71 Houston companies make Inc. 5000 list of fast growers



Keep clicking to see the top Houston companies in the 2018 Inc. 5000 list. Inc. 5000 ranks private companies in the U.S. by revenue growth.

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The number of Houston-based companies on a new Inc. 5000 ranking of the nation's fastest growing private companies fell to 71, down from 113 in 2017.

The magazine ranked privately held companies by revenue growth over the past three years.

Karya Property Management held the top spot among Houston's fastest growers at No. 145. The apartment management firm grew its revenue by more than 2,800 percent to $124.8 million.

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Minnesota fared best in terms of revenue growth. The state's 85 Inc. 5000 companies had a three-year growth rate of 321 percent. In second place: Arkansas, with 297 percent; Montana was third at 282 percent. The Texas Inc. 5000 companies grew at 137 percent.

Check the slideshow above to see the top Houston companies with the highest annual revenue growth.