Attention Texans: Get to know Alice Walton. Why? She’s the richest person in the state, with a net worth of $33.3 billion.
As luck would have it, Forbes recently published a list of the richest person in the other 49 states in the union.
We’ve curated a selection from the publication’s list below, including the state, its richest person, and their net worth.
Washington (state) – Bill Gates – $76 billion*
Nebraska – Warren Buffett – $67.9 billion
California – Mark Zuckerberg – $51.6 billion
New York – Michael Bloomberg – $43.6 billion
Florida – Thomas Peterffy – $13.1 billion
Hawaii – Pierre Omidyar – $7.8 billion
South Dakota – Gary Tharaldson – $980 million
New Mexico – Mack C. Chase – $690 million
Vermont – John Abele – $600 million
Alaska – Leonard Hyde, Jonathan Rubini, and Families – $350 million
*Just this past Wednesday, Jeff Bezos officially became the second richest man in the world—as well as in Washington state—with an estimated net worth of $75.6 billion.
For the complete list, read the original article on Forbes.
—RealClearLife
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