Posted by Marcelo Perez

In 2008, the 441 companies on Forbes‘ survey of privately-held U.S. businesses sold a trillion dollars’ worth of goods and services and employed 4 million people. Those are staggering numbers. Here is a list of the largest privately-held companies in the US, via Forbes:

Rank	Company	State	Industry	Revenue ($bil)	Employees
1	Cargill	MN	Farm Products	110.63	152,600
2	Koch Industries	KS	Chemicals - Major Diversified	98.00	80,000
3	Chrysler	MI	Auto Manufacturers - Major	59.70	66,409
4	GMAC Financial Services	MI	Financial Services	31.49	26,700
5	PricewaterhouseCoopers	NY	Business Services	28.19	154,000
6	Mars	VA	Confectioners	27.40	64,400
7	Bechtel	CA	Heavy Construction	27.00	42,500
8	HCA	TN	Hospitals	26.86	180,000
9	Ernst & Young	NY	Business Services	24.52	135,730
10	Publix Super Markets	FL	Grocery Stores	23.19	145,000
11	US Foodservice	IL	Food - Major Diversified	20.16	27,091
12	C&S Wholesale Grocers	NH	Food Wholesale	19.45	17,100
13	HE Butt Grocery	TX	Grocery Stores	15.50	70,000
14	Fidelity Investments	MA	Asset Management	14.90	44,000
15	Cox Enterprises	GA	Entertainment - Diversified	14.59	79,660
16	Flying J	UT	Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing	14.32	15,900
17	Toys “R” Us	NJ	Toy & Hobby Stores	13.79	70,000
18	Meijer	MI	Grocery Stores	13.65	68,800
19	Platinum Equity	CA	Conglomerates	13.50	50,000
20	Aramark	PA	Business Services	13.20	250,000
21	Enterprise Rent-A-Car	MO	Rental & Leasing Services	13.10	78,000
22	TransMontaigne	CO	Oil & Gas Pipelines	12.25	730
23	JM Family Enterprises	FL	Auto Manufacturers - Major	12.20	4,700
24	Tenaska Energy	NE	Diversified Utilities	11.60	624
25	Love’s Travel Stops	OK	Lodging	11.46	5,900

Updated 11/3/08

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