Over 40 upstate New York companies are some of the fastest growing in the country, according to a recently released analysis.
Online business platform Inc. Magazine compiled their 2025 Inc. 5000 list of privately held, for-profit and independent American companies based in the U.S. by comparing their percentage revenue growth between 2021 to 2024. Companies must have been founded and started to generate revenue by March 31, 2021, with a minimum revenue requirement of $100,000 for 2021 and $2 million for 2024.
Across all of the companies on the list, they’ve brought in $300.5 billion in revenue and employ over 1.1 million people.
Here’s which upstate New York companies made the list.
Inc. Magazine’s top 10 fastest-growing companies
Upstate New York companies on Inc. Magazine’s 5000 list
Inc. Magazine’s 2025 list features over 330 companies from the Empire State. Here are the 45 upstate New York companies included in this year’s list:
Advertising, marketing and PR
Business products and services
Construction
Consumer products
Energy
Engineering
Financial services
Food and beverage
Government services
Health care and medical
IT services
Legal
Logistics and transportation
Manufacturing
Security
Software
To see the full list, visit inc.com/inc5000/2025.
Emily Barnes reports on consumer-related issues for the USA TODAY Network’s New York Connect Team, focusing on scam and recall-related topics. Follow her on X and Instagram @byemilybarnes. Get in touch at ebarnes@gannett.com.
This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: These NY companies rank among fastest-growing in the U.S.: See the list
Reporting by Emily Barnes, New York Connect Team / Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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