| | Waseca County | MN | 27161 | | | | | nonmetro county (rural) | manufacturing-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=WasecaCounty+MN |
| | Watonwan County | MN | 27165 | | | | | nonmetro county (rural) | farm-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=WatonwanCounty+MN |
| | Yellow Medicine County | MN | 27173 | | | | | nonmetro county (rural) | farm-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=YellowMedicineCounty+MN |
| | Carlton County | MN | 27017 | | Duluth, MN-WI 20260 | Duluth-Grand Rapids,
MN-WI 228 | Outlying | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=CarltonCounty+MN |
| | Itasca County | MN | 27061 | | Grand Rapids, MN 24330 | Duluth-Grand Rapids,
MN-WI 228 | Central | nonmetro county (rural) | recreation | https://maps.google.com/?q=ItascaCounty+MN |
| | St. Louis County | MN | 27137 | | Duluth, MN-WI 20260 | Duluth-Grand Rapids,
MN-WI 228 | Central | metro county (urban) | recreation | https://maps.google.com/?q=St.LouisCounty+MN |
| | Clay County | MN | 27027 | | Fargo, ND-MN 22020 | Fargo-Wahpeton, ND-MN 244 | Central | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=ClayCounty+MN |
| | Wilkin County | MN | 27167 | | Wahpeton, ND-MN 47420 | Fargo-Wahpeton, ND-MN 244 | Central | nonmetro county (rural) | farm-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=WilkinCounty+MN |
| | Houston County | MN | 27055 | | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN 29100 | La
Crosse-Onalaska-Sparta,
WI-MN 317 | Central | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=HoustonCounty+MN |
| | Blue Earth County | MN | 27013 | | Mankato, MN 31860 | Mankato-New Ulm, MN 359 | Central | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=BlueEarthCounty+MN |