Outage Almanac

Kentucky power outages

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

Kentucky averaged 1.04 times the US outage time per person

That ranks 16 of 50 states and DC, where 1 has the most. March and February made up 45% of outage time. Records run from 2015 to 2023, and some counties start later.

Elliott County had the most outage time per resident of 114 rated counties.

Counties ranked by outage time

RankCountyMajor outages per yearLongest (hours)Times US rate
1Elliott County1.01687.79
2Lawrence County4.21766.97
3Leslie County3.91116.83
4Knott County5.01865.89
5Martin County4.1714.71
6Carter County2.61814.36
7Perry County6.02124.35
8Letcher County4.91584.18
9Breathitt County3.92133.76
10Jackson County2.2583.52
11Edmonson County0.91403.34
12Pike County8.7823.21
13Boyd County2.31803.12
14Woodford County1.61243.04
15Johnson County3.41233.02
15Menifee County1.4783.02
17Lee County1.7752.81
18Wayne County2.6662.73
19Floyd County5.4942.50
20Trigg County1.3702.27
21Lewis County2.6842.13
22Magoffin County1.8802.12
23Butler County0.61182.09
24Grayson County1.01501.99
25Clinton County1.6661.96
26Rockcastle County1.0881.93
27Todd County0.8761.84
28McCreary County1.6661.66
28Russell County1.4541.66
30Allen County1.1961.64
31Clay County2.0581.57
32Metcalfe County1.0941.55
33Monroe County0.9441.54
34Greenup County2.31821.50
35Rowan County1.61221.36
36Lyon County0.6571.32
37Bath County1.2771.28
38Pulaski County2.9661.27
39Hart County0.81221.26
40Bracken County0.8501.25
40Fulton County0.6701.25
42Washington County0.3901.14
43Estill County1.1881.13
44Hopkins County1.0931.11
45Anderson County1.2981.09
45Oldham County3.11381.09
47Warren County1.14031.08
48Fayette County1.81441.04
48Hancock County0.9641.04
50Fleming County1.4561.03
51Logan County0.91000.97
51Ohio County1.41010.97
53Lincoln County0.9730.96
54McLean County0.7460.95
55Muhlenberg County0.8970.92
56Powell County0.9560.91
57Bell County1.2500.90
58Cumberland County0.3180.88
59Calloway County1.9510.83
59Laurel County1.4730.83
59Marshall County1.1370.83
62Bourbon County1.01000.81
63Ballard County0.4260.80
64Jefferson County2.71480.79
65Harlan County1.9420.78
65Pendleton County0.9520.78
67Barren County0.91000.76
67Gallatin County0.8360.76
67Nelson County1.41010.76
67Whitley County0.8900.76
71Mason County1.2450.72
72Nicholas County0.4460.71
73Owen County0.6390.70
74Graves County1.4400.69
75Montgomery County1.0910.68
76Breckinridge County1.6500.67
77Caldwell County0.6940.66
78Knox County1.2730.65
79Marion County0.3790.64
80Grant County1.1310.63
80Livingston County0.3190.63
82Christian County1.01160.62
83Bullitt County1.71180.58
84Carroll County0.3330.56
84Spencer County0.8570.56
86Scott County0.91060.54
87Campbell County2.3390.52
87Casey County0.8520.52
87Larue County0.3930.52
90Harrison County0.7500.51
90Union County0.7310.51
92Garrard County0.6650.50
92Jessamine County0.7980.50
94Trimble County0.2220.49
95Kenton County2.7630.47
96Henry County0.6500.45
96Madison County1.2720.45
98Franklin County0.71230.44
98Mercer County0.6770.44
100Clark County1.0930.43
101Meade County0.7730.42
102Crittenden County0.3230.41
103Boyle County0.7520.39
104Boone County1.4560.38
105Daviess County1.2710.36
106Hardin County0.8980.35
106Simpson County0.1560.35
108Henderson County0.8500.34
109McCracken County1.0600.30
110Shelby County1.0720.29
111Morgan County0.4420.23
112Green County0.1550.21
113Adair County0.2530.18
114Taylor County0.1520.09

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

When outages hit Kentucky

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