Forbes Largest Private Companies
Many of the nation’s largest privately held companies were born in Minnesota and are thriving here. Cargill, the largest private firm in the United States, is based here.
Minnesota has seven companies on the Forbes list of America's largest private companies, ranking eighth by total number of companies and seventh by companies per capita.
Minnesota firms on the Forbes list have combined estimated revenues of $128 billion and employ 216,450 people worldwide.
Minnesota Companies on Forbes’ List of America’s Largest Private Companies
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State Ranking
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Company Name
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Forbes Ranking
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Revenues
($ billions)
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1
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Cargill
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1
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109.6
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2
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Carlson Companies
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84
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4.1
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3
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Schwan Foods
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101
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3.7
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4
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Holiday Companies
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106
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3.6
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5
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Rosen’s Diversified
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158
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2.7
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|
6
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MA Mortenson
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176
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2.5
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|
7
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Andersen Windows
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206
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2.1
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2011 Rankings