Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi
Total revenue: $1,194.38 million. Average firm growth: 9.78%
Overall revenues were up in the region, thanks in no small part to new Regional Leaders like James Moore & Co. and Kerkering Barberio joining the list — while the average firm growth rate was almost a percentage point higher than last year, thanks to scorching expansion at firms like Barfield, Murphy, Shank & Smith.
| Firm | Headquarters | Rev. ($ mn) | % chg. | Offices | Partners | Total emps. |
| Carr, Riggs & Ingram | Enterprise, Ala. | 305.97 | 6.93 | 30 | 296 | 1,975 |
| Warren Averett | Birmingham, Ala. | 133.66 | 0.42 | 14 | 112 | 832 |
| MBAF CPAs | Miami | 131.1 | 9.25 | 10 | 77 | 618 |
| Horne | Ridgeland, Miss. | 90.89 | 10.14 | 13 | 39 | 571 |
| Berkowitz Pollack Brant | Miami | 72.4 | 8.38 | 5 | 14 | 260 |
| Kaufman Rossin | Miami | 70.1 | 8.35 | 4 | 53 | 375 |
| Schellman & Co. | Tampa, Fla. | 58.57 | 20.24 | 1 | 14 | 192 |
| Postlethwaite & Netterville | Baton Rouge, La. | 55.56 | -4.72 | 8 | 35 | 400 |
| BMSS1 | Birmingham, Ala. | 31.25 | 51.41 | 6 | 30 | 225 |
| Jackson Thornton & Co. | Montgomery, Ala. | 29.78 | 2.83 | 7 | 34 | 198 |
| LaPorte | Metairie, La. | 27.79 | 2.09 | 5 | 39 | 171 |
| Daszkal Bolton | Boca Raton, Fla. | 24.2 | 11.78 | 3 | 12 | 144 |
| James Moore & Co. | Gainesville, Fla. | 22.3 | 22.87 | 4 | 17 | 141 |
| Heard, McElroy & Vestal | Shreveport, La. | 20.2 | NC | 2 | 15 | 117 |
| Saltmarsh, Cleaveland & Gund | Pensacola, Fla. | 19.31 | 4.15 | 5 | 20 | 173 |
| Gerson Preston Klein Lips Eisenberg & Gelber | Miami | 19 | 11.76 | 2 | 13 | 73 |
| Kerkering, Barberio & Co. | Sarasota, Fla. | 16.31 | 8.88 | 3 | 15 | 119 |
| Kabat, Schertzer, De La Torre, Taraboulos & Co. | Miami | 15.15 | 16.54 | 2 | 11 | 113 |
| H&CO | Coral Gables, Fla. | 14.53 | 19.49 | 3 | 9 | 119 |
| Watkins, Ward and Stafford | West Point, Miss. | 14.44 | 3.22 | 16 | 25 | 126 |
| Kushner LaGraize | Metairie, La. | 11.33 | -4.31 | 1 | 9 | 65 |
| Vestal & Wiler CPAs | Orlando, Fla. | 10.54 | 5.4 | 1 | 9 | 55 |
Notes:
NA Not available/applicable
NC No change
* Firm estimate
1 Listed last year as Barfield, Murphy, Shank & Smith