[1] Located in northeast Wisconsin, the district comprises parts of eastern Outagamie County and western Brown County, including the city of Seymour, most of the city of Little Chute, and the northern half of Kaukauna.

The district also includes all of the Oneida reservation spanning the two counties.

[2] The district is represented by Republican Joy Goeben, since January 2023.

Act 304) which first established the numbered district system, replacing the previous system which allocated districts to specific counties.

[6] Other than the 1982 court ordered redistricting plan, which temporarily moved the 5th district to Milwaukee County,[7] the district has remained in the same vicinity of eastern Outagamie County.