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Mapped: The Wealthiest Billionaires in the Western U.S.

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August 20, 2024

Bruno Venditti

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Bhabna Banerjee

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Mapped: The Wealthiest Billionaires in the Western U.S.

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Home to the two largest state economies in the U.S., California and Texas, the Western U.S. also hosts some of the wealthiest individuals in America.

This visualization ranks the wealthiest billionaires in the Western United States as of March 2024, according to Forbes.

Elon Musk Leads the Pack

Based in Texas, Elon Musk has an estimated net worth of $195 billion, making him the richest billionaire in the world and the wealthiest person on our map.

Second place goes to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, with $177 billion. In 2024, Zuckerberg surpassed Google co-founder Larry Page to become the wealthiest person in California.

Name	State	Est. Worth ($B)
Elon Musk	Texas	195
Mark Zuckerberg	California	177
Warren Buffett	Nebraska	133
Bill Gates	Washington	128
Charles Koch	Kansas	58.5
Phil Knight	Oregon	40.9
John Mars	Wyoming	38.5
Mirian Adelson	Nevada	32
Harold Hamm	Oklahoma	18.5
Philip Anschutz	Colorado	15.3
Ernest Garcia II	Arizona	8
Dennis Washington	Montana	7
Pierre Omidyar	Hawaii	6.3
Gail Miller	Utah	3.9
Frank VanderSloot	Idaho	3.3
T. Denny Sanford	South Dakota	2.1
Ron Corio	New Mexico	1.7
Gary Tharaldson	North Dakota	1.2

After 30 years in Seattle, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos moved to Miami, elevating Bill Gates to the title of the richest person in Washington once again, with a net worth of $128 billion.

The list also features Berkshire Hathaway’s Warren Buffett, Nike co-founder and chairman emeritus Phil Knight, and John Mars, the son of Audrey Ruth (Meyer) and Forrest Mars Sr., and grandson of Frank C. Mars, founders of the American candy company Mars, Incorporated.

Only two women are shown on our map: Miriam Adelson, the widow of Sheldon Adelson, former CEO and chairman of Las Vegas Sands, and Gail Miller, leader of the Larry H. Miller Group, which spans real estate, healthcare, finance, and entertainment sectors. No billionaires reside in Alaska.