Nebraska averaged 0.41 times the US outage time per person
That ranks 39 of 50 states and DC, where 1 has the most. July and June made up 62% of outage time. Records run from 2015 to 2023, and some counties start later.
Cass County had the most outage time per resident of 35 rated counties.
Counties ranked by outage time
| Rank | County | Major outages per year | Longest (hours) | Times US rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cass County | 0.9 | 116 | 1.30 |
| 2 | Washington County | 1.0 | 28 | 1.17 |
| 3 | Douglas County | 1.6 | 152 | 0.70 |
| 4 | Saunders County | 1.1 | 66 | 0.69 |
| 5 | Sarpy County | 1.1 | 125 | 0.60 |
| 6 | Richardson County | 0.2 | 49 | 0.59 |
| 7 | Dawes County | 0.1 | 11 | 0.45 |
| 8 | Holt County | 0.1 | 45 | 0.36 |
| 9 | Fillmore County | 0.2 | 24 | 0.30 |
| 10 | Keith County | 0.1 | 24 | 0.28 |
| 11 | Johnson County | 0.0 | None | 0.26 |
| 12 | Jefferson County | 0.0 | None | 0.24 |
| 13 | Dakota County | 0.1 | 17 | 0.19 |
| 13 | Seward County | 0.4 | 29 | 0.19 |
| 15 | Burt County | 0.0 | None | 0.18 |
| 15 | Dodge County | 0.4 | 42 | 0.18 |
| 17 | Nemaha County | 0.2 | 26 | 0.17 |
| 18 | Gage County | 0.4 | 13 | 0.16 |
| 19 | York County | 0.1 | 14 | 0.15 |
| 20 | Knox County | 0.1 | 8 | 0.12 |
| 20 | Otoe County | 0.6 | 30 | 0.12 |
| 20 | Saline County | 0.0 | None | 0.12 |
| 23 | Hamilton County | 0.0 | None | 0.11 |
| 24 | Red Willow County | 0.0 | None | 0.10 |
| 25 | Madison County | 0.0 | None | 0.09 |
| 26 | Buffalo County | 0.2 | 12 | 0.08 |
| 26 | Dawson County | 0.1 | 9 | 0.08 |
| 26 | Scotts Bluff County | 0.1 | 11 | 0.08 |
| 29 | Dixon County | 0.0 | None | 0.06 |
| 30 | Thurston County | 0.0 | None | 0.04 |
| 31 | Cedar County | 0.0 | None | 0.02 |
| 31 | Lancaster County | 0.0 | None | 0.02 |
| 33 | Colfax County | 0.0 | None | 0.01 |
| 34 | Kearney County | 0.0 | None | 0.00 |
| 34 | Lincoln County | 0.0 | None | 0.00 |
Rank uses outage time per resident. Times US rate compares each county with the national average.
When outages hit Nebraska
Share of the state's customer-hours by month.
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
JanJFebFMarMAprAMayMJunJJulJAugASepSOctONovNDecD
Not rated
These counties have short histories, very small populations, or customer counts that look too high for the population.
Get ready before the next storm season
Get a short email before storm and winter seasons with what to check at home. No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
See our privacy policy.