PlainSpending

Menominee County

$73.7M in FY2025 federal spending, $17,321 per capita.

Wisconsin · FIPS 55078

In FY2025, Menominee County in Wisconsin received $73.7M in federal spending - $17,321 per capita for a population of 4,255. This is 10.7% above the national average and 9.6% below the Wisconsin average. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #5 of 72 Wisconsin counties.

Total spending
$73.7M
Per capita
$17,321
vs. national avg
+10.7%
Fiscal year
FY2025

The verdict

Menominee County posts top-10% federal per-capita spending nationally.

National per-capita rank
Top 6%
of 3,232 US counties
Per-capita spending
$17,321
Wisconsin rank
#5 of 72

How Menominee County Compares

Per-capita federal spending: Menominee County vs. Wisconsin and the nation

Top 6% nationally
Menominee County$17,321Wisconsin avg$19,169National avg$15,647

Source: USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.

Population: 4,255 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.

How Menominee County Ranks Nationally

Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties

All 3,232 US counties, FY2025

$17,321 Top 6% higher than 94% of 3,224 US counties

This county $0 $20K+ all US counties, per-capita spending, bucketed by value

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Source USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates

Menominee County Among Wisconsin's Largest Counties

Population vs. per-capita spending: Wisconsin's biggest counties

The 16 largest-population counties in Wisconsin by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Menominee County is highlighted. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 16 entities by Population (X) and Spending per capita ($) (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. 0500,0001,000,000 $0$20,000$40,000$60,000$80,000$100,000$120,000 Population Spending per capita ($) Large and spending-intensiveSmall population, outsized spendingLarge population, modest per-residentSmaller footprint both ways
The 16 largest-population counties in Wisconsin by FY2025 federal spending, plotted by population against spending per resident. Bubble size tracks total spending; Menominee County is highlighted.
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County Population Per capita Total spending
Milwaukee County 939,489 $6,376 $6.0B
Dane County 561,504 $96,863 $54.4B
Waukesha County 406,978 $7,959 $3.2B
Brown County 268,740 $6,595 $1.8B
Racine County 197,727 $6,617 $1.3B
Outagamie County 190,705 $7,226 $1.4B
Winnebago County 171,730 $21,391 $3.7B
Kenosha County 169,151 $6,400 $1.1B
Rock County 163,687 $9,463 $1.5B
Marathon County 138,013 $6,581 $908.3M
Washington County 136,761 $7,004 $957.9M
La Crosse County 120,784 $28,100 $3.4B
Sheboygan County 118,034 $6,979 $823.8M
Walworth County 106,478 $6,885 $733.1M
Eau Claire County 105,710 $6,379 $674.3M
Menominee County (this county) 4,255 $17,321 $73.7M

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much federal spending did Menominee County, Wisconsin receive?
Menominee County received $73.7M in total federal spending during Fiscal Year 2025. This equates to $17,321 per capita for the county's population of 4,255.
How does Menominee County's per capita spending compare to the national average?
Menominee County's per capita federal spending of $17,321 is 10.7% above the national average of $15,647. Compared to the Wisconsin average of $19,169, it is 9.6% below.
What is the population of Menominee County, Wisconsin?
Menominee County has a population of 4,255 according to Census Bureau estimates. This population figure is used to calculate the per capita federal spending of $17,321.
Data Source: USASpending.gov (U.S. Department of the Treasury), Fiscal Year 2025. Population denominators are U.S. Census Bureau vintage estimates. County-level spending includes all federal awards with place of performance in this county; OMB budget categorizations are reflected at the agency level.

Every figure on PlainSpending is computed directly from USASpending.gov award-transaction data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page aggregates every federal award with a place-of-performance in this county, live from the dataset. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.