The Largest Company in Every State

Alabama Power provides electricity to approximately 1.4 million residential, commercial, and industrial customers throughout the state.

One of 13 Alaska Native Regional Corporations created under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971, Arctic Slope Regional Corporation operates across six major business segments — energy support services, petroleum refining and marketing, government contract services, construction, industrial services, and resource development.

Avnet became the largest publicly-held company in Arizona after it relocated its headquarters from New York to Phoenix in 1998. The company sells electronics and electronic components like batteries, cables, semiconductors, and transistors.

With over $500 billion in annual revenue, Walmart is the largest company in the world by revenue. Walmart was founded in Rogers, Arkansas, in 1962.

With $265.6 billion in annual revenue, Apple is the largest company in California and one of the five largest companies in the United States. It is one of the most influential companies in Silicon Valley.

Arrow Electronics distributes and provides services related to electronic components and computer supplies. Arrow relocated its headquarters to Centennial, Colorado, in 2011.

One of the largest health insurance companies, Aetna serves an estimated 37.9 million people. Aetna is one of 27 Fortune 1000 companies headquartered in Connecticut, the most of any state when adjusted for population.

E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company merged with Michigan-based Dow Chemical Company to form the holding company DowDuPont in 2017.

World Fuel Services sells fuel and related products to the aviation, marine, and land transportation industries through a network of dozens of international offices and more than 5,000 employees worldwide.

The first Home Depot opened in Atlanta in 1979. With 2,287 stores throughout North America today, the company reported $108.2 billion in annual sales.

Through its subsidiaries, Hawaiian Electric Company provides electricity to approximately 95% of Hawaii’s population.

Albertsons Companies operates 2,269 grocery stores under a range of brand names including Albersons, Safeway, and Acme with approximately 267,000 employees across 34 states and the District of Columbia.

In 2014, Walgreens merged with pharmacy and beauty group Alliance Boots. The combined company, which now operates 18,500 stores across 11 countries, reported $131.5 billion in revenue in fiscal 2018.

The health insurance provider that is now Anthem grew out of two mutual insurance companies formed in Indiana in the 1940s.

A consolidated subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, Berkshire Hathaway Energy is a conglomeration of utilities and energy companies that collectively employ 23,000 workers and serve 8.8 million electric and natural gas customers.

Koch Industries is a private company that, through a diverse portfolio of companies operating in refining, fertilizer, electronics, commodities, ranching, and other industries, employs nearly 130,000 workers worldwide and generates an estimated $110.0 billion in annual revenue.

Health insurance provider Humana was founded as a nursing home company in 1961. Serving approximately 16.6 million customers throughout the United States today, the company reported $56.9 billion in revenue in 2018.

One of the largest providers of communications services in the world, CenturyLink operates 450,000 miles of fiber optic cable around the world and employs approximately 45,000 workers.

A subsidiary of Dutch grocery conglomerate Ahold Delhaize, Hannaford generated an estimated $3.9 billion in revenue across its 181 stores in 2018.

Defense contractor Lockheed Martin reported $53.8 billion in revenue in fiscal 2018, the most of any company in Maryland. Some 70% of the company’s revenue came from contracts with the federal government.

Though General Electric started as an incandescent bulbs manufacturer, today lighting accounts for just 1.4% of its $121.6 billion in annual revenue..

One of several large automobile manufacturers in the Detroit metro area, Ford reported revenue of over $160 billion, surpassing GM’s $147 billion.

The company that would become UnitedHealth Group — the largest health insurance provider by revenue in the world today — was formed in 1974 in Minnetonka, Minnesota, where it remains headquartered today.

The sole Fortune 1000 company headquartered in Mississippi, poultry producer Sanderson Farms began as a farm supply business in Laurel, Mississippi, in 1947, and today it has the capacity to process more than 13 million chickens per week.

The largest pharmacy benefit management company in the United States, Express Scripts works with clients such as hospitals and health insurance companies.

Glacier Bancorp is a regional bank with 169 locations throughout Montana, Idaho, Colorado, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, and Arizona.

The third largest company in the United States by revenue, Berkshire Hathaway is a conglomerate with interests in insurance, railroad, energy, manufacturing, retail, and financial services, among other industries. It has been under the leadership of CEO Warren Buffett since 1965.

Las Vegas Sands Corporation began with the purchase of the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas in 1989. It has since expanded to nine luxury properties throughout Las Vegas, Macao, and Singapore.

C&S Wholesale Grocers is a private company that supplies grocery products to approximately 7,700 stores throughout the United States.

Founded in 1886 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, J&J today owns over 90 brands, including Band-Aid, Listerine, and Tylenol, as well as its namesake brand Johnson’s.

PNM Resources is a holding company that, through its two subsidiaries PNM and TNMP, provides electricity and electric services to more than 781,000 homes and businesses throughout New Mexico and Texas.

Verizon was created in 2000 as the result of a merger between telecommunications giants Bell Atlantic and GTE. Today, it is the largest wireless carrier by subscribers in the United States.

Bank of America relocated its corporate headquarters to Charlotte, North Carolina, after it merged with Charlotte-based NationsBank in 1998.

The sole Fortune 1000 company in North Dakota, MDU Resources provides electric and natural gas utilities, natural gas pipeline services, construction materials, and construction services through several subsidiaries throughout the United States.

The company that would become Cardinal Health was founded as a food wholesaler in 1971. Today, Cardinal Health is one of the largest distributors of pharmaceutical and medical products in the world, serving nearly 85% of U.S. hospitals, according to the company.

NGL Energy Partners is a transporter of crude oil, wastewater, natural gas liquids, and refined petroleum products. Oil and gas extraction companies together account for 13.7% of Oklahoma’s GDP, the third largest share of any state.

Founded in 1964 by University of Oregon track-and-field coach Bill Bowerman and his former student Phil Knight, Nike today is one of the most valuable brands in the world, due in no small part to its high-profile athlete endorsements and iconic “swoosh” logo.

AmerisourceBergen is one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical distributors, with more than 20,000 employees, $167.9 billion in annual revenue, and over 3 million products shipped each day.

Founded as a single store in 1963, CVS today is the largest pharmacy retailer in the United States, with $194.6 billion in annual revenue and more than 9,900 retail locations.

Michelin North America, the U.S. operation of the French tire manufacturer Michelin Group, operates 19 plants in North America and employs approximately 22,000 workers.

Tyson Fresh Meats, the beef and pork subsidiary of Tyson Foods, Inc., is responsible for approximately half of its parent company’s annual revenue.

Boasting a fleet of 682 aircraft and 180,000 land vehicles, FedEx ships an average of 15 million packages across 220 countries and territories every day.

Exxon Mobil produces an average of 3.8 million barrels of oil and gas every day. With $290.2 billion in annual revenue in fiscal 2018, it is the second largest company nationwide. The extraction industry accounts for 8.3% of Texas GDP, more than five times the national share.

Founded in 1916, Sinclair is a private, family-owned oil and gas extraction and distribution company that operates over 1,400 branded stations across 29 states.

The sole Fortune 1000 company in Vermont, NLV Financial Corporation is the parent company of National Life Holding Company, a mutual insurance holding company originally chartered by the Vermont Legislature in 1848.

General Dynamics is one of several major defense contractors based in the Washington, D.C. metro area. In 2018, the U.S. Department of Defense accounted for 65% of General Dynamics’ revenue.

Amazon is one of several major tech companies headquartered in Washington, where the information sector accounts for 13.3% of GDP — the largest share of any state.

A subsidiary of Ohio-based utilities company FirstEnergy, Mon Power provides electricity to residential, commercial, and industrial customers throughout central West Virginia.

While Johnson Controls International — the result of a 2016 merger between Johnson Controls Inc. and Tyco International — is headquartered in Ireland for tax reasons, the automotive and building equipment manufacturer maintains a North American headquarters in Milwaukee.

Cloud Peak Energy is a coal mining company that controls approximately 977.3 million tons of proven and probable reserves. Oil and gas extraction accounts for 20.1% of Wyoming’s total GDP, the largest share of any state.