| This Year | Last Year | Company | Location | Chief Executive | STAFF | TYPE OF BUSINESS | Revenue (in millions) |
| 1 | 1 | World Wide Technology Inc. | St. Louis, MO | David L. Steward/James P. Kavanaugh | IT products/services | 4,000 | 9,300.000 |
| 2 | 2 | ACT-1 Group | Torrance, CA | Janice Bryant Howroyd | Staffing services | 1,800 | 2,800.000 |
| 3 | 3 | Bridgewater Interiors L.L.C. | Detroit, MI | Ronald E. Hall Jr. | Automotive parts | 2,081 | 2,214.750 |
| 4 | 5 | Piston Group* | Redford, MI | Vincent Johnson | Automotive parts | 7,771 | 1,625.060 |
| 5 | 4 | Modular Assembly Innovations L.L.C. | Dublin, OH | Billy R. Vickers | Automotive parts | 320 | 1,204.595 |
| 6 | 6 | Manna Inc. | Louisville, KY | Ryan Bridgeman | Quick service restaurants | 18,500 | 835.000 |
| 7 | 7 | The Anderson-DuBose Co. | Lordstown, OH | Warren E. Anderson | Food and paper products distribution | 511 | 636.284 |
| 8 | 8 | Thompson Hospitality | Reston, VA | Warren M. Thompson | Food and facilities management, quick service restaurants | 3,024 | 610.000 |
| 9 | 9 | Urban One Inc. ** | Silver Spring, MD | Alfred C. Liggins III | Multimedia | 994 | 456.000 |
| 10 | — | Sundial Brands | Amityville, NY | Richelieu Dennis | Hair and beauty products | 380 | 300.000 |
| 11 | 11 | Millennium Steel Service L.L.C. | Princeton, IN | Henry L. Jackson | Automotive steel processing and warehousing | 60 | 283.557 |
| 12 | 14 | Adams Communication & Engineering Technology Inc. | Waldorf, MD | Charles M. Adams | IT and security system service | 181 | 267.000 |
| 13 | 12 | Fair Oaks Farms L.L.C. | Pleasant Prairie, WI | Michael L. Thompson | Food services | 228 | 258.000 |
| 14 | 13 | H. J. Russell & Co. | Atlanta, GA | Michael B. Russell | Construction, real estate, and food concessions | 1,292 | 253.234 |
| 15 | 16 | Millennium Steel of Texas | San Antonio, TX | Henry L. Jackson | Automotive steel processing and warehousing | 81 | 242.803 |
| 16 | 10 | Global Automotive Alliance | Detroit, MI | William F. Pickard/Sylvester L. Hester | Automotive parts | 1,626 | 234.400 |
| 17 | 18 | Baldwin Richardson Foods Co. | Westmont, IL | Eric G. Johnson | Food services | 315 | 214.505 |
| 18 | Hightowers Petroleum Co. | Middletown, OH | Stephen L. Hightower | Petroleum products distribution | 42 | 203.000 | |
| 19 | 23 | Jackmont Hospitality Inc. | Atlanta, GA | Daniel J. Halpern | Quick service restaurants, food services | 3,700 | 200.000 |
| 20 | 19 | Health Resources Inc. | Owings Mills, MD | David L. Dalton | Pharmaceutical products/services | 75 | 182.070 |
| 21 | 29 | Diversant L.L.C. | Red Bank, NJ | Gene C. Waddy | IT Staffing | 1,300 | 171.612 |
| 22 | — | Salamander Hotels & Resorts | Middleburg, VA | Sheila C. Johnson | Hospitality | 2,100 | 170.000 |
| 23 | 20 | The Gourmet Cos. | Atlanta, GA | Nathaniel R. Goldston III/Nathaniel R. Goldston IV | Food services, facilities management, concessions | 950 | 168.000 |
| 24 | 33 | Systems Electro Coating L.L.C. | Madison, MS | Toni D. Cooley | Automotive parts | 66 | 151.432 |
| 25 | 22 | Sun State International Trucks L.L.C. | Tampa, FL | Oscar J. Horton | Commercial truck dealership | 200 | 151.300 |
| 26 | 21 | THOR Cos. *** | Minneapolis, MN | Ravi Norman | Contracting, construction management | 158 | 139.600 |
| 27 | 24 | James Group International Inc. | Detroit, MI | John A. James | Supply chain management | 111 | 137.000 |
| 28 | 25 | Systems Automotive Interiors L.L.C. | Mantachie, MS | Toni D. Cooley | Automotive parts | 125 | 136.232 |
| 29 | 31 | K. Neal International Trucks Inc. | Hyattsville, MD | Stephen W. Neal | Commercial truck dealership | 115 | 109.622 |
| 30 | 35 | ChemicoMays L.L.C. | Southfield, MI | Leon C. Richardson | Chemical management services | 315 | 108.000 |
| 31 | 27 | Trillion Communications Corp. | Bessemer, AL | Brian C. Hamilton | Telecommunications products/services | 15 | 107.000 |
| 32 | 34 | PRWT Services Inc. | Philadelphia, PA | Malik Majeed | Business process solutions, facilities management | 900 | 105.000 |
| 33 | 30 | The Lewis Group L.L.P. | Houston, TX | Sherman L. Lewis lll | Quick service restaurant, gas stations, and convenience stores | 996 | 104.382 |
| 34 | — | Advantage Management Group**** | Southfield, MI | Reginald Hartsfield | Senior assisted living/healthcare | 1,700 | 104.000 |
| 35 | 48 | The Peebles Corp. | New York, NY | R. Donahue Peebles | Real estate development/management | 86 | 102.339 |
| 36 | — | Devon Industrial Group | Detroit, MI | David Burnley Sr. | Contracting, construction management | 70 | 100.000 |
| 37 | 40 | New Horizons Acquisitions Corp.† | Norwalk, OH | Tilmon F. Brown | Food services | 430 | 93.877 |
| 38 | 44 | Powers & Sons Construction Co. Inc. | Gary, IN | Mamon Powers Jr. | Contracting, construction management | 67 | 92.166 |
| 39 | 36 | Mays Chemical Co. Inc. | Indianapolis, IN | Kristin Mays-Corbitt | Chemical distribution and management | 67 | 90.400 |
| 40 | 26 | Urban Lending Solutions | Pittsburgh, PA | Charles S. Sanders | Business services to the banking/mortgage industry | 2,000 | 90.000 |
| 41 | 37 | V and J Holding Cos. Inc. | Milwaukee, WI | Valerie Daniels-Carter | Quick service restaurants | 3,200 | 88.000 |
| 42 | 42 | Beauchamp Distributing Co. | Compton, CA | Patrick L. Beauchamp | Beverage distribution | 170 | 87.933 |
| 43 | 98 | White Construction Co. Inc. | Detroit, MI | W. Bernard White | Contracting, construction | 20 | 86.840 |
| 44 | 38 | Facility Interiors Inc. | Carrollton, TX | Charles Griggsby | Office furniture and facility services | 60 | 85.643 |
| 45 | 39 | Raven Transport Co. Inc. | Jacksonville, FL | W. Randolph Lee | Truckload freight transportation | 580 | 85.297 |
| 46 | 51 | Tolston Holdings L.L.C. | Timmonsville, SC | James R. Tolston III | Automotive parts | 75 | 78.623 |
| 47 | 53 | Summus Industries Inc. | Sugar Land, TX | Rodney L. Craig | Supply chain solutions | 24 | 73.540 |
| 48 | 28 | Harpo Inc. | Chicago, IL | Oprah Winfrey | Multimedia | 14 | 72.000 |
| 49 | 55 | Engineering Design Technologies Inc. | Marietta, GA | Anthony B. Taylor II | Construction, energy, healthcare, transportation/warehousing | 125 | 71.484 |
| 50 | 43 | All American Meats Inc. | Omaha, NE | Shawn Buchanan | Food manufacturing | 35 | 68.250 |
| 51 | 62 | Systems Application and Technologies Inc. (SA-TECH) | Largo, MD | Timothy J. Adams | Engineering and technology services, logistics | 504 | 65.700 |
| 52 | 54 | Parrish Restaurants Ltd. | Dallas, TX | Roland G. Parrish | Quick service restaurants | 997 | 63.754 |
| 53 | 50 | C. D. Moody Construction Co. Inc. | Lithonia, GA | C. David Moody Jr. | Contracting, construction management | 28 | 61.000 |
| 54 | 57 | Advanced Systems Development Inc. | Alexandria, VA | Richard L. Bennett | IT products/services | 275 | 57.915 |
| 55 | 49 | VMS365 Inc. | Rochester Hills, MI | Rumia Ambrose-Burbank | Materials and inventory management, strateguc sourcing | 213 | 56.894 |
| 56 | 52 | SoBran Inc. | Fairfax, VA | Amos L. Otis | Biomedical and environmental research support, security support | 742 | 56.432 |
| 57 | 70 | Towne Mortgage | Troy, MI | Dale LeFebvre | Financial services | 285 | 55.640 |
| 58 | 59 | Neta Scientific Inc. | Hainesport, NJ | Garnetta Sanders | Distributor of laboratory supplies and equipment | 38 | 54.500 |
| 59 | — | 755 Restaurant Corp. | Atlanta, GA | Henry L. Aaron | Quick service restaurants | 770 | 53.000 |
| 59 | — | Omar Medical Supplies Inc. | Chicago, IL | Willie Wilson | Medical products supplier | 20 | 53.000 |
| 61 | 46 | Bird Electric | Eastland, TX | Dale LeFebvre | Electrical contracting services | 340 | 49.913 |
| 62 | 56 | W3R Consulting | Southfield, MI | Eric Hardy | IT consulting | 350 | 49.000 |
| 62 | 60 | DKW Communications Inc. | Washington, DC | Darryl K. Washington | IT and security services | 260 | 49.000 |
| 62 | — | Williams/Enearu Organization | Carson, CA |
Nicole Enearu | Quick service restaurants | 750 | 49.000 |
| 65 | 63 | Boersma Travel Services | Ann Arbor, MI | James E. Kimble | Travel management | 35 | 48.182 |
| 66 | 61 | The Client Base Funding Group Inc.†† | Los Angeles, CA | Bill Richardson | Security equipment leasing, sales installation, financial services | 27 | 47.700 |
| 66 | 75 | General Microsystems Inc. | Bellevue, WA | Earl W. Overstreet II | IT solutions | 15 | 47.700 |
| 68 | 73 | VETS Etc. L.L.C. | Seaside, CA | John Nash Sr. | Logistics services | 120 | 46.086 |
| 69 | 68 | On-Target Supplies & Logistics Ltd. | Dallas, TX | Albert C. Black Jr. | Logistics services and supply chain management | 149 | 42.695 |
| 70 | 66 | TME Enterprises Inc.††† | Smyrna, GA | Michael E. Melton | Quick service restaurants | 770 | 42.563 |
| 71 | 64 | Rocket Lawyer | San Francisco, CA | Charley Moore | Online legal services | 176 | 40.000 |
| 72 | 41 | Benton-Georgia L.L.C. | Douglasville, GA | Dale LeFebvre | Construction materials and equipment supplier | 280 | 39.603 |
| 73 | — | The Will Group | Wheaton, IL | Steve. Davis | Electrical contracting services | 45 | 39.308 |
| 74 | 65 | IAP Government Services Group.†††† | Columbus, OH | Thomas G. Banks | Contracting, construction management | 29 | 37.386 |
| 75 | — | Oakland Consulting Group | Lanham, MD | Cedric E. Nash | Technology | 84 | 36.764 |
| 76 | 32 | Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery & Grill | Bronx, NY | Lowell Hawthorne | Quick service restaurants, food services | 235 | 36.618 |
| 77 | 84 | Detroit Chassis L.L.C. | Detroit, MI | Michael J. Guthrie/Carlton L. Guthrie | Automotive parts | 350 | 36.520 |
| 78 | 80 | B & S Electric Supply Co. Inc. | Atlanta, GA | Clarence W. Robie | Electrical equipment supplier | 27 | 35.804 |
| 79 | 77 | InScope Enterprises‡ | Reston, VA | Mike Bruce | Staffing, engineering, and information services solution | 120 | 35.316 |
| 80 | 74 | JMA Solutions L.L.C. | Washington, DC | Janice M. Adams | Air traffic control and engineering | 165 | 35.100 |
| 80 | — | Megen Construction Co. Inc. | Cincinnati, OH | Evans N. Nwankwo | Contracting, construction management | 30 | 35.100 |
| 82 | 76 | Diverse Facility Solutions Inc. | Aslip, IL | Mark S. Wright Sr. | Facilities management | 900 | 35.000 |
| 83 | 78 | Ag Trucking Inc. | Goshen, IN | Dale LeFebvre | Transportation services | 200 | 34.148 |
| 84 | 71 | Premier Management Corp. | Columbia, MD | Marcus Board | Financial management services, linguistics, IT solutions | 205 | 33.000 |
| 85 | 69 | Alpha Office Supplies Inc.‡‡ | Philadelphia, PA | Chester A. Riddick Jr. | Office furniture supplies and energy management | 37 | 31.800 |
| 86 | 81 | Keystone Electrical Manufacturing Co. | Des Moines, IA | Frederick V. Buie | Electrical manufacturing, egineering services | 75 | 31.142 |
| 87 | 83 | ChaseSource L.P. | Houston, TX | Anthony Chase | Staffing and facilities management | 43 | 30.240 |
| 88 | 85 | Signature Packaging and Paper L.L.C. | Jackson, MO | Dennis Vinson | Paper and packaging service | 59 | 30.134 |
| 89 | 58 | TAG Holdings L.L.C. | Wixom, MI | Joseph B. Anderson Jr. | Mechanical parts supplier, warehousing | 120 | 30.000 |
| 90 | 94 | MCL JASCO Inc. | Detroit, MI | Louis E. James | Metal processing, logistics, and energy management services | 182 | 29.026 |
| 91 | 87 | Logistics Systems Inc. | Washington, DC | Lawrence Wilkerson | Logistics management | 200 | 26.415 |
| 92 | 91 | Brodie Contractors Inc. | Raleigh, NC | Calvin Brodie | Contracting, construction | 250 | 25.000 |
| 93 | — | TD4 Electrical L.L.C. |
St. Louis, MO | Tommy L. Davis Jr. | Electrical contracting services | 60 | 24.8 |
| 94 | 88 | Earl G. Graves Ltd. | New York, NY | Earl G. Graves Jr. | Multimedia, business conferences | 58 | 22.000 |
| 95 | 97 | DigiFlight Inc. | Columbia, MD | Stanford Oliver | IT and security solutions | 96 | 21.900 |
| 96 | — | Prevention L.L.C.‡‡‡ | Irvine, CA | Claude Tellis | Health and beauty products | 9 | 20.000 |
| 97 | — | GS3 Global (Global Strategic Supply Solutions) | Livonia, MI | Lisa Lunsford | Automotive parts | 70 | 19.329 |
| 98 | 86 | Victory Personnel Services Inc. | Milwaukee, WI | Joseph A. Tucker Sr. | Staffing services | 11 | 18.611 |
| 99 | 79 | MIG Steel Fabrication L.L.C.‡‡‡‡ | Lexington, TN | André L. Gist | Automotive parts | 40 | 12.580 |
| 100 | 100 | Aire Sheet Metal | Redwood City, CA | Eugene Bramlett | Sheet metal provider | 41 | 10.598 |
| As of Dec. 31, 2016. Prepared by B.E. Research. | |||||||
| *Formerly Piston Automotive L.L.C. | |||||||
| **Formerly Radio One Inc; Publicly traded, majority ownership of voting class stock held by African Americans; TV One financials included in Urban One's | |||||||
| ***Formerly THOR Construction Inc. | |||||||
| ****D.B.A. Advantage Living Centers | |||||||
| †D.B.A. Horizon Baking Co. | |||||||
| ††D.B.A. Americus Credit Group & U.S. Security Systems | |||||||
| †††Formerly TME Enterprises 1 Ltd. | |||||||
| ††††Formerly IAP Cos. | |||||||
| ‡Formerly InScope International | |||||||
| ‡‡D.B.A. Alpha Enterprise Group | |||||||
| ‡‡‡DBA Naturade | |||||||
| ‡‡‡‡Formerly Manufacturers Industriual Group L.L.C. | |||||||