| | Waseca County | MN | 27161 | | | | Non-metropolitan | nonmetro county (rural) | manufacturing-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=WasecaCounty+MN |
| | Washington County | MN | 27163 | | Minneapolis-St.
Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 33460 | Minneapolis-St. Paul,
MN-WI 378 | Central | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=WashingtonCounty+MN |
| | Watonwan County | MN | 27165 | | | | Non-metropolitan | nonmetro county (rural) | farm-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=WatonwanCounty+MN |
| | Wilkin County | MN | 27167 | | Wahpeton, ND-MN 47420 | Fargo-Wahpeton, ND-MN 244 | Outlying | nonmetro county (rural) | farm-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=WilkinCounty+MN |
| | Winona County | MN | 27169 | | Winona, MN 49100 | | Central | nonmetro county (rural) | manufacturing-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=WinonaCounty+MN |
| | Wright County | MN | 27171 | | Minneapolis-St.
Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 33460 | Minneapolis-St. Paul,
MN-WI 378 | Central | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=WrightCounty+MN |
| | Yellow Medicine County | MN | 27173 | | | | Non-metropolitan | nonmetro county (rural) | farm-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=YellowMedicineCounty+MN |