List of PR Companies in the USA

Last updated 21 October 2026

There are 3,285 PR companies in the USA, one in every 19,443 US companies. Most of them are small: two in three have one to four people, and only 77 firms employ 50 people or more. One in five PR firms is based in New York, Los Angeles, Washington, Chicago and San Francisco. Below you find the largest PR firms in the USA, the cities where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our US company database or through the Company Data API.

3,285 companies indexed · Data counted on 21 October 2026

Companies3,2851 in19,443 US companiesCities909Largest cityNew York 289Sole traders10%Employees1-4 (63%)Revenue$100-500K (57%)Email60%Phone98%Website87%

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	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	Fleishman-Hillard INC.	USA	Clayton	101 S Hanley Rd Ste 1500	St. Louis County	63105	*****.com	1997	$88,519,943	2,288	Corporation	2409	00081851
2	Berlin Rosen, LLC	USA	New York	195 Broadway Fl 26	New York	10007-3257	*****.com	2021	$57,000,000	289	Corporation	3	6311701
3	GOLIN/HARRIS International, INC.	USA	Chicago	222 Merchandise Mart Plz Ste 500	Cook	60654-1361	*****.com	2005	$46,450,796	830	Corporation	2409	2194264
4	Hill And Knowlton Strategies, LLC	USA	New York	237 Park Ave Frnt 4	New York	10017-3173	*****.com	2024	$37,135,813	2,400	Corporation	1842	611822
5	Longjump LLC	USA	San Francisco	727 Sansome St Ste 100	San Francisco	94111-1736	*****.com	2023	$35,500,000	140	Corporation	3	7482088
6	Highwire Public Relations, LLC	USA	San Francisco	727 Sansome St Fl 1	San Francisco	94111-1736	*****.com	2008	$35,500,000	142	Corporation	3	6937828
7	Prosek LLC	USA	New York	28 E 28th St	New York	10016-7939	*****.com	1990	$28,513,533	275	Corporation	4	0510362
8	Zeno Group, INC.	USA	Chicago	130 E Randolph St Ste 3000	Cook	60601	*****.com	1998	$27,502,152	487	Corporation	73	20161660387
9	Havas Formula, LLC	USA	San Diego	1215 Cushman Ave	San Diego	92110-3904	*****.com	2014	$26,577,536	100	Corporation	622	5657066
10	Brunswick Group LLC	USA	New York	1114 Avenue of the Americas	New York	10036-7703	*****.com	2004	$25,327,921	250	Corporation	2	3811757
11	Waggener Edstrom Worldwide, INC.	USA	Portland	323 Nw 13th Ave Ste 325	Multnomah	97209-3122	*****.com	1983	$24,829,279	800	Corporation	31	17273012
12	Coyne Public Relations, LLC	USA	Parsippany	5 Woodhollow Rd	Morris	07054-2832	*****.com	2001	$24,625,126	104	Corporation	N/A	N/A
13	Global Strategy Group, LLC	USA	New York	215 Park Ave S Fl 15	New York	10003-1612	*****.com	1994	$24,362,810	130	Corporation	5	200159660
14	Brunswick Group Llp	USA	New York	1114 Avenue of the Americas Fl 24	New York	10036-7703	*****.com	1995	$22,520,325	140	Partnership of unknown type	13	3771070
15	Citizen Relations INC.	USA	Los Angeles	4201 Wilshire Blvd Ste 610	Los Angeles	90010-3607	*****.com	2004	$20,981,268	50	Corporation	67	3847547
16	Speer Padilla Beardsley INC	USA	Minneapolis	1101 W River Pkwy Ste 400	Hennepin	55415-3007	*****.com	2018	$20,292,713	200	Corporation	11	3R-392
17	Lambert Global, LLC	USA	Grand Rapids	47 Commerce Ave Sw	Kent	49503-4124	*****.com	2024	$19,150,456	65	Corporation	26	800569355
18	Colehour + Cohen INC.	USA	Seattle	1011 Western Ave Ste 702	King	98104-3634	*****.com	2005	$16,632,413	74	Corporation	5	602567132
19	Allison & Partners LLC	USA	San Francisco	40 Gold St Fl 1	San Francisco	94133-5110	*****.com	2010	$14,405,754	55	Corporation	15	N/A
20	Ketchum, INC.	USA	New York	1285 Avenue of the Americas Rm 401	New York	10019-6029	*****.com	1996	$13,170,450	692	Corporation	2409	2179261
21	Outreach Strategists, LLC	USA	Houston	6213 Skyline Dr Ste 2100	Harris	77057-7027	*****.com	2003	$12,670,090	23	Corporation	N/A	0800433066
22	Regan Communications Group, INC.	USA	Boston	106 Union Wharf	Suffolk	02109-1281	*****.com	1984	$10,562,770	40	Corporation	8	042830730
23	Gregory Fca Communications INC.	USA	Ardmore	27 W Athens Ave Ste 200	Montgomery	19003-1321	*****.com	2002	$10,303,033	65	Corporation	3	3260499
24	Jones Public Affairs, LLC	USA	Washington	1101 Connecticut Ave Nw Ste 600	District of Columbia	20036-4348	*****.com	2007	$9,916,481	88	Corporation	6	6702909
25	Res Publica Group, LLC	USA	Chicago	333 N Michigan Ave Ste 300	Cook	60601-3902	*****.com	2002	$9,857,711	81	Partnership of unknown type	6	3504149

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How many PR companies are there in the USA?

PR companies and PR firms in the USA

3,285

21 October 2026

There are 3,285 PR companies and PR firms in the USA in our data (21 October 2026). That is one in every 19,443 US companies. About 2 new firms are entered in the register every month this year (17 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 2,878 88%
Head offices: 186
Branch offices: 221

Classification

Our platform filter is SIC 8743, 7311, 8742.

1,991 of the 3,285 are corporations and LLCs (61%); 335 are sole traders. They come from the state business registers and our US register data, through the Company Data API.

Firm sizes in the USA

Of the 3,283 US PR firms with a known headcount, 2,084 (63%) have one to four people, 605 have five to nine, 517 have ten to 49 and 77 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over between $100,000 and $500,000 a year (1,757, 57%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all US companies

Micro under 102,689 82%
Small 10 to 49517 16%
Medium 50 to 24975 2%
Large 250+2 <0.1%

Grey line: the share among all US companies (96% have under ten staff).

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 23 more than $10 million.

firms were entered in 2026.

Largest PR firms in the USA

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in New York. Click a name for the record.

Hill and Knowlton Strategies is the largest PR firm in the USA by headcount. 77 firms employ 50 people or more; 29 employ 100 or more.

1New York2,400 staff
2Clayton2,288 staff
3Dearborn1,444 staff
4New York900 staff
5Portland800 staff
6New York250 staff
7Minneapolis200 staff
8New York180 staff
9New York150 staff
10New York140 staff

By employee size · 3,283 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	2,084	63%
5-9	605	18%
10-19	302	9%
20-49	215	7%
50-99	48	1%
100-199	24	0.7%
200-499	3	<0.1%
500-999	1	<0.1%
1,000+	1	<0.1%

63% have 1 to 4 people; 215 have 20 to 49; 77 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	735	24%
$100K-$500K	1,757	57%
$500K-$1M	251	8%
$1M-$5M	269	9%
$5M-$10M	27	0.9%
$10M-$50M	21	0.7%
$50M-$100M	2	<0.1%

57% between $100,000 and $500,000; 269 between $1M and $5M; 50 above $5M.

Where in the USA?

New York has the most PR companies in the USA (289), ahead of Los Angeles (140), Washington (125), Chicago (94) and San Francisco (61). Together the five hold one in five of them.

Cities by number of firms

909 US cities have at least one PR firm; 49 have ten or more; 551 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

PR firms in New York

New York has 289 PR companies and PR firms, <0.1% of all 732,093 New York companies and 668% above the national share. Half New York firms have fewer than five people; 26 have 50 or more. 0 new firms were entered in 2026, 31 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 133 · 46%
5-9: 59 · 20%
10-19: 30 · 10%
20-49: 41 · 14%
50+: 26 · 9%

Legal form

Sole traders: 16 · 6%
Partnerships: 5 · 2%
Corporations and LLCs: 208 · 72%
Other or none: 60 · 21%

Of the US total: 8.8%
Of all New York companies: <0.1%
Against the national share: 7.7×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 0
Entered 2025: 1
Of USA's 2026 entries: 0.0%

Old

Before 1990: 31 · 11%
1990 or later: 258 · 89%
Of USA's pre-1990 firms: 8.5%

Reachable

Email: 198 · 69%
Phone: 286 · 99%
Website: 271 · 94%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 35 · 13%
$100K-$500K: 147 · 53%
$500K-$1M: 27 · 10%
$1M and more: 67 · 24%

Largest

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How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 221 consulting companies for every PR firm in the USA.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Consulting Companies	726,836	25%	90%
Daycares	289,191	34%	76%
Farm Shops	20,789	57%	87%
Debt Collection Agencies	14,834	31%	79%
Direct Mail Companies	9,991	46%	75%
PR Companies	3,285	87%	63%

In other countries

The USA has more PR firms than Sweden or Poland.

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
The USA	3,285	0.1
Sweden	3,064	1.7
Poland	2,331	0.4
Germany	1,655	0.2
The UK	1,518	0.2

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Sole traders or corporations: how they are organised

One in ten US PR firms work as sole traders, against 5% of all US companies. Three in five are corporations and LLCs.

Sole traders33510%
Partnerships602%
Corporations and LLCs1,99161%
No form on record or other89927%

Single-site: 88%
Head offices: 186
Branches: 221

All US companies: 5% sole traders, 1% partnerships, 68% corporations and LLCs.

How reachable are they?

PR firms are easier to reach than the average US company: 98% list a phone number and 87% a website.

Email1,984 60%
Phone3,235 98%
Website2,844 87%

Grey line: all US companies (email 15%, phone 42%, website 24%).

The full list with these fields is in our US company database.

The oldest firms in the USA

Our data holds 0 US PR firms from before 1900, 3 from before 1950 and 364 from before 1990.

1940
1. Miami
1950
1. Sacramento
1952
1. Cleveland
1962
1. Chicago
1963
1. Columbus
1968
1. White Plains

Fewer than five firms date from before 1950, so the timeline starts with the oldest firms before 1990.

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Frequently asked questions

How many PR companies are there in the USA?

There are 3,285 PR companies and PR firms in the USA in our data, counted on 21 October 2026. That is one in every 19,443 US companies.

Which is the largest PR firm in the USA?

Hill and Knowlton Strategies in New York, with 2,400 staff. By revenue Fleishman-Hillard in Clayton leads with $88.5 million a year.

Which US city has the most PR companies?

New York, with 289, ahead of Los Angeles (140), Washington (125), Chicago (94) and San Francisco (61).

How many PR firms are there in New York?

289, which is <0.1% of all 732,093 New York companies and 668% above the national share.

How big is a typical PR firm?

Small. 63% of the 3,283 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 77 have 50 or more. Most turn over between $100,000 and $500,000 a year.

Are US PR companies sole traders or companies?

One in ten (335) are sole traders, 2% are partnerships and 61% (1,991) are corporations and LLCs.

How many PR firms started in 2026?

17 were entered in the US register so far in 2026, after 16 in 2025. 16 of them are corporations and LLCs.

What is the oldest PR firm in the USA?

Ev Clay Associates in Miami, 1940, followed by Edelman Public Relations in Sacramento (1950) and Dix & Eaton in Cleveland (1952). 0 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers PR companies?

Our platform filters them on SIC 8743 (public relations services), 7311 (advertising agencies) and 8742 (management consulting services).

Can I download the full list?

Yes. All 3,285 firms with address, phone, email, legal form, employees, revenue and founding year, as Excel, CSV or through the API.

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