A total of 138 Maryland businesses have been named among the fastest-growing companies in the country, according to this year’s Inc. 5000 rankings.

The recent announcement features 15 Maryland businesses in Inc's top 500 companies, with the overall list spanning a variety of industries including health, IT management and software, retail, and government services.

Leading the list for Maryland is Chasen Companies , a Baltimore-based real estate company that acquires and develops properties throughout the Baltimore and Washington Metropolitan areas. At number 18, the company has experienced a 15,400 percent growth over the past three years. Chasen Companies also placed first for fastest-growing companies in the Inc. 5000 Regionals for the Washington, D.C. metro rankings.

Other familiar names include 20/20 GeneSystems (770), who recently traveled with Maryland Commerce to the Arab Health exhibition; Hungry Harvest (1683), the Shark Tank success story battling food waste; and Mindoula Health (3059), the highest ranking Maryland company on the Inc. 5000 list in 2018.

Top Fastest Growing Companies in Maryland 2021

Rank - Company - Growth - Industry - City
18 - Chasen Companies - 15420% - Real Estate - Baltimore
34 - Global Alliant - 8834% - IT Management - Columbia
46 - Behavioral Framework - 7318% - Health - Rockville
101 - Sales Boomerang - 3882% - Software - Owings Mills
125 - PM Consulting Group - 3213% - Government Services - Towson
167 - Cameron Seafood Online - 2530% - Food & Beverage - Potomac
188 - Audley Consulting Group - 2263% - IT Systems Development - Rockville
191 - Windsor Group - 2225% - Business Products & Services - College Park
218 - RestoraPet - 2012% - Consumer Products & Services - Gaithersburg
231 - MedVenture Partners - 1904% - Health - Eldersburg
290 - Capita Brand Group - 1606% - Construction - Silver Spring
294 - Impyrian - 1582% - Business Products & Services - Fulton
361 - Diaconia - 1317% - IT Management - College Park
427 - Ad hoc Research Associates - 1136% - Government Services - Havre de Grace
464 - Fat Buddha Glass - 1036% - Retail - Gaithersburg

"We couldn't be happier to learn that 138 Maryland businesses have been named to this year's Inc. 5000 rankings," said Maryland Commerce Secretary Kelly M. Schulz. "Congratulations to all the companies whose hard work has earned them a spot on this prestigious list. We're thrilled to have you represent Maryland's thriving business community."

View this year’s Inc. 5000 list in its entirety.