List of Minnesota companies

See also: List of companies based in Minneapolis–Saint Paul

Top companies in Minnesota according to revenues with state and U.S. rankings
State rank	Corporation	US rank
1	UnitedHealth Group	5
2	Target Corporation	30
3	Best Buy	66
4	3M	96
5	CHS Inc.	103
6	U.S. Bancorp	113
7	General Mills	169
8	C. H. Robinson	191
9	Land O'Lakes	219
10	Ecolab	237
11	Ameriprise Financial	253
12	Xcel Energy	272
13	Hormel Foods	317
14	Thrivent	369
15	Polaris Inc.	407
16	Securian Financial Group	421
17	Fastenal	479
18	Patterson Companies	491
19	APi Group	656
20	The Toro Company	687
21	H.B. Fuller	786
22	Donaldson Company	821
23	Federated Mutual Insurance Company	897
24	Sleep Number	998
Source: 2021 Fortune 500

The following list of Minnesota companies includes notable companies that are, or once were, headquartered in Minnesota.

Notable firms

This list includes notable companies with primary headquarters located in the state. The industry and sector follow the Industry Classification Benchmark taxonomy. Organizations which have ceased operations are included and noted as defunct.

Notable companies
     Active      State-owned      Defunct

Name	Industry	Sector	Headquarters	Founded	Notes
3M	Conglomerate		Maplewood	1902	In the fields of industry, worker safety, healthcare, and consumer goods.
Abdallah Candies	Consumer goods	Food products	Apple Valley	1909	Chocolatier and confectionery
Acorn Stores	Consumer services	Upscale women's clothing retailer	Minneapolis	1991	Defunct in 2008
American Crystal Sugar Company	Consumer goods	Sugar production	Moorhead	1899
AmeriPride Services	Consumer services	Service and hospitality	Minnetonka	1889	Provides rental and linen supplies
Ameriprise Financial	Financial	Banks	Minneapolis	1894	Bank
Andersen Corporation	Industrials	Manufacturing	Bayport	1903	Manufactures windows and doors
Anytime Fitness	Consumer services	Health and fitness clubs	Woodbury	2002
Arctic Cat	Industrials	Snowmobiles & all-terrain vehicles	Thief River Falls	1960
ATS Medical	Healthcare	Developer and manufacturer of products for the cardiac surgery market.	Minneapolis	1992
August Schell Brewing Company	Consumer goods	Craft brewery	New Ulm	1860
Aveda	Consumer goods	Cosmetics	Minneapolis	1978
Ballistic Recovery Systems	Industrials	Defense	Saint Paul	1980
Bellisio Foods	Consumer goods	Food products	Minneapolis	1918	Frozen food manufacturer
Bemidji Airlines	Consumer services	Airlines	Bemidji	1946	Domestic cargo flights, extensive charter, and air taxi services
Bemidji Woolen Mills	Consumer goods	Retail Store & Clothing Manufacturer	Bemidji	1920
Best Buy	Consumer services	Consumer electronics	Richfield	1966
Cambria	Basic materials	Engineered quartz	Le Sueur	2000
Cargill	Conglomerate		Minnetonka	1865
Caribou Coffee	Consumer services	Restaurants & bars	Brooklyn Center	1992
Carlson	Conglomerate		Minnetonka	1938
Canterbury Park	Consumer services	Recreational services	Shakopee	1985	Horse race track
Champion Air	Transportation	Airlines	Bloomington	1995	Defunct in 2008
Chase Bliss Audio	Consumer services	Consumer electronics	Anoka	2013
Christopher & Banks	Consumer services	Women's clothing retailer	Plymouth	1956
C. H. Robinson	Transportation	Logistics	Eden Prairie	1905
CHS Inc.	Agriculture	Agricultural cooperative	Inver Grove Heights	1931	Wholesale agricultural products and fuel
Cirrus Aircraft	Industrials	Aerospace	Duluth	1984
CodeWeavers	Technology	Software	Saint Paul	1996
Compass Airlines	Transportation	Airlines	Fort Snelling	2006	Ceased operations in 2020
Control Data Corporation	Technology	Mainframe and supercomputer	Bloomington	1957
Cub	Consumer services	Food retailers & wholesalers	Stillwater	1968
Dairy Queen	Consumer services	Restaurants & bars	Bloomington	1940
Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad	Transportation	Railroad	Minneapolis	1986	Ceased operation in 2008
Dayforce	Technology	Software	Minneapolis	1992
Dayton's	Consumer services	Department Store Retailer	Minneapolis	1902
Deluxe Corporation	Financials	Checks & Payment Technology	Minneapolis	1915
Department 56	Industrials	Manufacturer	Eden Prairie	1976	Christmas collectibles & ornaments
Digi International	Technology	Networking	Hopkins	1985
DigiKey	Technology	Electronic components	Thief River Falls	1972
Digital River	Financials	E-commerce	Minnetonka	1994
Donaldson Company	Industrials	Filtration	Bloomington	1915
Duluth Pack	Consumer goods	Bags & accessories	Duluth	1882
Ecolab	Industrials	Water treatment	Saint Paul	1923
Edina Realty	Real estate		Edina	1955
Endeavor Air	Transportation	Airlines	Minneapolis	1985
Entrust	Financials	Digital Security and Credential Issuance	Shakopee	1994
Faribault Woolen Mill Company	Consumer goods	Textiles	Faribault	1865
Famous Dave's	Consumer services	Restaurant & bars	Minnetonka	1994
Fantasy Flight Games	Consumer goods	Board game developer	Roseville	1995
Farley's & Sathers Candy Company	Consumer goods	Snack food	Roseville	2002
Geek Squad	Consumer services	Consumer device & appliance repair	Richfield	1994
General Mills	Consumer goods	Consumer foods	Golden Valley	1856
Graco	Industrial	Fluid-handling systems and products	Minneapolis	1926
Great Clips	Consumer services	Hair salon	Bloomington	1982
Griswold Signal Company	Industrials	Engineering	Minneapolis	1923	Defunct 1964
Holiday Stationstores	Consumer services	Specialty retailers	Bloomington	1928
Hormel Foods	Consumer goods	Food processing	Austin	1891
Horton Holding	Industrials	Automotive manufacturing	Roseville	1951
Hutchinson Technology	Technology	Precision technologies	Hutchinson	1965
IMRIS	Healthcare	Intraoperative MRI solutions	Chaska	2005
Jamf	Technology	Software	Minneapolis	2002
Jefferson Lines	Transportation	Intercity bus service	Minneapolis	1919
Johnson Boat Works	Consumer goods	Builder and developer	White Bear Lake	1896
Jostens	Consumer goods	Manufacturer of memorabilia	Minneapolis	1897
Land O'Lakes	Consumer goods	Agricultural cooperative	Arden Hills	1921
Life Time Fitness	Consumer services	Health and fitness clubs	Chanhassen	1990
Lifetouch	Consumer services	Photography	Eden Prairie	1936
Lunds & Byerlys	Consumer services	Food retailers & wholesalers	Edina	1939
MacSoft	Technology	Software	Plymouth	1993	Dissolved in 2011
MAIR Holdings	Transportation	Airline holding company	Minneapolis	1993
Maxfield Research	Real estate		Roseville	1983
Maurices	Consumer services	Women's clothing retailer	Duluth	1931
Media Play	Consumer services	Electronics retailer	Minnetonka	1992	Defunct 2006
Medtronic	Healthcare	Medical equipment	Minneapolis	1949
Mesaba Airlines	Transportation	Airlines	Eagan	1944	Defunct 2012
Minco Products	Technology	Electronic manufacturer	Fridley	1956
Minneapolis-Moline	Industrials	Tractor and industrial machinery manufacturer	Minneapolis	1929
MOM Brands	Consumer goods	Food products	Lakeville	1919	Defunct 2015
MTS Systems Corporation	Industrial	Scientific & Technical Instruments	Eden Prairie	1966
Musicland	Consumer services	Entertainment	Minnetonka	1955
My Pillow	Consumer goods	Pillow manufacturer	Chaska	2009
Nash Finch Company	Consumer goods	Food distribution	Edina	1885
Nordic Ware	Consumer goods	Cookware and bakeware manufacturer	St. Louis Park	1946
Northern States Power Company	Utilities	Electric & natural gas	Minneapolis	1910	Now part of Xcel Energy
Northland Organic Foods Corporation	Consumer goods	Global food and agricultural products	Saint Paul	1991
North Central Airlines	Transportation	Airlines	Minneapolis	1944	Ceased operations in 1979
Northwest Airlines	Transportation	Airlines	Minneapolis	1926	Ceased operations in 2010
Norwest Corporation	Financials	Banks	Minneapolis	1929	Ceased operations in 1998
Old Dutch Foods	Consumer goods	Snack foods	Roseville	1934
PaR Systems	Industrials	Systems engineering	Shoreview	1961
Park Tool	Industrials	Bicycle parts manufacturer	Shoreview	1963
Patterson Companies	Healthcare	Dental and veterinary equipment	Mendota Heights	1877
Pearson's Candy Company	Consumer goods	Food products	Saint Paul	1909	Chocolatier and confectionery manufacturer
PepsiAmericas	Consumer goods	Bottler	Minneapolis	1962	Ceased operations in 2010
Pillsbury	Consumer goods	Cake manufacturer	Minneapolis	1869	Acquired by General Mills
Piper Sandler Companies	Financials	Banks	Minneapolis	1895
Post Consumer Brands	Consumer goods	Food processing	Lakeville	1895
Perforce	Technology	Software	Minneapolis	1995
Quality Bicycle Products	Consumer goods	Bicycle parts and accessories	Bloomington	1981
Radisson Hotels	Consumer services	Hospitality, hotels, and tourism	St. Louis Park	1909
Red Wing Shoes	Consumer goods	Footwear	Red Wing	1905
Regis Corporation	Consumer services	Hair salon & beauty services	Minneapolis	1922
Republic Airlines	Transportation	Airlines	Fort Snelling	1979
Runnings	Consumer services	Farming & Ranching Retailer	Marshall	1947
Sam Goody	Consumer services	Music & Entertainment Retailer	Minneapolis	1951
Securian Financial Group	Financials	Financial services	Saint Paul	1880
Schwan's Company	Consumer services	Frozen food	Marshall	1952
Sleep Number	Consumer services	Bedding manufacturer & retailer	Minneapolis	1987
Slumberland Furniture	Consumer services	Furniture retailer	Oakdale	1967
Soo Line Railroad	Transportation	Railroad	Minneapolis	1961
St. Jude Medical	Healthcare	Hospital	Little Canada	1976
Summit Brewing Company	Consumer goods	Craft brewery	Saint Paul	1986
Sun Country Airlines	Transportation	Airlines	Minneapolis	1982
Suncoast Motion Picture Company	Consumer services	Electronic retailer	Roseville	1986
SuperAmerica	Consumer services	Gasoline stations & convenience stores	Woodbury	1960
Supercuts	Consumer services	Hair salon	Minneapolis	1975
SuperValu	Consumer goods	Food distributor	Eden Prairie	1926	Acquired by United Natural Foods in 2018.
Surly Bikes	Consumer goods	Bicycles	Bloomington	1998
Surly Brewing Company	Consumer goods	Craft brewery	Minneapolis	2005
Target Corporation	Consumer services	Discount retailer	Minneapolis	1902
Taylor Corporation	Consumer services	Printing	North Mankato	1975
The Toro Company	Industrials	Lawn Mower & Snow Blower Manufacturer	Bloomington	1914
U.S. Bancorp	Financials	Banks	Bloomington	1863
Unicel	Technology	Mobile phone service	Alexandria	1990	Acquired by Verizon in 2008.
Uni-Systems	Industrials	Kinetic architecture	Minneapolis	1968
United Hardware Distributing Company	Consumer services	Hardware retailer	Maple Grove	1945
UnitedHealth Group	Healthcare	Health Insurance	Minnetonka	1977
Valspar	Consumer goods	Paint supplies	Minneapolis	1806
Watkins Incorporated	Consumer goods	Health remedies & baking products manufacturer	Winona	1868
Wilsons Leather	Consumer goods	Leather clothing & accessories manufacturer	Minneapolis	1899
Winnebago Industries	Consumer goods	Motorhomes manufacturer	Eden Prairie	1958
World Wide Pictures	Consumer services	Film distributor & production company	Minneapolis	1951	Defunct since 2001
Xcel Energy	Utilities	Electric & natural gas	Minneapolis	1909