Gentry County, MO flood risk explained
Flood hazard in Gentry County sits at the 27.1th national percentile, among the lowest flood hazard in the country; driven by inland rivers and flash flooding rather than the coast — FEMA's model puts a flood event here at about once every 2 years. That's a county-wide figure, not a per-address one — FEMA's parcel maps are a live lookup, not a bulk file.
Mandatory flood insurance compliance in Gentry County
0% of the homes FEMA requires to carry flood insurance in Gentry County — those inside the mapped Special Flood Hazard Area — actually have a policy in force: 0 policies against 50 mandated structures, which means a meaningful share of legally-required coverage simply isn't there. Looking beyond the mandated zone, 0% of all residential structures in Gentry County carry flood coverage voluntarily or otherwise — relevant because most NFIP claims nationally come from outside the mapped SFHA.
How Gentry County compares nationally
Among the 3144 US counties FEMA scores for flood hazard, Gentry County ranks 2342 — 1 being the highest hazard nationally — and 2714 by population among all 3144 counties covered here, where 1 is the largest. Gentry County, Missouri covers 491.422 square miles and counts roughly 6,298 residents.
What to do next if you own or are buying in Gentry County
Across all of Gentry County's 4,716 residential structures, 0 carry an NFIP policy today — a county-wide count that still can't tell you one address's own mapped zone.
Where Gentry County's figures come from
Every figure on this page traces to a named FEMA dataset, documented in the methodology guide. If you're unsure why any of this insurance requirement exists at all, the SFHA explainer covers it from first principles.