Outage Almanac

Minnesota power outages

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

Minnesota averaged 0.37 times the US outage time per person

That ranks 44 of 50 states and DC, where 1 has the most. July and June made up 40% of outage time. Records run from 2015 to 2023, and some counties start later.

Cass County had the most outage time per resident of 79 rated counties.

Counties ranked by outage time

RankCountyMajor outages per yearLongest (hours)Times US rate
1Cass County3.41093.08
2Aitkin County2.1661.94
3Pipestone County0.7911.70
4Itasca County3.61041.54
5Stevens County1.0391.50
6Hubbard County1.7681.46
7Lake County1.41031.40
8St. Louis County5.01081.28
9Koochiching County0.9691.26
10Pine County1.81061.24
11Crow Wing County2.0681.11
12Todd County2.1691.01
13Carlton County1.6880.95
14Otter Tail County2.1640.90
15Lincoln County0.5400.80
16Morrison County1.8380.76
17Murray County0.4880.68
18Rock County0.9240.66
18Sibley County1.2380.66
20Wabasha County0.7460.51
21Le Sueur County0.4480.43
21Washington County2.4640.43
23Beltrami County0.6560.42
24Grant County0.1380.40
24Waseca County0.3580.40
26Goodhue County0.8700.39
27Hennepin County1.3980.38
27Yellow Medicine County0.6350.38
29Chisago County1.2270.36
30Rice County0.4750.35
31Chippewa County0.5160.33
31Ramsey County2.6510.33
33Dodge County0.5390.32
33Kandiyohi County0.7540.32
35Swift County0.2280.31
36Isanti County0.8420.30
37Pope County0.2260.29
38Mille Lacs County0.8250.26
39Carver County1.0360.25
40Benton County0.2130.24
41Polk County0.5460.23
42Wadena County0.3230.22
43Wright County0.4300.21
44Blue Earth County0.6360.20
45Stearns County0.8350.19
46Dakota County0.9420.18
46Kanabec County0.4160.18
48Houston County0.180.16
49Redwood County0.3100.15
49Winona County0.6390.15
51Lyon County0.4160.14
52Anoka County1.2410.13
52Mahnomen County0.0None0.13
54Becker County0.3200.12
54Big Stone County0.2120.12
54Freeborn County0.2660.12
54McLeod County0.2120.12
54Scott County0.3120.12
59Sherburne County0.0None0.11
60Norman County0.0None0.10
60Wilkin County0.190.10
62Clay County0.2100.09
62Meeker County0.3130.09
62Olmsted County0.2440.09
62Renville County0.0None0.09
66Douglas County0.1220.07
66Nicollet County0.0None0.07
68Marshall County0.0None0.06
68Steele County0.3380.06
70Faribault County0.0None0.03
70Fillmore County0.0None0.03
70Martin County0.180.03
73Watonwan County0.0None0.02
74Nobles County0.0None0.01
74Roseau County0.0None0.01
76Brown County0.0None0.00
76Clearwater County0.0None0.00
76Jackson County0.0None0.00
76Mower County0.0None0.00

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

When outages hit Minnesota

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