All of the 13 Regional Development Commissions in Minnesota were designated in 1973.
Northwest Regional Development Commission 1973 Headwaters Development Commission 1971 Arrowhead Regional Development Commission 1969 West Central Initiative 1985 Region Five Development Commission 1973 Upper Minnesota Valley Regional Development Commission 1973 Mid-Minnesota Development Commission 1973 West Central Development Commission (Dissolved in 1982) 1973 East-Central Development Commission 1973 1973 Southwest Regional Development Commission Region Nine Regional Development Commission 1972 Southeast Minnesota Regional Development Commission (Non-RDC Area Dissolved in 1982) 1973 Metropolitan Council (Non-RDC Area, de facto) 1967 
