More than 2,600 U.S. companies are employee-owned, with nearly 710,000 employees having a stake, according to the National Center for Employee Ownership.

The non-profit membership organization compiled a list of U.S. companies that are at least 50 percent owned by employees under a stock ownership plan (ESOP).

The following companies are the 10 largest ESOPs in the country, ranked by total employee size (not all employees listed in the totals of six of the companies are employee-owners).

No. 10
WinCo Foods
Boise, Ind.
15,000 employees
Supermarkets

 

 

 

 

 

 

No. 9
Houchens Industries
Bowling Green, Ky.
15,300 employees (100% employee owned)
Supermarkets and other services

No. 8
Amsted Industries
Chicago
16,000 employees (100% employee owned)
Industrial components

No. 7
Penmac
Springfield, Mo.
18,000 employees (100% employee owned)
Staffing

No. 6
Price Chopper
Schenectady, N.Y.
23,000 employees
Supermarkets

No. 5
Lifetouch
Eden Prairie, Minn.
25,000 employees (100% employee owned)
Photography

No. 4
CH2M Hill
Englewood, Colo.
26,000 employees
Engineering and construction

No. 3
Daymon Worldwide
Stamford, Conn.
35,000 employees
Food distribution

No. 2
Hy-Vee
West Des Moines, Iowa
69,000 employees
Supermarkets

No. 1
Publix Super Markets
Lakeland, Fla.
160,000 employees
Supermarkets