Outage Almanac

Virginia power outages

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

Virginia averaged 1.16 times the US outage time per person

That ranks 13 of 50 states and DC, where 1 has the most. October and March made up 28% of outage time. Records run from 2015 to 2023, and some counties start later.

Patrick County had the most outage time per resident of 119 rated counties.

Counties ranked by outage time

RankCountyMajor outages per yearLongest (hours)Times US rate
1Patrick County6.91095.21
2Amelia County1.71265.17
3Floyd County3.61075.01
4Prince Edward County1.91384.97
5Grayson County4.7934.88
6Bland County1.81204.68
7Mathews County1.41084.44
8Nottoway County1.31394.42
9Cumberland County1.91284.16
10Dinwiddie County3.01264.12
11Brunswick County1.21264.03
12Charles City County1.9723.76
13Pittsylvania County5.22863.60
14King and Queen County1.3903.29
15Giles County4.91083.28
16Halifax County3.71253.22
17Nelson County3.11283.18
18Goochland County4.21583.12
19Northumberland County0.9723.11
20Pulaski County5.31363.06
21Carroll County4.2873.05
22Amherst County5.9923.04
23Buckingham County2.21303.00
24Henry County7.21082.99
25Rappahannock County1.8442.94
26Danville City3.4592.90
27Buchanan County7.71732.86
28Dickenson County5.2762.84
28Lancaster County1.4762.84
30Scott County4.91102.76
31Albemarle County7.11602.65
32Wythe County2.71202.50
33Powhatan County3.21122.47
34Mecklenburg County2.11262.37
35Gloucester County3.01132.30
36Louisa County2.82002.13
37New Kent County1.6872.08
38Franklin County3.11062.04
38Smyth County4.7342.04
40Russell County5.1811.94
41King George County2.71321.90
42Appomattox County1.41181.87
43Campbell County4.01251.86
44Bedford County5.41061.79
45Fauquier County4.8891.78
45Fluvanna County2.31751.78
45Henrico County7.71011.78
48Madison County1.71231.76
49Essex County1.2481.74
50Orange County2.31611.66
51Petersburg City2.11001.64
52Botetourt County4.2801.61
53Westmoreland County1.7791.54
54Roanoke City5.1901.41
55Lynchburg City3.7981.38
56Culpeper County2.21481.35
57Stafford County2.61281.31
58Alleghany County2.7401.29
58Northampton County0.6601.29
60Washington County5.3441.26
61Montgomery County4.01381.21
61Rockbridge County3.4661.21
61Waynesboro City0.4481.21
64Hanover County3.91061.18
65Caroline County2.21221.16
66Greensville County1.1801.15
67Greene County1.6651.14
68King William County1.2851.11
68Tazewell County2.7491.11
70Accomack County0.7321.08
70Colonial Heights City1.0631.08
70Lee County1.6431.08
73Falls Church City1.4401.04
73James City County2.0691.04
75Virginia Beach City3.21121.02
76Chesterfield County5.01241.00
76Southampton County1.1441.00
78Wise County3.1570.96
79Augusta County2.0640.93
80Charlottesville City2.21020.92
80Surry County1.0220.92
80York County2.2780.92
83Clarke County1.3640.91
84Hampton City1.4740.89
84Newport News City2.1710.89
86Portsmouth City1.9800.86
87Poquoson City0.7360.84
87Spotsylvania County2.81800.84
87Warren County1.6490.84
90Norfolk City2.1910.80
91Fredericksburg City1.0810.79
92Staunton City1.0480.78
93Chesapeake City1.8880.77
94Shenandoah County1.6450.74
95Williamsburg City0.8450.73
96Suffolk City1.7800.71
97Prince George County1.4800.70
98Galax City0.4360.68
98Sussex County1.1820.68
100Isle of Wight County1.4650.67
101Roanoke County0.7240.66
101Rockingham County1.6530.66
103Arlington County2.6840.63
104Hopewell City1.0440.58
105Alexandria City3.0720.57
106Richmond City1.9840.54
107Page County0.7300.51
108Frederick County1.1520.47
109Emporia City0.2100.41
110Covington City0.0None0.36
111Lexington City0.5200.35
112Loudoun County2.8910.33
113Winchester City0.190.28
114Fairfax County1.8480.26
114Prince William County1.1900.26
116Buena Vista City0.0None0.19
117Richmond County0.0None0.18
118Manassas Park City0.180.09
119Radford City0.0None0.02

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

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