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Meet America's Greatest (and Most Inspiring) Entrepreneurs This Year
The fastest-growing private firms in America are creators. They create companies, they create value, and they create jobs--619,631 of them over the last three years. Here, by sector, are the companies whose creativity propelled them to the top of this year's Inc. 5000--from the chart-topping No. 1 company (mobile-gaming platform Skillz) to No. 5000 SBG Technology Solutions (a technology support provider). You'll also discover the newest hot spots, the coolest products, and the people who make it all happen.
Meet America's Greatest (and Most Inspiring) Entrepreneurs This Year
RANK
COMPANY
3-YR GROWTH
REVENUE
INDUSTRY
METRO AREA
Inside the Inc. 5000
How This Upstart Ice Cream Company Began Outselling Ben & Jerry's and Haagen-Dazs
How America's Fastest-Growing Company Turned Video Games Into a $54 Million Cash Cow
18 Secrets From CEOs Whose Companies Won't Stop Growing
How These Successful CEOs Learned to Lead Through Uncertainty
The 10 Fastest-Growing Companies in America in 2017
The 26 Coolest Products From This Year's Fastest-Growing Companies
How This Once Homeless Refugee Built a Booming $12 Million Logistics Business--and Bought His Mom a House
Check Out These 7 Amazing Offices From the 2017 Inc. 5000
He Used to Sing in a Boy Band. Now He's Making Millions by Tweeting (a Lot)
Pack Your Bags--These U.S. Cities Are Growing Like Crazy in 2017
Fastest-Growing
Industries
Fastest-Growing Industries
By aggregate growth rate
1
Travel & Hospitality
201% aggregate growth rate
2
Media 198%
3
Energy 174%
ALL INDUSTRIES +
Travel & Hospitality 201%
Media 198%
Energy 174%
Security 171%
Real Estate 168%
Telecommunications 165%
Advertising & Marketing 158%
Education 152%
Financial Services 151%
Food & Beverage 142%
Consumer Products & Services 140%
Government Services 138%
Software 134%
Environmental Services 131%
Retail 130%
Health 129%
Computer Hardware 124%
Construction 116%
Human Resources 113%
Insurance 112%
IT Services 112%
Engineering 100%
Logistics & Transportation 94%
Manufacturing 90%
Business Products & Services 85%
Fastest-Growing
States
Fastest-Growing States
By number of companies
1
California
670 companies
2
Texas 425
3
Florida 368
ALL STATES +
California 670
Texas 425
Florida 368
New York 307
Virginia 290
Illinois 239
Georgia 233
Pennsylvania 185
Ohio 171
Massachusetts 147
New Jersey 142
North Carolina 124
Arizona 120
Maryland 120
Washington 116
Colorado 113
Utah 111
Michigan 101
Minnesota 86
Tennessee 86
Missouri 81
Indiana 67
Oregon 66
South Carolina 60
Alabama 59
Wisconsin 54
Louisiana 47
District of Columbia 44
Kentucky 36
Kansas 35
Connecticut 34
Iowa 28
Nevada 28
Oklahoma 28
Nebraska 25
New Hampshire 22
Delaware 16
Arkansas 14
Idaho 14
Mississippi 13
Maine 12
South Dakota 11
North Dakota 9
Montana 8
Rhode Island 8
Hawaii 7
West Virginia 6
New Mexico 4
Wyoming 4
Puerto Rico 3
Vermont 2
Alaska 1
Fastest-Growing
Metro Areas
Fastest-Growing Metro Areas
By number of companies
1
New York City
355 companies
2
Washington, D.C. 324
3
Los Angeles 296
ALL METRO AREAS +
New York, NY 355
Washington, DC 324
Los Angeles, CA 296
Chicago, IL 226
Atlanta, GA 223
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX 185
Philadelpha, PA 145
Boston, MA 144
Miami, FL 124
San Francisco, CA 121
Houston, TX 113
Phoenix, AZ 109
San Diego, CA 99
Seattle, WA 94
Austin, TX 91
Tampa, FL 80
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN 78
Denver, CO 76
Orlando, FL 67
Baltimore, MD 62
Portland, OR 62
Salt Lake City, UT 60
Detroit, MI 55
Cleveland, OH 53
The Biggest
Job Creators
Biggest Job Creators
By number of jobs
1
Allied Universal
60,000 jobs created
2
AtWork Group 29,854
3
Insight Global 16,200
TOP COMPANIES +
Allied Universal 60,000
AtWork Group 29,854
Insight Global 16,200
Source4Teachers 10,289
ScribeAmerica 8,796
INFINITI HR 8,675
Effex Management Solutions 8,668
TaskUs 6,561
Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers 5,528
Workforce Integration 5,437
Appleton 4,766
ABC Phones of North Carolina 4,345
Account Control Technology Holdings 4,225
Payroll Management 4,045
Heartland Dental 3,923
Freedom Mortgage 3,785
FCi Federal 3,679
MOD Pizza 3,647
Arcis Golf 3,640
DriveTime 3,277
loanDepot 3,243
Loyal Source Government Services 3,224
Total Quality Logistics 3,171
Towne Park 3,000
Pacific Dental Services 2,929
EXOS 2,894
Cellular Sales of Knoxville 2,871
American Bath Group 2,800
Movement Mortgage 2,750
North American On-Site 2,739
Highest Total
Revenue
Highest Revenue
In dollars
1
Prime Therapeutics
$4.73b in revenue
2
Allied Universal $3.43b
3
Carahsoft Technology $3.43b
TOP COMPANIES +
Prime Therapeutics $4.73b
Allied Universal $3.43b
Carahsoft Technology $3.43b
DriveTime $3.03b
ARMADA $2.69b
Total Quality Logistics $2.32b
Optiv Security $2.05b
Pinnacle Group $1.89b
Morgan Lewis $1.86b
SRS Distribution $1.78b
Insight Global $1.68b
Transportation Insight $1.64b
Cellular Sales of Knoxville $1.49b
Ropes & Gray $1.49b
Jeunesse Global $1.34b
Shawmut Design and Construction $1.31b
loanDepot $1.30b
Avella Specialty Pharmacy $1.29b
G&A Partners $1.28b
Sutherland Global Services $1.21b
Signature HealthCARE $1.19b
Freedom Mortgage $1.14b
ABC Phones of North Carolina $1.13b
Heartland Dental $1.12b
ARCO Construction Company $1.10b
Pacific Dental Services $1.05b
Prestige Employee Administrators $996.72m
Cooley $974.00m
Isagenix $924.25m
M S International $899.62m
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What It Takes to Build a Company That You Can Sell for $1 Billion, According to a Guy Who Just Did It
The 4 Keys to One of the Biggest Turnarounds in Business History
The $70K Minimum Wage: Where It Went Wrong and Where It Went Right
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Brené Brown: Being Vulnerable Is a Key to Innovation
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Meet the 10 Fastest-Growing Companies in New York City
How Recycled Yarn, Pink Filing Cabinets, and Healthy Snacks Propelled These Companies to Fast Growth
Why Crowdfunding Suddenly Looks Good to This Serial Entrepreneur
Boston's Top 10 Fastest-Growing Companies (and Sports Has Nothing to Do With Them)
Meet the Biggest Revenue Generators of 2017
This Former Engineer Recognized the Salad Craze--and Jumped on the $6 Million Opportunity
How This Former Firefighter Found a Niche in the Organ Transportation Business
He Got Kicked Out of His Family Company--and Built a $6 Million Business
How This Company Holds 3,300 Linemen Across the U.S. to the Highest Ethical Standards
The Brilliant Strategy This Salon Uses to Sell $25,000 Manicures
These Fast-Growing Phoenix Companies Are Burning Up the Silicon Desert
How a Refrigerator Disaster Led to a $5.3 Million Dessert Startup
10 Craziest Ways to Make Money (That Are Legal)
10 Chicago Companies You Need to Know About in 2017
10 San Francisco Companies You've Probably Never Heard Of (but Need to Know)
How a High School Dropout Built a $4 Million Business Before He Turned 22
These Are the 9 Coolest Products From the Inc. 500