Armanino constantly strives to be the best we can be for our clients, our employees and our communities. We certainly don't do it for the praise, but from time to time we are recognized from third parties for our efforts. This year, we have been recognized by INSIDE Public Accounting for our inclusion in the Top 100 firms list as the 21st largest firm. This is due in part to tremendous year-over-year growth, which always provides us with the validation that we are doing the right things for our clients.
With that same honor, we also were presented with the award for being 7th on the IPA 100 Fastest-Growing Firms. When all growth is accounted for, it jumps to 6th with a 20.6% growth rate thanks to investments in key talent and experts who expand Armanino's capabilities while keeping in line with our core values. These pros are tailored to help clients with ever more niche and unique engagement challenges far beyond traditional public accounting needs, which helps not only us grow, but more importantly, it helps our clients grow.
We achieved these growth metrics by adhering to our core purpose of being the most innovative and entrepreneurial firm to make a positive impact on our clients, our people and our communities. The work and the service we perform for our clients was also validated this year by winning ClearlyRated's Best of Accounting Diamond Award, which is given when a firm or company has five consecutive years of high client service ratings. Our people are truly proud of this recognition, because at the end of the day providing great service and insight to our clients is what we value.
