Gentry County, MO Population

Overview

6,231

Total Population

39.9

Median age

50.91%

Female population %

96.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

66.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

11

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Gentry County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Gentry County is 39.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Gentry County's population under 18 was 24.65%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Gentry County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.08% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Gentry County, 20.69% were under the age of 15, 17.72% aged 15 to 29, 42.51% aged 30 to 64, 16.03% aged 65 to 84, and 3.05% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 113 more females than males in Gentry County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.91% females and 49.09% males in Gentry County, MO.
The Gentry County, MO gender ratio is 96.4:100 i.e. 96.4 men to 100 women (0.964).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 290.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 235.

Gentry County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Gentry County population: 96.34% are White, 0.29% are Black or African American, 0.59% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.63% are Asian, 0.11% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.85% are some other race and 1.19% are multiracial.
Gentry County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 11 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6,121 (98.23% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Gentry County is White with a population of 6,003 (96.34% of the total population).

Gentry County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 6,848 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Gentry County's population decreased by 99 (1.45%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Gentry County's population decreased by 615 (9.11%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Gentry County's population was lowest in year 2009 at 6,126.