| | Sherburne County | MN | 27141 | | Minneapolis-St.
Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 33460 | Minneapolis-St. Paul,
MN-WI 378 | Central | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=SherburneCounty+MN |
| | Stearns County | MN | 27145 | | St. Cloud, MN 41060 | Minneapolis-St. Paul,
MN-WI 378 | Central | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=StearnsCounty+MN |
| | Steele County | MN | 27147 | | Owatonna, MN 36940 | Minneapolis-St. Paul,
MN-WI 378 | Central | nonmetro county (rural) | manufacturing-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=SteeleCounty+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 |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
| | Brown County | MN | 27015 | | New Ulm, MN 35580 | Mankato-New Ulm, MN 359 | Central | nonmetro county (rural) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=BrownCounty+MN |
| | Nicollet County | MN | 27103 | | Mankato, MN 31860 | Mankato-New Ulm, MN 359 | Central | metro county (urban) | manufacturing-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=NicolletCounty+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 |
| | 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 |