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The Largest Company in Every State

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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.

Click here to see the largest company 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

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Arizona: Avnet Inc
> Sales volume: $17.6 billion
> Headquartered in: Phoenix
> Industry: Electronic parts & equipment
> Employees: 14,600

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Minnesota: Cargill Inc
> Sales volume: $113.5 billion
> Headquartered in: Wayzata
> Industry: Grain and field beans
> Employees: 155,000

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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

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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

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Nevada: Nevada Bell Telephone Co
> Sales volume: $16.0 billion
> Headquartered in: Reno
> Industry: Telephone communications
> Employees: 860

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Pennsylvania: Amerisourcebergen Corp
> Sales volume: $189.9 billion
> Headquartered in: Chesterbrook
> Industry: Drugs, proprietaries & druggists’ sundries
> Employees: 22,000

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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

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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

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Texas: McKesson Corp
> Sales volume: $231.1 billion
> Headquartered in: Irving
> Industry: Drugs, proprietaries & druggists’ sundries
> Employees: 80,000

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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

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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

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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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