Outage Almanac

Ohio power outages

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

Ohio averaged 0.77 times the US outage time per person

That ranks 27 of 50 states and DC, where 1 has the most. June and March made up 29% of outage time. Records run from 2015 to 2023, and some counties start later.

Hocking County had the most outage time per resident of 88 rated counties.

Counties ranked by outage time

RankCountyMajor outages per yearLongest (hours)Times US rate
1Hocking County7.61704.84
2Harrison County4.91133.04
3Morgan County3.2802.90
4Meigs County4.2532.41
5Pike County3.4802.37
6Lawrence County3.01032.35
7Geauga County5.01112.20
8Vinton County3.2542.15
9Ashtabula County4.3961.98
10Perry County4.91021.93
11Athens County5.4561.88
12Adams County2.8681.77
13Monroe County1.9901.69
14Holmes County1.91801.63
15Carroll County2.9641.59
16Knox County3.21401.57
17Belmont County3.2991.55
18Ross County4.4981.44
19Jefferson County4.6741.40
20Tuscarawas County2.41131.39
21Gallia County2.4631.36
22Jackson County3.0681.35
23Brown County3.2601.33
24Columbiana County3.2841.30
25Morrow County1.01361.26
25Washington County3.2621.26
27Noble County1.2631.22
27Scioto County3.1641.22
29Ottawa County1.8521.21
30Highland County2.1831.17
31Lake County4.71141.16
32Coshocton County1.41131.10
32Richland County3.41631.10
34Ashland County2.01391.08
34Guernsey County3.1511.08
36Portage County3.8931.07
37Trumbull County3.71061.05
38Muskingum County3.3901.00
39Clermont County5.2740.97
40Clinton County2.3530.96
41Cuyahoga County3.61440.85
41Fairfield County3.61280.85
43Wayne County1.61870.84
44Preble County2.6540.80
45Mahoning County2.81100.78
46Pickaway County2.4270.76
47Licking County3.1680.71
48Erie County1.8620.70
48Hamilton County3.2820.70
48Stark County3.2910.70
51Huron County1.2680.68
52Franklin County1.61520.64
52Summit County3.0850.64
54Montgomery County3.0730.57
55Fayette County1.4300.56
56Paulding County0.3620.55
57Hancock County1.4440.53
58Logan County1.2450.52
58Van Wert County0.9600.52
60Delaware County2.7320.51
61Crawford County1.2600.50
62Wyandot County0.8410.48
63Allen County1.4280.47
64Hardin County1.1270.46
65Greene County2.6660.44
65Warren County1.7580.44
67Lucas County2.61010.43
68Champaign County0.8480.42
69Madison County0.4220.41
69Sandusky County0.8720.41
71Defiance County0.2250.39
72Butler County1.6590.38
72Lorain County2.6880.38
74Fulton County1.0300.36
75Medina County1.1530.35
76Henry County0.4220.32
76Marion County0.6430.32
76Miami County2.1320.32
76Shelby County0.4120.32
80Clark County1.4240.31
80Mercer County0.4140.31
82Seneca County0.4470.29
83Darke County0.3200.28
84Putnam County0.6350.26
85Wood County0.9230.24
86Williams County0.8320.19
87Union County0.3100.17
88Auglaize County0.1270.11

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

When outages hit Ohio

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