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Mapped: The Wealthiest Billionaire in Each U.S. State in 2021

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Check out the latest 2023 update of the wealthiest billionaire in every U.S. state.

Mapped: The Wealthiest Billionaire in Each U.S. State

Mapping the Wealthiest Billionaires in Each U.S. State

Check out the latest 2023 update of the wealthiest billionaire in every U.S. state.

It is a testament to the burgeoning wealth of the U.S. that there is a billionaire in nearly every U.S. state. The country is home to around 800 billionaires among its 330 million people.

This map from HowMuch.Net reveals the wealthiest billionaire in each U.S. state.

The Richest of the Rich

Billionaires are a constant across the United States. The only states that don’t house one of these high-net-worth individuals are: Alabama, New Mexico, North Dakota, Alaska, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Delaware.

Here’s a further breakdown that shows the wealthiest billionaire in each U.S. state:

BillionaireNet Worth (Billions) State
Jeff Bezos$193.8Washington
Elon Musk$191.8Texas
Mark Zuckerberg $101.3California
Warren Buffet $87.6Nebraska
Jim Walton$67.5Arkansas
Michael Bloomberg$54.9New York
Phil Knight and Family $51.7Oregon
Daniel Gilbert $45.5Michigan
Charles Koch$44.9Kansas
John Mars$29.8Wyoming
Jacqueline Mars$28.9Virginia
Thomas Peterffy$22.9Florida
Pierre Omidyar$22.3Hawaii
Ernest Garcia II$18Arizona
Ray Dalio$16.9Connecticut
Ken Griffin$15Illinois
Abigail Johnson$15Massachusetts
Thomas First Jr. and Family$14.4Tennessee
John Menard Jr.$14.2Wisconsin
David Duffield$13.7Nevada
Carl Cook$10.5Indiana
Philip Anschutz$10.1Colorado
Tom and Judy Love$8.2Oklahoma
Jim Kennedy$8.2Georgia
Victoria Mars$7.2Pennsylvania
Rocco Commisso$6.9New Jersey
James Goodnight$6.5North Carolina
Mitchell Rales$6.5Maryland
Dennis Washington$6.2Montana
Les Wexner and Family$5.6Ohio
Harry Stine$5.4Iowa
Tamara Gustavson$5.3Kentucky
Pauline Macmillan Keinath$4.9Missouri
Frank VanderSloot$3.5Idaho
Gayle Benson$3.3Louisiana
Glen Taylor$2.5Minnesota
Jonathan Nelson$2Rhode Island
Anita Zucker$1.9South Carolina
Gail Miller$1.9 Utah
Susan Alfond$1.9Maine
T. Denny Sanford$1.6South Dakota
James Duff$1.4Mississippi
Jim Justice$1.2West Virginia

Among the richest of the rich in the U.S., most are men, but there are 10 female billionaires who are the wealthiest in their respective states.

Jeff Bezos is worth an astounding $193.8 billion. Amazon became increasingly successful during the pandemic, as lockdown orders caused many people to have to stay home and shop online rather than in stores.

The runner up, Elon Musk, is worth $191.8 billion. The recent boom in Elon Musk’s net worth was due to the sharp rise in Tesla’s share prices. Recently, Elon Musk shifted his residence to the state of Texas, a move which is indicative of a larger trend of internal migration away from America’s most pricey urban areas.

Mind the Gap

Many of these individuals have actually become more wealthy during the COVID-19 pandemic, widening the existing gap of wealth inequality within the country.

Together Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, and Warren Buffet (the five richest American billionaires) experienced a collective 85% increase in their wealth since the pandemic took hold. This equates to an added $303 billion in wealth.

In contrast, the median wealth of American households is about $121,700, and due to COVID-19, there has been a rising inability to cover bills and a risk of mass home loss in the country.

Overall, while we rely on companies like Amazon for our socially-distanced shopping and Facebook to keep us connected during the pandemic, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg will likely continue to accrue immense fortunes. The wealthiest billionaires in the U.S. are likely to continue growing their net worth, pandemic or not, and have been consistently outpacing the lower to upper-middle income groups.

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Visualizing All of the U.S. Currency in Circulation

This graphic illustrates the amount of U.S. currency in circulation globally, by denomination, based on data from the Federal Reserve.

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Visualizing All of the U.S. Currency in Circulation

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Have you ever wondered how much U.S. currency is in circulation?

Every year, the U.S. Federal Reserve submits a print order for U.S. currency to the Treasury Department’s Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP). The BEP will then print billions of notes in various denominations, from $1 bills to $100 bills.

In this graphic, we’ve used the latest Federal Reserve data to visualize the approximate number of bills for each denomination globally, as of Dec. 31, 2022.

Breakdown of U.S. Currency in Circulation

The following table lists all of the data we used to create the visualization above. Note that value figures were rounded for simplicity.

Type of BillNumber of notes
in circulation (billions)
Value ($B)
$114.3$14B
$21.5$3B
$53.5$18B
$102.3$23B
$2011.5$230B
$502.5$125B
$10018.5$1,850B
$500-10,000*0.0004n/a

*$500-10,000 bills are listed as a range, and a total circulation of 0.0004 billion. Not included in graphic.

From these numbers, we can see that $100 bills are the most common bill in circulation, even ahead of $1 bills.

One reason for this is $100 bills have a longer lifespan than smaller denominations, due to people using $100 bills less often for transactions. Some businesses may also decline $100 bills as payment.

Based on 2018 estimates from the Federal Reserve, a $100 bill has a lifespan of over 20 years, which is significantly higher than $1 bills (7 years) and $5 bills (5 years).

If you’re interested in more visualizations on the U.S. dollar, consider this animated chart which shows how the dollar overtook the British pound as the world’s most prominent reserve currency.

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