifornia8.31389.97
19Plaquemines ParishLouisiana2.62579.56
20St. Charles ParishLouisiana3.32909.41
21Lake CountyCalifornia8.31589.02
22Lincoln CountyMaine6.31328.79
23St. James ParishLouisiana3.11958.77
24Vernon ParishLouisiana7.63738.53
25Calhoun CountyWest Virginia4.3708.42
26Claiborne CountyMississippi4.21168.39
27Hancock CountyMaine7.91508.18
28Somerset CountyMaine6.31318.10
29Butte CountyCalifornia10.52107.86
30Elliott CountyKentucky1.01687.79
31Tangipahoa ParishLouisiana8.06387.71
32Ritchie CountyWest Virginia4.8807.65
33Natchitoches ParishLouisiana7.42807.51
34Jefferson ParishLouisiana5.91,0367.43
35Jefferson CountyMississippi2.91357.38
36Grant ParishLouisiana5.23377.36
37Caddo CountyOklahoma2.02137.30
38Roane CountyWest Virginia7.61717.26
39Ogemaw CountyMichigan6.21087.23
40El Dorado CountyCalifornia12.72357.18
41Mingo CountyWest Virginia13.8807.10
42Lawrence CountyKentucky4.21766.97
43De Soto ParishLouisiana8.21856.93
44Vilas CountyWisconsin4.7886.91
45Leslie CountyKentucky3.91116.83
46Franklin CountyMaine4.41226.78
47Dallas CountyArkansas2.3726.77
48Terrebonne ParishLouisiana4.44926.75
49Oscoda CountyMichigan4.7876.65
50Winn ParishLouisiana3.82556.55
51Arenac CountyMichigan5.2866.46
51Orange CountyTexas4.92936.46
53Assumption ParishLouisiana1.61956.44
53Waldo CountyMaine4.21446.44
55Oxford CountyMaine8.61326.41
56Union ParishLouisiana3.92406.26
56Marion CountyTexas2.32036.26
58Humboldt CountyCalifornia14.82356.22
59Doddridge CountyWest Virginia5.1606.03
60Orleans ParishLouisiana6.41995.97
61Liberty CountyFlorida1.21825.94
61Madison CountyFlorida1.21995.94
63Jefferson CountyFlorida1.61585.93
64Knott CountyKentucky5.01865.89
65Taylor CountyFlorida1.01725.88
65Tyler CountyWest Virginia2.6605.88
67Jackson ParishLouisiana3.31785.83
68Coosa CountyAlabama3.21135.81
69Sagadahoc CountyMaine4.81325.73
70Mendocino CountyCalifornia6.21965.70
71Bienville ParishLouisiana4.92075.67
72Del Norte CountyCalifornia4.71785.65
73Wilcox CountyAlabama2.31155.60
74St. Bernard ParishLouisiana2.21865.51
75Leon CountyTexas3.31365.49
76Amite CountyMississippi5.02055.45
77Gillespie CountyTexas1.52405.39
78Highlands CountyFlorida0.42315.35
79Caldwell ParishLouisiana1.81205.33
80Huron CountyMichigan6.4995.32
81Boone CountyWest Virginia10.8815.27
82Charlotte CountyFlorida1.82585.23
83Patrick CountyVirginia6.91095.21
84Lee CountyFlorida1.45025.20
85Gilmer CountyGeorgia6.01105.18
86Amelia CountyVirginia1.71265.17
87Livingston ParishLouisiana4.44625.11
88Iosco CountyMichigan6.61035.06
89East Feliciana ParishLouisiana2.62485.04
90Hamilton CountyFlorida1.42015.03
91Floyd CountyVirginia3.61075.01
91Marshall CountyWest Virginia10.81215.01
93Prince Edward CountyVirginia1.91384.97
94Kennebec CountyMaine5.81324.96
95Grayson CountyVirginia4.7934.88
96Hocking CountyOhio7.61704.84
97Jackson CountyWest Virginia7.01234.79
98Clare CountyMichigan5.0944.77
99Copiah CountyMississippi5.21234.75
100Dixie CountyFlorida0.81654.72

Times US rate compares each county with the national average. Small rural counties can rank high because one storm affects most residents. The records do not include outage causes. Read the method.