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Revealed: the richest person in every US state

The richest person in every US state
Alaska: Leonard Hyde and Jonathan Rubini and families – $400 million each
Delaware: Elizabeth Snyder – $800 million
West Virginia: Brad Smith – $900 million
North Dakota: Gary Tharaldson – $1.2 billion
Alabama: Jimmy Rane – $1.5 billion
New Mexico: Ron Corio – $1.7 billion
Vermont: John Abele – $1.9 billion
South Dakota: T. Denny Sanford – $2.1 billion
Minnesota: Glen Taylor – $2.9 billion
Mississippi: Thomas and James Duff – $3 billion
Maine: Susan Alfond – $3.1 billion
Idaho: Frank VanderSloot – $3.3 billion
Rhode Island: Jonathan Nelson – $3.4 billion
Utah: Gail Miller – $3.9 billion
South Carolina: Robert Faith – $5.8 billion
Ohio: Les Wexner and family – $6 billion
Hawaii: Pierre Omidyar – $6.4 billion
Maryland: Annette Lerner and family – $6.4 billion
Montana: Dennis Washington – $7 billion
Kentucky: Tamara Gustavson – $7.8 billion
Arizona: Ernest Garcia II – $8 billion
New Jersey: Rocco Commisso – $8 billion
Louisiana: Todd Graves – $9.1 billion
Missouri: John Morris – $9.5 billion
Iowa: Harry Stine family – $9.7 billion
North Carolina: James Goodnight family – up to $10.1 billion
Indiana: Carl Cook family – $10.6 billion
Georgia: the Cathy siblings – $11.2 billion
Colorado: Philip Anschutz family – $15.2 billion
Oklahoma: Harold Hamm and family – $18.5 billion
New Hampshire: Rick Cohen and family – $19.6 billion
Connecticut: Steve Cohen – $19.8 billion
Wisconsin: John Menard Jr. – $25.2 billion
Michigan: Daniel Gilbert – $26.2 billion
Tennessee: Thomas Frist Jr. and family – $26.2 billion
Pennsylvania: Jeff Yass – $27.6 billion
Illinois: Lukas Walton – $28 billion
Massachusetts: Abigail Johnson – $29 billion
Nevada: Miriam Adelson and family – $32 billion
Virginia: Jaqueline Mars – $38.5 billion
Wyoming: John Mars – $38.5 billion
Oregon: Phil Knight family – $40.9 billion
Kansas: Charles Koch and family – $58.5 billion
Arkansas: Jim Walton and family – $78.4 billion
New York: Michael Bloomberg – $106 billion
Washington: Bill Gates – $128 billion
Nebraska: Warren Buffett – $133 billion
California: Mark Zuckerberg – $177 billion
Florida: Jeff Bezos – $194 billion
Texas: Elon Musk – $195 billion
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The richest person in every US state

While big cities like New York, Los Angeles, and the Bay Area are home to many of America's billionaires, some of the nation's most monied residents actually live outside these wealthy urban enclaves. 

From the Mars clan to the Waltons, by way of a new generation of tech titans, America’s wealthiest families and individuals have some serious money in the bank. Read on to discover who the richest person in your state is and find out how they made their money. 

Net worth data courtesy of Forbes, unless otherwise stated.

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Nicole Robinson

28 May 2024

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