Gentry County, Missouri

County Distress Index: Normal · 44.0 | 6,287 people · 76th most distressed in Missouri

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Gentry County, MO falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 44.0 — 2075th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Community Vulnerability, where uninsured and disability rates are well above the national average. Within Missouri, it ranks 76th of 115 counties. Among its 6 neighboring counties, 4 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Gentry County's primary driver is Community Vulnerability at 67.3 — above the national median.

Community Vulnerability Primary driver 67.3
Uninsured Rate 82
Disability Rate 52
Income & Poverty 58.2
Poverty Rate 58
Income vs. State Median 57
Child Poverty Rate 59
Debt & Delinquency 35.6
Debt in Collections 37
Medical Debt 28
Student Loan Delinquency 59
Auto Loan Delinquency 43
Credit Card Delinquency 5
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 42
Employment & Wages 32.2
Unemployment Rate 10
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 43
Business Formation Rate 44
Housing Cost Burden 26.6
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 13
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 10
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 29
Homeownership Rate 48
Rent-to-Income Ratio 33

Scores are percentile-based: 50 = national median, higher = more distressed. The median line is shown on each bar.

Neighbors and Peers

How Gentry County compares to its 6 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Gentry County
Gentry County, MO 44.0 Normal
Harrison County, MO 54.1 Elevated +10.1
Worth County, MO 51.7 Elevated +7.7
Nodaway County, MO 43.9 Normal -0.1
DeKalb County, MO 41.9 Normal -2.1
Daviess County, MO 40.8 Normal -3.2
Andrew County, MO 32.8 Healthy -11.2

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Gentry County
Morton County, KS 43.9 Normal -0.0
Carroll County, MO 44.0 Normal +0.1
Johnson County, NE 43.9 Normal -0.1
Haines Borough, AK 43.8 Normal -0.1
Phillips County, MT 44.1 Normal +0.1

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