Menominee County, Wisconsin

The least populous of Wisconsin's 72 counties.

CountyFIPS 55078

Within Wisconsin

Menominee County, highlighted, with the areas around it. Boundaries generalised from the 2025 Census cartographic boundary file; neighbour fills carry no data. The dot marks Keshena, the county seat, located via the 2025 Census Gazetteer.

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Population: 4,199; -59 (-1.4%) since 2020
Land area: 357.6; square miles. A further 2.0% of the total area is water
Population density: 11.7; people per square mile, computed rather than published
County seat: Keshena; Seat of county government.
Established: 1959; 66 years ago
Largest city: Not available; No incorporated place lies within this county.

Satellite view

Aerial imagery of Menominee County with its boundary drawn on top. A map shows you the shape; this shows you what is inside it, and which side of the line a place falls on.

Aerial view of Menominee County, Wisconsin from the USGS National Map, with its boundary outlined — Imagery: USGS National Map, USGS Imagery Only, public domain, requested from USGS by your browser when you reach this point on the page, at 800 by 618 pixels. The boundary is the 2025 Census cartographic boundary file, reprojected to Web Mercator to match the imagery. You can also open the USGS National Map viewer.

Where Menominee County ranks

Position among the 72 counties of Wisconsin, and among all 3,144 US counties and county-equivalents. Computed from the figures on this page.

Measure	Value	In Wisconsin	Nationally
Population	4,199	72nd of 72	2,872nd of 3,144
Land area	357.6 sq mi	64th of 72	2,663rd of 3,144
Population density	11.7 per sq mi	67th of 72	2,505th of 3,144
Median household income	$62,108	64th of 72	1,889th of 3,143

Full data for Menominee County

Every figure below is attributed to the Census Bureau product it came from, with the vintage of that product.
Measure	Value	Source and vintage
Population	4,199	Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
Population in 2020	4,258	Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
2020 estimates base?	4,250	Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
Land area	357.6 sq mi	2025 Gazetteer Files
Water area	7.3 sq mi	2025 Gazetteer Files
Total area	365 sq mi	2025 Gazetteer Files
Population density?	11.7 per sq mi	Computed: Vintage 2025 estimates divided by 2025 Gazetteer land area
Median household income	$62,108	American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Median home value	$110,200	American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Median age	34.3	American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Households	1,405	American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Housing units	2,186	American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates

Sources: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026; US Census Bureau, Gazetteer Files, 2025 Gazetteer Files, released 10 September 2025; US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, released 29 January 2026. Population density is computed here, not published: it divides the Vintage 2025 population estimate by the 2025 Gazetteer land area, which are two different Census products. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

How the population changed

The Census Bureau publishes the components behind an estimate, not just the total. For the year to July 2025:

Births minus deaths: -34; 63 births, 97 deaths
Net migration: +2; More people moved in than moved out.

Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

The 3 areas bordering Menominee County

Ordered by the length of the border actually shared, which the Census Bureau publishes in its county adjacency file and which no other county reference presents.

Bordering area	State	Shared border	Population
Shawano County	Wisconsin	36 mi	41,560
Oconto County	Wisconsin	26 mi	40,195
Langlade County	Wisconsin	23 mi	19,534

Source: US Census Bureau, County Adjacency File, 2025 County Adjacency File, released 15 September 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

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Data on this page last rebuilt 30 August 2026. How these figures are produced.