The richest person in every US state

Jeff Bezos
Jeff Bezos is the richest man in both Washington State and the world. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
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In April, Forbes determined the richest person in each state by net worth. There are billionaires and centimillionaires on the list, with some of the wealthiest hailing from the technology sector.

Several siblings appear on the list, including the heirs of the Mars candy and Walmart fortunes, proving the endurance of American dynastic wealth. The siblings within these ultrawealthy families live in different states, thereby earning multiple spots on the list.

Most of the millionaires and billionaires on the list earned their fortunes in finance, real estate, tech, and retail.

Some notable billionaires — including Bill Gates — are absent from the list. Gates made the cut in previous years, but Jeff Bezos has long since surpassed him as the wealthiest person in the state of Washington — and the world. Michael Bloomberg also returns to the list, taking the top spot in New York City, after previously losing his spot to David Koch, who died last year.

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Keep reading to see who the richest person is in each US State.

Note: All net worths are estimates by Forbes using the most current available data.

Matthew Michaels contributed to an earlier version of this report. 

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Alabama: Jimmy Rane

Jimmy Rane Alabama
Todd J. Van Emst/AP

Net worth: $900 million

Industry: Lumber

Source of wealth: Founder and CEO of Great Southern Wood Preserving

Residence: Abbeville, Alabama

Source: USA Today

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Alaska: Leonard Hyde, Jonathan Rubini, and families

Alaska
Anchorage, Alaska. Getty Images/David McNew

Net worth: $300 million each

Industry: Real estate

Source of wealth: Cofounded and co-own JL Properties

Residence: Anchorage, Alaska

Source: USA Today

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Arizona: Ernest Garcia II

Vehicles are displayed at a Carvana dealership, which allows customers to buy a used car online and have it delivered or pick it up from an automated-tower, in Austin, Texas, U.S., March 9, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Vehicles are displayed at a Carvana dealership. Thomson Reuters

Net worth: $13.3 billion 

Industry: Used cars

Source of wealth: Largest shareholder of Carvana, which is an online platform used to sell cars and provide auto loans. The company was founded by his son, Ernest Garcia III. He is also the owner of DriveTime Automotive. 

Residence: Tempe, Arizona

Source: Forbes

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Arkansas: Jim Walton

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REUTERS/Rick Wilking

Net worth: $64.2 billion

Industry: Retail

Source of wealth: Heir to part of the Walmart fortune and holds an estimated 44% stake in Arvest Bank

Residence: Bentonville, Arkansas

Source: Forbes

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California: Mark Zuckerberg

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg David Ramos/Getty Images

Net worth: $107.6 billion

Industry: Technology

Source of wealth: Founded Facebook

Residence: Palo Alto, California

Source: Forbes

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Colorado: Philip Anschutz

Philip Anschutz.
Philip Anschutz. Harry How/Getty Images

Net worth: $10.1 billion

Industry: Investments

Source of wealth: Made money in oil, real estate, telecom, railroads and owns an entertainment group

Residence: Denver, Colorado

Source: Forbes

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Connecticut: Ray Dalio

Ray Dalio
Thos Robinson/Getty Images

Net worth: $16.9 billion

Industry: Financial

Source of wealth: Founded Bridgewater Associates

Residence: Greenwich, Connecticut

Source: Forbes

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Delaware: Robert Gore and Elizabeth Snyder

Gore Tex
Rick Bowmer

Net worth: $885 million each

Industry: Manufacturing

Source of wealth: Brother and sister who inherited W.L. Gore & Associates, founded by their parents; Robert created Gore-Tex

Residence: Newark and Wilmington, Delaware

Source: Forbes, Forbes

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Florida: Thomas Peterffy

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Lucas Jackson/Reuters

Net worth: $18.3 billion 

Industry: Financial

Source of wealth: Founded Interactive Brokers

Residence: Palm Beach, Florida

Source: Forbes

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Georgia: Jim Kennedy

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Net worth: $8.2 billion

Industry: Media

Source of wealth: Inherited and serves as chair for Cox Enterprises

Residence: Atlanta, Georgia

Source: Forbes

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Hawaii: Pierre Omidyar

Pierre Omidyar
EBay founder and chairman Pierre Omidyar in Delaware, December 7, 2009. REUTERS/Tim Shaffer

Net worth: $19.5 billion

Industry: Technology

Source of wealth: Founded eBay and develops real estate

Residence: Honolulu, Hawaii

Source: Forbes

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Idaho: Frank VanderSloot

Frank VanderSloot
AP/John Miller

Net worth: $3.5 billion

Industry: Nutrition and wellness

Source of wealth: Founded and operates Melaleuca

Residence: Idaho Falls, Idaho

Source: Forbes

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Illinois: Ken Griffin

Ken Griffin
Ken Griffin, Founder and CEO, Citadel, speaks during the Milken Institute's 22nd annual Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., April 30, 2019. Mike Blake/Reuters

Net worth: $15 billion

Industry: Financial

Source of wealth: Founded and runs Citadel, a large hedge fund

Residence: Chicago, Illinois

Source: Forbes

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Indiana: Carl Cook

Indiana University Bloomington
Indiana University Bloomington. Ying Luo/Getty Images

Net worth: $10.5 billion

Industry: Medical devices

Source of wealth: Inherited and became CEO of Cook Group

Residence: Bloomington, Indiana

Source: Forbes

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Iowa: Harry Stine

Harry Stine
Stine Seed

Net worth: $5.4 billion

Industry: Agriculture

Source of wealth: Licensed genetics to multinational corporations

Residence: Adel, Iowa

Source: Forbes

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Kansas: Charles Koch

Charles Koch
Charles Koch at the Fortune Brainstorm Tech conference 2016 Business Insider/Julie Bort

Net worth: $44.9 billion

Industry: Conglomerate

Source of wealth: Inherited Koch Industries and serves as CEO

Residence: Wichita, Kansas

Source: Forbes

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Kentucky: Tamara Gustavson

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Public Storage ad. Screengrab/YouTube

Net worth: $5 billion

Industry: Self storage

Source of wealth: Gustavson is the largest shareholder in Public Storage, the company founded by her father B. Wayne Hughes in 1972

Residence: Lexington, Kentucky

Source: Forbes

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Louisiana: Gayle Benson

Gayle Benson Saints
John Bazemore/AP

Net worth: $3.3 billion

Industry: Professional sports

Source of wealth: Inherited NFL's New Orleans Saints, NBA's New Orleans Pelicans, and an outdoor entertainment venue

Residence: New Orleans, Louisiana

Source: Forbes

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Maine: Susan Alfond

Dexter Maine Shoes
Dexter Maine Shoes. Robert F. Bukaty/AP

Net worth: $1.8 billion

Industry: Shoes

Source of wealth: Inherited stock of Berkshire Hathaway her father had gotten in exchange for selling his shoemaker, Dexter Shoe Company, to the conglomerate

Residence: Scarborough, Maine

Source: Forbes

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Maryland: Ted Lerner & family

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John Bazemore/AP

Net worth: $4.8 billion

Industry: Real estate

Source of wealth: Sold 22,000 houses and owns 20 million square feet of space

Residence: Chevy Chase, Maryland

Source: Forbes

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Massachusetts: Abigail Johnson

Abigail Johnson
Brian Snyder/Reuters

Net worth: $15 billion

Industry: Money management 

Source of wealth: Inherited part of Fidelity Investments and serves as CEO and president

Residence: Milton, Massachusetts

Source: Forbes

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Michigan: Dan Glibert

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Jason Miller/Getty Images

Net worth: $57.5 billion

Industry: Mortgage lender

Source of wealth: Founder of Quicken Loans, the country's largest online mortgage lender

Residence: Franklin, Michigan

Source: Forbes

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Minnesota: Glen Taylor

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Ann Heisenfelt/AP

Net worth: $2.5 billion

Industry: Printing

Source of wealth: Bought the company that became Taylor Corp. and owns sports teams

Residence: Mankato, Minnesota

Source: Forbes

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Mississippi: James and Thomas Duff

Thomas Duff
Thomas Duff. Rogelio V. Solis/AP

Net worth: $1.4 billion each

Industry: Tires

Source of wealth: Founded and co-own Duff Capital Investors and inherited a commercial tire dealer

Residence: Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Source: Forbes, Forbes

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Missouri: Pauline MacMillan Keinath

Cargill
Cargill. Danny Johnston/AP

Net worth: $4.9 billion

Industry: Agriculture

Source of wealth: Believed to hold the most shares of Cargill, the largest food company in the world

Residence: St. Louis, Missouri

Source: Forbes

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Montana: Dennis Washington

Dennis Washington
Dennis Washington attends Muhammad Ali's Celebrity Fight Night XIX at JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa on March 23, 2013 in Phoenix, Arizona. John Sciulli/Getty Images for Fight Night

Net worth: $6.1 billion

Industry: Construction and mining

Source of wealth: Created a diversified group of businesses under the Washington Company

Residence: Missoula, Montana

Source: Forbes

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Nebraska: Warren Buffett

Warren Buffett
Paul Morigi / Stringer / Getty Images

Net worth: $82.5 billion

Industry: Financial

Source of wealth: Founder and chairman of Berkshire Hathaway

Residence: Omaha, Nebraska

Source: Forbes

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Nevada: Sheldon Adelson

Sheldon Adelson
Kin Cheung/AP

Net worth: $32.8 billion

Industry: Casinos

Source of wealth: Chairman and CEO of casino company Las Vegas Sands

Residence: Las Vegas, Nevada

Source: Forbes

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New Hampshire: Andrea Reimann-Ciardelli

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JAB Holding Company owns Panera Bread. Taylor Nicole Rogers/Business Insider

Net worth: $720 million

Industry: Consumer goods 

Source of wealth: Heir to the Reimann family fortune; sold her shares in the family's Luxembourg-based investment firm, JAB Holding Company, to relatives in 2003. JAB holds stakes in companies including Panera Bread, Coty, Krispy Kreme, and Peet's Coffee.

Residence: Hanover, New Hampshire

Source: Forbes, JAB Holding Company

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New Jersey: John Overdeck

John Overdeck
Brian Ach/Getty

Net worth: $6.5 billion

Industry: Financial

Source of wealth: Cofounded Two Sigma Investments

Residence: Millburn, New Jersey

Source: Forbes

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New Mexico: Mack C. Chase

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A drilling rig in San Juan County, New Mexico. Daniel Raimi, Author provided

Net worth: $700 million

Industry: Oil and natural gas

Source of wealth: Cofounded Marbob Energy and invested assets in Mack Energy Corporation

Residence: Artesia, New Mexico

Source: Forbes

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New York: Michael Bloomberg

michael bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg. Reuters/Henry Romero

Net worth: $54.9 billion

Industry: Finance and media

Source of wealth: Bloomberg cofounded the financial and media company Bloomberg LP, which he holds an 88% ownership stake in

Residence: New York, New York

Source: Forbes

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North Carolina: James Goodnight

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REUTERS/Jason Arthurs

Net worth: $6.5 billion

Industry: Technology

Source of wealth: Cofounded software firm SAS

Residence: Cary, North Carolina

Source: Forbes

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North Dakota: Gary Tharaldson

Super 8 Hotel
Tharaldson's first hotel acquisition was a Super 8 Motel in Valley City, North Dakota. Flickr/Roadsidepictures

Net worth: $1 billion

Industry: Hotels

Source of wealth: Purchasing hotel properties and developing land

Residence: Fargo, North Dakota

Source: Forbes

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Ohio: Les Wexner and family

Les Wexner
Nicholas Hunt/Getty

Net worth: $4.9 billion

Industry: Retail

Source of wealth: Founded L Brands, a company that owns retailers including Victoria's Secret and Bath & Body Works

Residence: New Albany, Ohio

Source: Forbes

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Oklahoma: David Green and family

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Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Net worth: $7.6 billion

Industry: Superstore

Source of wealth: Founder of the arts and craft store Hobby Lobby 

Residence: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Source: Forbes

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Oregon: Phil Knight and family

Phil Knight
Getty Images / Steve Dykes

Net worth: $43.5 billion

Industry: Retail

Source of wealth: Founded Nike

Residence: Hillsboro, Oregon

Source: Forbes

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Pennsylvania: Victoria Mars

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Mars (left) with NASCAR driver Kyle Busch and his wife and child. Matt Sullivan/Getty

Net worth: $7.2 billion

Industry: Food

Source of wealth: Inherited Mars Incorporated, a company that manufactures food, candy, and pet food

Residence: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Source: Forbes

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Rhode Island: Jonathan Nelson

Jonathan Nelson
AP

Net worth: $2 billion

Industry: Financial

Source of wealth: Founded Providence Equity Partners and serves as CEO

Residence: Providence, Rhode Island

Source: Forbes

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South Carolina: Anita Zucker

Anita Zucker
Noam Galai/Getty Images

Net worth: $1.9 billion

Industry: Chemicals

Source of wealth: Inherited InterTech Group upon the death of her husband and currently serves as CEO of the company

Residence: Charleston, South Carolina

Source: Forbes

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South Dakota: T. Denny Sanford

T. Denny Sanford
AP

Net worth: $1.6 billion

Industry: Financial

Source of wealth: Owns First Premier Bank

Residence: Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Source: Forbes

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Tennessee: Thomas Frist Jr. and family

Thomas Frist, Jr.
AP

Net worth: $12.4 billion

Industry: Health care

Source of wealth: Cofounded Hospital Corporation of America

Residence: Nashville, Tennessee

Source: Forbes

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Texas: Alice Walton

Alice Walton of Wal-Mart
AP Photo/Danny Johnston

Net worth: $64.6 billion

Industry: Retail

Source of wealth: Inherited part of the Walmart fortune

Residence: Fort Worth, Texas

Source: Forbes

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Utah: Gail Miller

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Matthew Stockman/Getty

Net worth: $1.9 billion

Industry: Automobile

Source of wealth: Created Larry H. Miller Group and bought the basketball team Utah Jazz,with her late husband, Larry

Residence: Salt Lake City, Utah

Source: Forbes

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Vermont: John Abele

Boston Scientific
Medical device developer Boston Scientific, which Abele cofounded. Steven Senne/AP

Net worth: $640 million

Industry: Health care

Source of wealth: Cofounded medical device developer Boston Scientific

Residence: Shelburne, Vermont

Source: Forbes

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Virginia: Jacqueline Mars

Jacqueline Mars
Leigh Vogel/Getty

Net worth: $28.9 billion

Industry: Food

Source of wealth: Inherited Mars Incorporated, a company that manufactures food, candy, and pet food

Residence: The Plains, Virginia

Source: Forbes

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Washington: Jeff Bezos

Jeff Bezos
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos David Ryder/Getty

Net worth: $203.8 billion

Industry: Technology

Source of wealth: Founded Amazon

Residence: Seattle, Washington

Source: Forbes

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West Virginia: Jim Justice II

James "Jim" Justice II
Getty Images

Net worth: $1.2 billion

Industry: Coal

Source of wealth: Inherited coal business; current Governor of West Virginia

Residence: Lewisburg, West Virginia

Source: Forbes

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Wisconsin: John Menard Jr.

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Racecar driver Paul Menard (left) with his father John Menard Jr. (right). Tom Pennington/Getty

Net worth: $14.2 billion

Industry: Retail

Source of wealth: Founded home improvement chain Menards

Residence: Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Source: Forbes

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Wyoming: John Mars

John Mars M&M
Spencer Platt/Getty

Net worth: $28.9 billion

Industry: Food

Source of wealth: Inherited Mars Incorporated, a company that manufactures food, candy, and pet food

Residence: Jackson, Wyoming

Source: Forbes

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