IT'S ALL ABOUT THE BENJAMINS, BABY
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Billionaires — they walk among us — though usually in penthouse villas high above the clouds. As of 2019, there are 607 billionaires in the United States, but only a select club can say they've got the most cheddar in their home states. Who are the richest tycoons swimming in their gold coins a la Scrooge McDuck in your state? The data viz magicians from HowMuch charted the filthiest of the filthy rich in every state in America.

 

Some key take aways from HowMuch's infographic is that Amazon's Jeff Bezos is not only the richest person in Washington State but the richest person in the world, Walmart's Alice Walton is the richest woman in the United States and the combined wealth of these richest of the rich individuals is a staggering $875 billion.

Here are the top 5 states with the richest people in the United States.

1. Washington: Jeff Bezos & family – $157 billion – Amazon

2. Nebraska: Warren Buffett – $85 billion – Berkshire Hathaway

3. California: Mark Zuckerberg – $71 billion – Facebook

4. New York: Michael Bloomberg – $53.8 billion – Bloomberg LP

5. Arkansas: Jim Walton – $51.1 billion – Walmart

[HowMuch]

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