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

August 2017
To be on the list, companies must be at least 50% owned by an ESOP or other qualified plan or by one or more other kinds of plans in which at least 50% of full-time employees are eligible to participate. Employment includes all full- and part-time employees in the U.S. and worldwide. In 2017, the top 100 employee-owned companies employ more than 615,000 people. Data is collected from direct correspondence with companies, corporate websites, or, if these are not available, the most recent public data available. Companies marked with an asterisk are 100% employee-owned. When more than one company has the same number of employees, they share the same rank, and the next rank is numbered as if the previous companies were numbered consecutively (e.g., 16, 16, 16, 19, 20). Additions and corrections are welcome; please contact us at research@nceo.org.

We also produce a dataset that compiles data on the characteristics of all the ESOPs in the U.S.

Rank	Company	City	State	Plan	Start Date	Business	Employees
1	Publix Super Markets	Lakeland	FL	ESOP & Stock Purchase	1974	Supermarkets	188,000
2	Penmac*	Springfield	MO	ESOP	2010	Staffing	24,470
3	Amsted Industries*	Chicago	IL	ESOP	1986	Industrial components	18,000
3	Houchens Industries*	Bowling Green	KY	ESOP	1961	Supermarkets & other services	18,000
5	WinCo Foods	Boise	ID	ESOP	1985	Supermarkets	17,790
6	Lifetouch*	Eden Prairie	MN	ESOP	1977	Photography	15,440
7	Parsons*	Pasadena	CA	ESOP	1974	Engineering & construction	15,000
8	Alliance Holdings*	Abington	PA	ESOP	1995	Holding company	12,460
9	HDR, Inc.*	Omaha	NE	ESOP	1996	Architecture & engineering	10,500
10	Black & Veatch	Overland Park	KS	KSOP	1998	Engineering & construction	10,200
11	EmpRes Healthcare Management*	Vancouver	WA	ESOP	2009	Post-acute long term care	10,000
11	W.L. Gore & Associates	Newark	DE	ESOP	1974	Manufacturing	10,000
13	Austin Industries*	Dallas	TX	ESOP	1986	Construction	9,000
13	Davey Tree Expert*	Kent	OH	401KSOP & ESOP	1979	Tree & environmental services	9,000
15	Graybar Electric	St. Louis	MO	Stock purchase	1929	Electrical equipment wholesale	8,500
16	Brookshire Brothers*	Lufkin	TX	ESOP	2001	Supermarkets	7,000
16	Janus Global Operations	Lenoir City	TN	ESOP	2002	Security & munitions services	7,000
16	Schreiber Foods	Green Bay	WI	ESOP	1998	Dairy company	7,000
19	The Burnett Companies Consolidated, Inc.*	Houston	TX	ESOP	2010	Staffing services	6,700
20	Burns & McDonnell Engineering*	Kansas City	MO	ESOP	1985	Architecture & engineering	6,140
21	Rosendin Electric*	San Jose	CA	ESOP	1992	Electrical Contracting	6,000
21	Scheels All Sports	Fargo	ND	ESOP	1982	Retail sporting goods	6,000
23	KeHE Distributors	Romeoville	IL	ESOP	2001	Food distribution	5,500
24	CDM Smith	Cambridge	MA	Profit Sharing	1996	Engineering & construction	5,000
24	Gensler*	San Francisco	CA	ESOP	1987	Architecture	5,000
26	Schweitzer Engineering Laboraties*	Pullman	WA	ESOP	1994	Engineering	4,800
27	People Care Holdings, Inc.	New York	NY	ESOP	2007	Healthcare Services	4,600
28	Terracon*	Olathe	KS	KSOP	1991	Engineering/consulting	4,500
29	Lewis Tree Service, Inc.*	Rochester	NY	ESOP	1998	Tree services	4,200
30	HNTB	Kansas City	MO	ESOP	2000	Architecture & engineering	4,080
31	Acadian Ambulance	Lafayette	LA	ESOP	1993	Ambulance services	4,000
31	Cianbro*	Pittsfield	ME	ESOP	1980	Construction	4,000
31	Harp's Food Stores*	Springdale	AR	ESOP	1988	Supermarkets	4,000
34	Sammons Enterprises*	Dallas	TX	ESOP	1978	Diversified holding company	3,950
35	Chemonics International, Inc.*	Washington	DC	ESOP	2001	International development	3,660
36	KPH Healthcare Services, Inc.*	Gouverneur	NY	ESOP	1944	Drugstores	3,620
37	Recology*	San Francisco	CA	ESOP	1985	Waste management	3,500
38	Robert W. Baird & Co.	Milwaukee	WI	ESPP	1984	Brokerage	3,400
39	McCarthy Building Company*	St. Louis	MO	ESOP	1996	Construction	3,290
40	Homeland Acquisition Corporation*	Oklahoma City	OK	ESOP	2011	Supermarkets	3,210
41	Wright Service Corp.	Des Moines	IA	ESOP	2002	Environmental Services	3,200
42	Bi-Mart	Eugene	OR	ESOP	2003	Discount stores	3,000
42	Challenge Manufacturing Company	Walker	MI	ESOP	1987	Automotive Manufacturing	3,000
42	Hensel Phelps Construction	Greeley	CO	ESOP	1976	Construction	3,000
42	Krueger International, Inc.	Green Bay	WI	ESOP	1991	Furniture manufacturing	3,000
42	Miller's Health Systems	Warsaw	IN	ESOP	2006	Nursing homes	3,000
42	The North Highland Company	Atlanta	GA	ESOP	1997	Accounting staffing	3,000
42	Westat, Inc.*	Rockville	MD	ESOP	1977	Research firm	3,000
49	S&C Electric*	Chicago	IL	KSOP	1989	Electrical equipment	2,800
50	Reasor's*	Tahlequah	OK	ESOP	2005	Supermarkets	2,700
51	American Cast Iron Pipe	Birmingham	AL	Profit Sharing	1982	Manufacturing	2,600
51	Martin Resource Management Corporation*	Kilgore	TX	ESOP	2012	Distribution & transportation	2,600
53	Oconomowoc Residential Programs, Inc.*	Oconomowoc	WI	ESOP	2002	Health & disability services	2,520
54	Hollister Incorporated	Libertyville	IL	Profit Sharing	1973	Medical supplies manufacturer	2,500
55	Price Cutter*	Springfield	MO	ESOP	2004	Supermarkets	2,480
56	Symbria*	Warrenville	OH	ESOP	2015	Health care services	2,400
57	Jasper Engines & Transmissions*	Jasper	IN	ESOP, Profit Sharing	2010	Engine & transmission remanufacturing	2,310
58	Abt Associates	Cambridge	MA	ESOP	1975	Consulting & research	2,300
58	Round Table Pizza*	Concord	CA	ESOP	1984	Pizza Franchise	2,300
60	Border States Industries*	Fargo	ND	ESOP	1984	Wholesale distributor	2,270
61	TD Industries	Dallas	TX	ESOP	1989	HVAC supplies	2,220
62	Sundt Construction*	Tempe	AZ	ESOP	1972	Construction	2,140
63	Medicalodges*	Coffeyville	KS	ESOP	1990	Long-Term Healthcare	2,110
64	Cooperative Home Care Associates	Bronx	NY	Coop	1995	Health care	2,050
65	STV Group*	Douglassville	PA	ESOP	1981	Engineering & architecture	2,040
66	Mayville Engineering Company, Inc.*	Mayville	WI	ESOP	1959	Engineering & Manufacturing services	2,000
66	Columbia Forest Products	Greensboro	NC	ESOP	1977	Plywood	2,000
66	Farmers Home Furniture	Dublin	GA	ESOP	2012	Furniture retail	2,000
69	David H. Elliot Company	Lexington	KY	ESOP	2000	Electrical Contracting	1,900
70	Barton Malow*	Southfield	MI	Profit Sharing	1952	Construction	1,800
70	Kleinfelder	San Diego	CA	ESOP	1989	Engineering	1,800
70	Roberts Hawaii	Honolulu	HI	ESOP	2006	Tour bus operator	1,800
73	ACCO Engineered Systems, Inc.*	Glendale	CA	ESOP	2007	Heating & air conditioning services	1,720
74	Morton Buildings*	Morton	IL	ESOP	1990	Fabrication & Construction	1,700
75	Thrifty White Pharmacy*	Plymouth	MN	ESOP	1976	Retail Drugstores	1,680
76	SRC Holdings	Springfield	MO	ESOP	1983	Equipment remanufacturing	1,620
77	TPI Hospitality*	Willmar	MN	ESOP	2014	Hospitality (Hotel & Restaurants)	1,610
78	Bradford White Water Heaters*	Ambler	PA	ESOP	1992	Water heaters	1,600
78	CPES	Tucson	AZ	ESOP	1994	Human Services	1,600
80	Johnson, Mirmiran and Thompson, Inc. (JMT)*	Hunt Valley	MD	ESOP	1974	Engineering & architecture	1,550
81	Armstrong Garden Centers	Glendora	CA	ESOP	1980	Garden centers	1,500
81	Kelly-Moore Paints	San Carlos	CA	ESOP	1998	Paint manufacturing/retail	1,500
81	Martin & Bayley, Inc.*	Carmi	IL	ESOP	1984	Convenience stores	1,500
81	Paladin Capital (DBA Quickway)	Nashville	TN	ESOP	2004	Freight transportation	1,500
85	Yoke's Foods, Inc.*	Spokane	WA	ESOP	1990	Grocery store chain	1,460
86	C Spire	Ridgeland	MS	ESOP	1999	Telecommunications	1,450
86	Swinerton Builders*	San Francisco	CA	ESOP	1962	Construction	1,450
86	Travel and Transport, Inc.*	Omaha	NE	ESOP	1991	Travel management	1,450
89	Appvion, Inc.	Appleton	WI	ESOP	1984	Paper products	1,400
89	Brown and Caldwell	Walnut Creek	CA	ESOP	1962	Engineering	1,400
89	Dynetics*	Huntsville	AL	ESOP	1988	Engineering, science, information technology services	1,400
89	George P. Johnson	Auburn Hills	MI	ESOP	1998	Event Marketing	1,400
89	Hypertherm*	Hanover	NH	ESOP	2001	Engineering & manufacturing services	1,400
94	D.A. Davidson Companies	Great Falls	MT	ESOP	2016	Investment Advising	1,350
95	Enercon Services, Inc.*	Kennesaw	GA	ESOP	1992	Engineering	1,320
96	Airborn Inc.*	Addison	TX	ESOP	1996	Electronic Connectors	1,310
97	Holden Industries, Inc.*	Deerfield	IL	ESOP	2007	Manufacturing	1,300
98	CCMSI Holdings, Inc.	Danville	IL	ESOP	1990	Third-party administration	1,280
99	FBG Service Corporation*	Omaha	NE	ESOP	1992	Facility maintenance	1,250
99	Garney Holding Company*	Kansas City	MO	ESOP	1986	Water & wastewater piping systems	1,250

*100% employee-owned

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