The U.S. economy has continued to show signs of a strong broad based growth in 2021, with consumer spending increasing 1.3% in October compared to the month before, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce. After a steep drop in personal consumption expenditures in 2020 due to COVID-19, spending has been on an upward trajectory.
Companies across the country will hope to capitalize on the uptick in spending. Each state — with one exception — is home to at least one company with over $1 billion in sales in the last year. In total, these 50 companies reported sales of more than $3.4 trillion in their most recent year. In many cases, these companies are household names and rank as the largest and most successful American company in their industry.
To determine the largest company in every state, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed Dun & Bradstreet’s 2021 Business Rankings. Only businesses headquartered in a state were considered for that state and ranked based on their total sales for 2021. Industry classifications came from the Securities and Exchange Commission.
In many states, the largest company represents an industry that has become synonymous with the state itself, like agriculture, oil, automobiles, technology, and more. This is the most iconic job in every state.
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Alabama: Drummond Co Inc
> Sales volume: $5.9 billion
> Headquartered in: Vestavia
> Industry: Bituminous coal & lignite surface mining
> Employees: 6,800
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Alaska: Arctic Slope Regional Corp
> Sales volume: $2.9 billion
> Headquartered in: Anchorage
> Industry: Oil & gas field services
> Employees: 6,700
Arizona: Avnet Inc
> Sales volume: $17.6 billion
> Headquartered in: Phoenix
> Industry: Electronic parts & equipment
> Employees: 14,600
Arkansas: Walmart Inc
> Sales volume: $524.0 billion
> Headquartered in: Bentonville
> Industry: Department stores
> Employees: 2,200,000
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California: Apple Inc
> Sales volume: $274.5 billion
> Headquartered in: Cupertino
> Industry: Radio & tv broadcasting & communications equipment
> Employees: 147,000
Colorado: Arrow Electronics
> Sales volume: $28.7 billion
> Headquartered in: Centennial
> Industry: Computers & peripheral equipment & software
> Employees: 19,300
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Connecticut: Charter Communications Inc
> Sales volume: $48.1 billion
> Headquartered in: Stamford
> Industry: Cable & other pay television services
> Employees: 96,100
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Delaware: DuPont De Nemours Inc
> Sales volume: $20.4 billion
> Headquartered in: Wilmington
> Industry: Plastic materials, synth resins & nonvulcan elastomers
> Employees: 34,000
Florida: Publix Supermarkets Inc
> Sales volume: $38.5 billion
> Headquartered in: Lakeland
> Industry: Grocery stores
> Employees: 202,000
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Georgia: Home Depot Inc
> Sales volume: $110.2 billion
> Headquartered in: Atlanta
> Industry: Lumber & other building materials dealers
> Employees: 415,700
Hawaii: Hawaiian Electrical Industries Inc
> Sales volume: $2.6 billion
> Headquartered in: Honolulu
> Industry: Electric services
> Employees: 3,841
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Idaho: Albertsons Companies Inc
> Sales volume: $62.5 billion
> Headquartered in: Boise
> Industry: Grocery stores
> Employees: 545,000
Illinois: Walgreens Boots Alliance
> Sales volume: $139.5 billion
> Headquartered in: Deerfield
> Industry: Drug stores and proprietary stores
> Employees: 331,000
Indiana: Eli Lilly and Co
> Sales volume: $24.5 billion
> Headquartered in: Indianapolis
> Industry: Pharmaceutical preparations
> Employees: 33,625
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Iowa: Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co
> Sales volume: $21.0 billion
> Headquartered in: Des Moines
> Industry: Electric services
> Employees: 23,000
Kansas: Koch Industries Inc
> Sales volume: $36.9 billion
> Headquartered in: Wichita
> Industry: Petroleum & petroleum products
> Employees: 70,000
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Kentucky: Kentucky Hospital Intermediate LLC
> Sales volume: $6.0 billion
> Headquartered in: Louisville
> Industry: General medical & surgical hospitals
> Employees: 85,300
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Louisiana: Lumen Technologies Inc
> Sales volume: $20.7 billion
> Headquartered in: Monroe
> Industry: Radiotelephone communications
> Employees: 42,500
Maine: Covetrus Inc
> Sales volume: $4.3 billion
> Headquartered in: Portland
> Industry: Drug stores and proprietary stores
> Employees: 5,500
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Maryland: Ahold Delhaize USA Inc
> Sales volume: $24.0 billion
> Headquartered in: Landover
> Industry: Grocery stores
> Employees: 278,835
Massachusetts: General Electric Co
> Sales volume: $79.6 billion
> Headquartered in: Boston
> Industry: Steam, gas, and hydraulic turbines, and turbine generator set units
> Employees: 174,000
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Michigan: Ford Motor Co
> Sales volume: $127.1 billion
> Headquartered in: Dearborn
> Industry: Motor vehicles & passenger car bodies
> Employees: 186,000
Minnesota: Cargill Inc
> Sales volume: $113.5 billion
> Headquartered in: Wayzata
> Industry: Grain and field beans
> Employees: 155,000
Mississippi: Ameristar Casino Vicksburg Inc
> Sales volume: $9.1 billion
> Headquartered in: Vicksburg
> Industry: Amusement and recreation services
> Employees: 7,200
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Missouri: Express Scripts Holding Co
> Sales volume: $100.1 billion
> Headquartered in: Saint Louis
> Industry: Drug stores and proprietary stores
> Employees: 26,600
Montana: Sports Inc
> Sales volume: $983.9 million
> Headquartered in: Lewistown
> Industry: Sporting and recreational goods and supplies
> Employees: 38
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Nebraska: Union Pacific Corp
> Sales volume: $19.5 billion
> Headquartered in: Omaha
> Industry: Railroads, line-haul operating
> Employees: 30,960
Nevada: Nevada Bell Telephone Co
> Sales volume: $16.0 billion
> Headquartered in: Reno
> Industry: Telephone communications
> Employees: 860
New Hampshire: C&S Wholesale Grocers Inc
> Sales volume: $3.4 billion
> Headquartered in: Keene
> Industry: Grocery stores
> Employees: 17,000
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New Jersey: Johnson & Johnson
> Sales volume: $82.6 billion
> Headquartered in: New Brunswick
> Industry: Pharmaceutical preparations
> Employees: 134,500
New Mexico: Y EOG Resources Inc
> Sales volume: $4.8 billion
> Headquartered in: Artesia
> Industry: Crude petroleum & natural gas
> Employees: 500
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New York: Verizon Communications Inc
> Sales volume: $128.3 billion
> Headquartered in: New York
> Industry: Retail stores
> Employees: 135,000
North Carolina: Lowe’s Companies Inc
> Sales volume: $72.1 billion
> Headquartered in: Mooresville
> Industry: Lumber & other building materials dealers
> Employees: 320,000
North Dakota: MDU Resources Group Inc
> Sales volume: $5.5 billion
> Headquartered in: Bismarck
> Industry: Electric services
> Employees: 13,359
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Ohio: Cardinal Health Inc
> Sales volume: $152.9 billion
> Headquartered in: Dublin
> Industry: Drugs, proprietaries & druggists’ sundries
> Employees: 30,000
Oklahoma: Oneok Partners LP
> Sales volume: $8.9 billion
> Headquartered in: Tulsa
> Industry: Natural gas transmission
> Employees: 2,364
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Oregon: Nike Inc
> Sales volume: $37.4 billion
> Headquartered in: Beaverton
> Industry: Rubber & plastics footwear
> Employees: 75,400
Pennsylvania: Amerisourcebergen Corp
> Sales volume: $189.9 billion
> Headquartered in: Chesterbrook
> Industry: Drugs, proprietaries & druggists’ sundries
> Employees: 22,000
Rhode Island: CVS Health Corp
> Sales volume: $268.7 billion
> Headquartered in: Woonsocket
> Industry: Drug stores and proprietary stores
> Employees: 290,000
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South Carolina: Michelin North America Inc
> Sales volume: $8.3 billion
> Headquartered in: Greenville
> Industry: Auto & home supply stores
> Employees: 23,470
South Dakota: Tyson Fresh Meats Inc
> Sales volume: $20.0 billion
> Headquartered in: Dakota Dunes
> Industry: Meat packing plants
> Employees: 41,000
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Tennessee: FedEx Corp
> Sales volume: $69.2 billion
> Headquartered in: Memphis
> Industry: Air courier services
> Employees: 245,000
Texas: McKesson Corp
> Sales volume: $231.1 billion
> Headquartered in: Irving
> Industry: Drugs, proprietaries & druggists’ sundries
> Employees: 80,000
Utah: Asahi Refining USA Inc
> Sales volume: $17.0 billion
> Headquartered in: Salt Lake City
> Industry: Gold ores
> Employees: 131
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Vermont: University of Vermont Health Network Inc
> Sales volume: $2.2 billion
> Headquartered in: Burlington
> Industry: General medical & surgical hospitals
> Employees: 1,300
Virginia: Mars Inc
> Sales volume: $43.3 billion
> Headquartered in: McLean
> Industry: Ice cream & frozen desserts
> Employees: 125,000
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Washington: Costco Wholesale Corp
> Sales volume: $166.8 billion
> Headquartered in: Issaquah
> Industry: Misc general merchandise stores
> Employees: 273,000
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West Virginia: West Virginia United Health System Inc
> Sales volume: $2.8 billion
> Headquartered in: Morgantown
> Industry: Management services
> Employees: 7,000
Wisconsin: GE Medical Systems Information Technologies Inc
> Sales volume: $24.2 billion
> Headquartered in: Wauwatosa
> Industry: Electromedical & electrotherapeutic apparatus
> Employees: 5,361
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Wyoming: Spitfire Solutions LLC
> Sales volume: $14.0 billion
> Headquartered in: Sheridan
> Industry: Medical, dental & hospital equipment & supplies
> Employees: 20
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