| | Aitkin County | MN | 27001 | | | | Non-metropolitan | nonmetro county (rural) | recreation | https://maps.google.com/?q=AitkinCounty+MN |
| | Anoka County | MN | 27003 | | Minneapolis-St.
Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 33460 | Minneapolis-St. Paul,
MN-WI 378 | Central | metro county (urban) | manufacturing-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=AnokaCounty+MN |
| | Becker County | MN | 27005 | | | | Non-metropolitan | nonmetro county (rural) | recreation | https://maps.google.com/?q=BeckerCounty+MN |
| | Beltrami County | MN | 27007 | | Bemidji, MN 13420 | | Central | nonmetro county (rural) | recreation | https://maps.google.com/?q=BeltramiCounty+MN |
| | Benton County | MN | 27009 | | St. Cloud, MN 41060 | Minneapolis-St. Paul,
MN-WI 378 | Central | metro county (urban) | manufacturing-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=BentonCounty+MN |
| | Big Stone County | MN | 27011 | | | | Non-metropolitan | nonmetro county (rural) | farm-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=BigStoneCounty+MN |
| | Blue Earth County | MN | 27013 | | Mankato-North Mankato, MN 31860 | Mankato-New Ulm-North
Mankato, 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-North
Mankato, MN 359 | Central | nonmetro county (rural) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=BrownCounty+MN |
| | Carlton County | MN | 27017 | | Duluth, MN-WI 20260 | | Outlying | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=CarltonCounty+MN |
| | Carver County | MN | 27019 | | Minneapolis-St.
Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 33460 | Minneapolis-St. Paul,
MN-WI 378 | Central | metro county (urban) | manufacturing-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=CarverCounty+MN |