The following is a list of the top publicly held companies in Minnesota on the Fortune 500 List, and a list of the top privately owned companies from Forbes.
Fortune 500 Publicly Held Companies in Minnesota
| Company | City | 2011 Revenues | Fortune 500 Rank | 2012 MN Rank | 2011 MN Rank | 2010 MN Rank |
| UnitedHealth Group | Minnetonka | 101,862.00 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Target | Minneapolis | 69,865.00 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Best Buy | Richfield | 50,272.00 | 53 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Supervalu | Eden Prairie | 37,534.00 | 75 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| CHS | Inver Grove Heights | 36,915.80 | 78 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| 3M | St. Paul | 29,611.00 | 102 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| U.S. Bancorp | Minneapolis | 21,399.00 | 132 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Medtronic | Minneapolis | 15,933.00 | 164 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| General Mills | Minneapolis | 14,880.20 | 181 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Land O’Lakes | Arden Hills | 12,849.30 | 210 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Xcel Energy | Minneapolis | 10,654.80 | 246 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| Ameriprise Financial | Minneapolis | 10,621.00 | 248 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
| C.H. Robinson Worldwide | Eden Prairie | 10,336.30 | 259 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
| Mosaic | Plymouth | 9,937.80 | 268 | 14 | 16 | 11 |
| Hormel Foods | Austin | 7,895.10 | 327 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | Minneapolis | 7,842.80 | 332 | 16 | 14 | 16 |
| Ecolab | St. Paul | 6,798.50 | 365 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| St. Jude Medical | St. Paul | 5,611.70 | 437 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
| Alliant Techsystems | Arlington, VA | 4,842.30 | 491 | — | 20 | 20 |
| Nash-Finch | Minneapolis | 4,807.20 | 498 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
NOTES:
- Alliant Techsystems relocated to Arlington, VA in 2011, although the move only involved its top executives. The company still has more than 2,000 of its 17,300 employees in Minnesota.
- UnitedHealth Group became the first Minnesota company to reach the $100 Billion Revenue level in 2012.
Forbes Privately Held Companies in Minnesotasource: Forbes.com(11/03/2010)
| 2010 Forbes Rank | Company | Industry | Revenue ($bil) | Employees |
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Cargill | Farm Products | 109.84 e | 130,500 |
| 83 | Carlson | Lodging | 3.90 e | 50,700 |
| 94 | Schwan Food | Dairy Products | 3.67 e | 17,000 |
| 132 | Holiday Companies | Grocery Stores | 3 | 4,600 |
| 169 | Rosen’s Diversified | Meat Products | 2.51 e | 3,975 |
| 182 | M A Mortenson | Heavy Construction | 2.39 | 2,200 |
| 210 | Andersen | General Building Materials | 2.10 e | 9,000 |