[3] The county's name comes from an Ojibwe word meaning "wild rice eater" used to describe the Menominee people.

[1] Menominee County is part of the Marinette, WI–MI micropolitan statistical area.

Menominee County operates the County jail, maintains rural roads, operates the major local courts, records deeds, mortgages, and vital records, administers public health regulations, and participates with the state in the provision of social services.

The county board of commissioners controls the budget and has limited authority to make laws or ordinances.

In Michigan, most local government functions – police and fire, building and zoning, tax assessment, street maintenance etc.