Menominee County, Wisconsin

County Distress Index: Serious · 69.4 | 4,226 people · 1st most distressed in Wisconsin

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Menominee County, WI shows significant household financial distress with a score of 69.4 — 240th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Income & Poverty, where poverty rates are high and household incomes lag well behind state and national medians. Within Wisconsin, it ranks 1st of 72 counties. It scores higher than all 3 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Menominee County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 95.0 — worse than roughly 95% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 95.0
Poverty Rate 95
Income vs. State Median 95
Child Poverty Rate 95
Debt & Delinquency 70.4
Debt in Collections 95
Medical Debt 84
Student Loan Delinquency 21
Auto Loan Delinquency 95
Credit Card Delinquency 82
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 46
Community Vulnerability 69.0
Uninsured Rate 95
Disability Rate 43
Employment & Wages 59.6
Unemployment Rate 55
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 57
Business Formation Rate 67
Housing Cost Burden 53.0
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 38
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 88
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 13
Homeownership Rate 55
Rent-to-Income Ratio 70

Scores are percentile-based: 50 = national median, higher = more distressed. The median line is shown on each bar.

Neighbors and Peers

How Menominee County compares to its 3 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Menominee County
Menominee County, WI 69.4 Serious
Langlade County, WI 44.3 Normal -25.1
Shawano County, WI 38.4 Normal -31.0
Oconto County, WI 30.9 Healthy -38.5

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Menominee County
Kemper County, MS 69.5 Serious +0.1
Treutlen County, GA 69.6 Serious +0.2
Menard County, TX 69.6 Serious +0.2
Marion County, GA 69.7 Serious +0.3
Wolfe County, KY 69.1 Serious -0.3

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