About 1 in 4 households experienced a power outage in the span of a year. Learn more in this America Counts story.





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America Counts: Stories Behind the Numbers

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How Do Power Outages Affect Households?

About 33.9 million or 1 in 4 households nationwide reported they were completely without power at least once in the 12 months before they were interviewed for the 2023 American Housing Survey (AHS).

Approximately 70% or 23.6 million of the households reporting an outage said at least one outage lasted 6 hours or more.

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A power outage occurs any time the flow of electricity to a home is interrupted due to circumstances beyond the user’s control.

Homeowners were more affected by power outages than renters: 28.3% of homeowners reported a power outage compared to 19.9% of renters.

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