Outage Almanac

Texas power outages

250 counties with outage records. Pick one to see its history.

Texas averaged 0.90 times the US outage time per person

That ranks 20 of 50 states and DC, where 1 has the most. February and June made up 52% of outage time. Records run from 2015 to 2023, and some counties start later.

Orange County had the most outage time per resident of 189 rated counties.

Counties ranked by outage time

RankCountyMajor outages per yearLongest (hours)Times US rate
1Orange County4.92936.46
2Marion County2.32036.26
3Leon County3.31365.49
4Gillespie County1.52405.39
5Trinity County2.9754.44
6Gregg County8.71854.40
7Robertson County2.41143.67
8Upshur County3.41773.57
9Harrison County5.32053.42
10Cass County4.41843.30
11Tyler County2.91063.27
12Duval County1.7853.25
13Jefferson County5.73313.17
14Houston County2.3753.12
15Limestone County2.41642.76
16Rusk County7.2832.74
17Kerr County1.81622.71
18Chambers County4.2942.69
19Matagorda County2.6962.66
20Llano County0.7922.55
21Carson County0.71262.54
21Freestone County2.01642.54
23Willacy County1.21642.49
24Madison County1.6502.47
25Hardin County3.22852.42
26Lynn County1.11072.40
26Wood County3.11552.40
28San Jacinto County3.4992.35
29Brazoria County5.31532.33
30Comanche County1.1802.30
31Morris County1.61612.29
32Camp County1.61572.27
32Cherokee County5.7742.27
34Eastland County1.8792.23
35Zapata County0.7792.22
36Medina County1.6882.13
36Panola County2.8952.13
38Aransas County1.2792.08
39Brewster County1.0662.04
40Nacogdoches County4.21102.01
41Falls County1.91112.00
41Martin County0.6642.00
43Live Oak County0.8891.90
44Refugio County0.4791.81
45San Saba County0.2811.78
46Brooks County0.9681.77
47Angelina County4.31161.72
48Blanco County0.7741.71
49Titus County2.91301.70
49Uvalde County0.9831.70
51Goliad County0.4681.69
51Liberty County5.72161.69
51Stephens County0.8811.69
54La Salle County0.6801.68
55Red River County1.1711.66
56Galveston County4.07241.65
56Henderson County4.21011.65
58Dawson County0.9641.63
58Mitchell County1.1531.63
60Bandera County0.6791.62
61Anderson County3.6861.61
61Van Zandt County3.7941.61
63Smith County5.91531.57
64Calhoun County0.4821.55
65Hopkins County1.91161.54
66Grimes County1.9781.50
66Somervell County0.9801.50
68Bosque County0.7791.39
68Delta County1.0251.39
70Burleson County1.3651.37
70Cooke County1.4781.37
70Milam County2.31251.37
73Haskell County0.4441.36
74San Patricio County2.3871.34
75Val Verde County1.1841.31
76Montgomery County4.31161.28
76Travis County2.01791.28
78Walker County3.4781.25
79Jim Wells County2.0831.24
80Zavala County0.4801.23
81Kendall County1.2901.22
81Moore County0.91181.22
83Hidalgo County2.21961.21
84Bowie County5.4731.20
84Kleberg County1.3821.20
86McCulloch County0.5331.19
86Montague County0.7801.19
88Erath County1.01241.15
88Nueces County4.9881.15
90Maverick County1.4891.14
90Reeves County0.5681.14
92Archer County0.7611.12
93Childress County0.2681.10
94Hutchinson County0.41201.08
95Bell County3.91661.07
95Palo Pinto County1.0801.07
95Ward County1.1611.07
98Callahan County0.8641.06
99Pecos County0.9801.04
100Hansford County0.4411.02
100Nolan County1.3861.02
102Howard County1.9941.00
103Lee County0.6670.99
103Tom Green County1.3980.99
105Gray County0.71360.97
105Parker County2.3950.97
107Starr County0.9940.96
108Deaf Smith County1.4410.95
108Jackson County0.6840.95
108Lavaca County0.9540.95
111Brown County1.8790.93
112Castro County0.7200.92
112Frio County0.7800.92
112Polk County3.2480.92
115Dimmit County0.4520.91
116Floyd County0.3880.90
116Jones County0.7710.90
118Jack County0.7600.89
118Parmer County1.0220.89
118Rains County0.7330.89
118Shelby County1.8560.89
122Presidio County0.0None0.87
123Clay County1.2600.86
123Wilbarger County0.8640.86
125Dallas County1.41240.85
125Williamson County2.31750.85
127Midland County2.81040.83
128Cameron County2.21520.78
129Ector County2.6980.77
130Bastrop County1.4980.76
130Tarrant County1.8960.76
132Washington County0.9460.75
133DeWitt County0.8890.72
133Navarro County2.1780.72
135Ellis County3.7980.69
136McLennan County3.6920.68
137Andrews County0.7930.67
137Hunt County1.4850.67
139Young County0.4640.66
140Burnet County0.7460.65
140Hill County1.4730.65
140Taylor County1.3800.65
143Coryell County0.8960.63
143Gonzales County0.9430.63
145Potter County1.1780.62
146Wise County1.2920.60
147Comal County0.7760.59
148Brazos County1.0720.58
148Karnes County0.2850.58
150Webb County1.1800.56
151Bexar County1.3870.55
151Fort Bend County1.81170.55
153Grayson County2.2780.54
153Johnson County2.0800.54
153Rockwall County1.6860.54
153Wichita County1.4780.54
157Gaines County0.7420.52
158Atascosa County0.4760.51
159Lamar County1.1750.49
160Hale County0.3680.48
161Hamilton County0.5700.46
161Hood County0.4800.46
161Terry County0.4640.46
164Collin County0.8960.45
165Hays County0.6970.44
166Fannin County0.8780.43
166Victoria County0.8810.43
168Harris County0.91230.42
168Kaufman County1.6800.42
168Runnels County0.2250.42
171Lamb County0.4150.41
171Scurry County1.0300.41
173Denton County0.7970.40
173Winkler County0.3260.40
175Caldwell County0.8780.39
175Wilson County0.9280.39
177Dallam County0.2320.36
178Swisher County0.2530.34
178Yoakum County0.3180.34
180Randall County1.0750.33
181Hockley County0.3600.31
182Lampasas County0.3780.29
183Bailey County0.1170.28
184Guadalupe County1.0810.26
185Lubbock County0.81250.25
186El Paso County0.9350.23
187Jasper County0.3310.11
188Fayette County0.1100.09
189Coleman County0.0None0.08

Rank uses outage time per resident. Times US rate compares each county with the national average.

When outages hit Texas

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These counties have short histories, very small populations, or customer counts that look too high for the population.