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September 22, 2023

The Employee Ownership 100: America's Largest Majority Employee-Owned Companies

October 2023

The NCEO’s 2023 Employee Ownership 100 list ranks the largest broad-based employee-owned companies in the US. To be on the list, companies must be at least 50% employee-owned; most on the list are 100%. Collectively, these broad-based plans employ close to 685,000 people.

This list includes the largest broad-based employee-owned companies in the US that we could verify using governmental or other credible third-party sources. Most are ESOP-owned, and one is a cooperative. Size is measured by reports of full- and part-time employees in the US compiled by correspondence with companies, corporate websites, and/or by the active participants in the plan according to the company's latest Form 5500 filing. The NCEO compiled this list through a comprehensive analysis of all ESOP filings and our own research to determine ownership percentages. Suggested additions and corrections are warmly welcomed; contact Research Director Nancy Wiefek at [email protected].

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1 Publix Super Markets Lakeland FL 1974 Supermarkets 250,000
2 WinCo Foods* Boise ID 1985 Supermarkets 22,000
3 Houchens Industries* Bowling Green KY 1961 Supermarkets & other services 18,000
4 Brookshire Grocery Company* Lufkin TX 2001 Supermarkets 15,000
5 Amsted Industries* Chicago IL 1984 Industrial components 14,000
6 W.L. Gore & Associates Newark DE 1974 Manufacturing 13,000
7 HDR, Inc.* Omaha NE 1996 Architecture & engineering 12,476
8 Black & Veatch* Overland Park KS 1998 Engineering & construction 12,000
9 Davey Tree Expert* Kent OH 1979 Tree & environmental services 11,467
10 Scheels All Sports* Fargo ND 1982 Retail sporting goods 10,800
11 Performance Contracting, Inc.* Lenaxa KS 1986 Construction 10,300
12 Burns & McDonnell Engineering* Kansas City MO 1985 Architecture & engineering 10,000
12 Coborn's, Inc. St Cloud MN 2006 Grocery retailer 10,000
12 Schreiber Foods* Green Bay WI 1998 Dairy company 10,000
15 Rosendin Electric* San Jose CA 1992 Electrical contracting 8,000
16 Austin Industries* Dallas TX 1986 Construction 7,200
17 Harp's Food Stores* Springdale AR 1988 Supermarkets 7,040
18 Gensler San Francisco CA 1987 Architecture 7,000
19 Parsons Corporation Pasadena CA 1974 Engineering services 6,739
20 Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories* Pullman WA 1994 Engineering 6,460
21 The Berkley Group Inc.* Fort Lauderdale FL 1994 Real Estate 6,258
22 HNTB* Kansas City MO 2000 Architecture & engineering 6,200
23 Wright Service Corp.* West Des Moines IA 2001 Environmental services 6,112
24 Terracon* Olathe KS 1991 Engineering/consulting 6,000
24 Chemonics International, Inc.* Washington DC 2001 International development 6,000
24 Sammons Enterprises* Dallas TX 1978 Diversified holding company 6,000
27 KeHE Distributors Romeoville IL 2001 Food distribution 5,500
28 EmpRes Healthcare Management* Vancouver WA 2008 Post-acute long term care 5,400
29 Acadian Ambulance Lafayette LA 1993 Ambulance services 5,088
30 ACCO Engineered Systems, Inc.* Glendale CA 2007 Heating & air conditioning services 5,000
31 Swinerton Builders* San Francisco CA 1962 Construction 4,300
32 KPH Healthcare Services, Inc.* Gouverneur NY 1984 Drugstores 4,291
33 Jasper Holdings, Inc.* Jasper IN 2009 Engine & transmission remanufacturing 4,250
34 Lewis Tree Service, Inc.* Rochester NY 1998 Tree services 4,200
35 Recology* San Francisco CA 1985 Waste management 3,900
36 S&C Electric* Chicago IL 1989 Electrical equipment 3,800
37 Abt Associates* Cambridge MA 1975 Consulting & research 3,600
38 J.E. Dunn Construction Group Kansas City MO 2010 Construction 3,500
39 McCarthy Holdings* St. Louis MO 1996 Construction 3,400
40 Border States Industries* Fargo ND 1984 Wholesale distributor 3,200
40 Bi-Mart Eugene OR 2003 Discount stores 3,200
40 EVAPCO Inc. Taneytown MD 1984 Manufacturing 3,200
43 Homeland Acquisition Corporation* Oklahoma City OK 2011 Supermarkets 3,100
43 Westat, Inc.* Rockville MD 1977 Research firm 3,100
45 TD Industries* Dallas TX 1989 Engineering, mechanical construction & service 3,000
45 Challenge Manufacturing Company Walker MI 1987 Automotive Manufacturing 3,000
45 Cianbro* Pittsfield ME 1980 Construction 3,000
45 Krueger International, Inc.* Green Bay WI 1991 Furniture manufacturing 3,000
49 Miller's Health Systems* Warsaw IN 2006 Nursing homes 2,800
49 Sundt Construction* Tempe AZ 1972 Construction 2,800
51 FirstBank Holding Company Lakewood CO 1976 Bank holding company 2,758
52 Farmers Home Furniture* Dublin GA 2012 Furniture retail 2,700
53 Bridges Health* Oklahoma City OK 2021 Hospital & healthcare 2,500
53 IMEG* Rock Island IL 2017 Engineering design firm 2,500
53 Martin & Bayley, Inc.* Carmi IL 1984 Convenience stores 2,500
56 Redner's Warehouse Markets* Reading PA 1975 Supermarkets 2,484
57 Mulberry Street Management Services, Inc.* Morgantown WV 2018 Management consultants 2,450
58 Davis H. Elliot Company* Lexington KY 2000 Electrical contracting 2,400
59 Hypertherm* Hanover NH 2001 Engineering & manufacturing services 2,300
59 Mayville Engineering Company, Inc.* Mayville WI 1959 Engineering & manufacturing services 2,300
59 Symbria* Warrenville OH 2015 Health care services 2,300
62 Buehler's Fresh Foods* Wooster OH 2017 Supermarkets 2,200
62 Columbia Forest Products* Greensboro NC 1977 Plywood 2,200
62 Johnson, Mirmiran and Thompson, Inc. (JMT)* Hunt Valley MD 1974 Engineering & architecture 2,200
65 Woodman's Markets* Janesville WI 1976 Supermarkets 2,114
66 MyPath Companies* Oconomowoc WI 2002 Health & disability services 2,025
66 Mortenson Dental Partners* Louisville KY 2005 Dental offices 2,025
68 Morton Buildings* Morton IL 1990 Fabrication & Construction 2,000
68 Paladin Capital* Nashville TN 2004 Freight transportation 2,000
68 SRC Holdings Corporation* Springfield MO 1983 Equipment remanufacturing 2,000
68 Superior Consolidated (SC2)* Peoria IL 1988 Supply chain services and solutions 2,000
68 Garney* Kansas City MO 1986 Water & wastewater piping systems 2,000
73 DCS Corporation* Alexandria VA 1986 Engineering services 1,970
74 Modern Technology Solutions, Inc.* Alexandria VA 2008 Engineering services 1,900
74 Brown and Caldwell* Walnut Creek CA 1962 Engineering 1,900
76 Price Cutter* Springfield MO 2004 Supermarkets 1,850
77 KCI Technologies* Sparks MD 1990 Engineering 1,800
77 McNaughton-McKay Electric Company* Madison Heights MI 2007 Wholesale electrical distributor 1,800
79 Holden Industries, Inc.*  Deerfield IL 2007 Manufacturing 1,750
80 Yoke's Foods, Inc.* Spokane WA 1990 Grocery store chain 1,700
80 Greenman-Pedersen, Inc. (GPI)* Babylon NY 2002 Engineering services 1,700
80 Manos Home Care* Oakland CA 2021 In-home disability support 1,700
83 Envision Radiology* Colorado Springs CO 2017 Radiology centers 1,679
84 Cooperative Home Care Associates* (via a worker cooperative) Bronx NY 1995 Health care 1,600
84 AlaTrade Foods* Guntersville AL 2021 Poultry processing 1,600
84 CCMSI Holdings, Inc.* Danville IL 1990 Third-party administration 1,600
87 Medicalodges* Coffeyville KS 1990 Long-Term healthcare 1,595
88 Thrifty White Pharmacy* Plymouth MN 1976 Retail drugstores 1,549
89 Penn Line Enterprises* Scottdale PA 1979 Infrastructure maintenance 1,533
90 American Systems Corp.* Chantilly VA 1990 Engineering 1,527
91 Hargrove & Associates Inc.* Mobile AL 2011 Engineering services 1,500
91 AirBorn, Inc.* Addison TX 1996 Electronic connectors 1,500
91 Applied Research Associates* Albuquerque NM 1993 Engineering research 1,500
91 C&K Market* Medford OR 2021 Grocery stores 1,500
91 Martin Resource Management Corporation* Kilgore TX 2012 Distribution & transportation 1,500
91 Liberty Military Housing Huntington Beach CA 2021 Property management 1,500
97 Epsilon Systems* San Diego CA 2018 Engineering services 1,417
98 Newport Restaurant Group* Warwick RI 1995 Hospitality (Hotel & Restaurants) 1,400
99 D.A. Davidson Companies Great Falls MT 2016 Investment advising 1,368
100 North State Grocery* Cottonwood CA 2006 Supermarkets 1,200
100 Torch Technologies* Hunstville AL 2012 Research, development, and engineering services 1,200

*Asterisk indicates 100% ESOP/worker-owned