Jury Pool Profile
Gentry County, Missouri
- County seat
- Albany
- Judicial district
- 4th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 6,384
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 6,245.
At a glance
Gentry County is a 6,384-person venue. The county population is 95% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $59,821, $11,762 below the MO state median of $71,583; 21.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 41.2% of covered employment, average pay $42,636/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.18%, below the 3.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 76% to 80% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 6,245
- Median household income
- $55,848
- Unemployment
- 3.2%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 95% / 0%.
Gentry County has a population of 6,245, with a median age of 40.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 94.7%; Black residents 0.4%. Independently, 2.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $59,821; 21.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 13.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 41% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 41.2% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 17.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.18%, below the Missouri state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 79%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Gentry County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 80.5% in 2024, 79.7% in 2020, 76.0% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 63% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Spanish. Veterans account for 8.9% of the adult civilian population (411 individuals).