| | Hennepin County | MN | 27053 | | Minneapolis-St.
Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 33460 | Minneapolis-St. Paul,
MN-WI 378 | Central | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=HennepinCounty+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 |
| | Isanti County | MN | 27059 | | Minneapolis-St.
Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 33460 | Minneapolis-St. Paul,
MN-WI 378 | Outlying | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=IsantiCounty+MN |
| | Le Sueur County | MN | 27079 | | Minneapolis-St.
Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 33460 | Minneapolis-St. Paul,
MN-WI 378 | Outlying | metro county (urban) | manufacturing-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=LeSueurCounty+MN |
| | Mille Lacs County | MN | 27095 | | Minneapolis-St.
Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 33460 | Minneapolis-St. Paul,
MN-WI 378 | Outlying | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=MilleLacsCounty+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 |
| | Olmsted County | MN | 27109 | | Rochester, MN 40340 | Rochester-Austin-Winona,
MN 462 | Central | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=OlmstedCounty+MN |
| | Polk County | MN | 27119 | | Grand Forks, ND-MN 24220 | | Central | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=PolkCounty+MN |
| | Ramsey County | MN | 27123 | | Minneapolis-St.
Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 33460 | Minneapolis-St. Paul,
MN-WI 378 | Central | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=RamseyCounty+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 |