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How this billionaire map works
Each colored number on the map represents a billionaire on the Forbes list, and that number tells where they are in the ranking. Industries include (by color code): finance, casinos, health, media, tech, food, manufacturing, real estate, natural resources, fashion/retail, energy, other.
Further, the data is sorted by “wealth origin”: inherited or self-made; as well as people who are expatriates (from overseas).
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Richest billionaire in each state
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Arizona
Richest: Bruce Halle
Net worth: $5 billion
Source of Wealth: Tires
Arkansas
Richest: Jim Walton
Net worth: $34.7 billion
Source of wealth: Wal-Mart
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California
Richest: Larry Ellison
Net worth: $48 billion
Source of wealth: Oracle
City: Greater San Francisco
Colorado
Richest: Charles Ergen
Net worth: $15 billion
Source of wealth: Dish Network
Connecticut
Richest: Ray Dalio
Net worth: $14.4 billion
Source of wealth: Hedge funds
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Florida
Richest: Charles Johnson
Net worth: $7.5 billion
Source of wealth: Money management
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Georgia
Richest: Anne Cox Chambers
Net worth: $15.5 billion
Source of wealth: Media
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Hawaii
Richest: Pierre Omidyar
Net worth: $8.2 billion
Source of wealth: Ebay
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Illinois
Richest: Ken Griffin
Net worth: $5.2 billion
Source of wealth: Hedge funds
City: Chicago
Indiana
Richest: Gayle Cook
Net worth: $5.8 billion
Source of wealth: Medical devices
Iowa
Richest: Harry Stine
Net worth: $3 billion
Source of wealth: Agriculture
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Kansas
Richest: Charles Koch
Net worth: $40 billion
Source of wealth: Diversified
Kentucky
Richest: B. Wayne Hughes
Net worth: $2.1 billion
Source of wealth: Self storage
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Louisiana
Richest: Tom Benson
Net worth: $1.5 billion
Source of wealth: (Sports) New Orleans Saints
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Maryland
Richest: Ted Lerner
Net worth: $4.2 billion
Source of wealth: Real estate
Massachusetts
Richest: Abigail Johnson
Net worth: $17.3 billion
Source of wealth: Money management
Michigan
Richest: Hank & Doug Meijer
Net worth: $8.5 billion
Source of wealth: Supermarkets
City: Grand Rapids
Minnesota
Richest: Whitney MacMillan
Net worth: $4.8 billion
Source of wealth: Cargill Inc.
Missouri
Richest: Jack Taylor & family
Net worth: $12.8 billion
Source of wealth: Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Montana
Richest: Dennis Washington
Net worth: $5.8 billion
Source of wealth: Construction, mining
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Nebraska
Richest: Warren Buffett
Net worth: $58.2 billion
Source of wealth: Berkshire Hathaway
Nevada
Richest: Sheldon Adelson
Net worth: $38 billion
Source of wealth: Casinos
City: Las Vegas
New Hampshire
Richest: Patrick McGovern
Net worth: $5.7 billion
Source of wealth: Media
New Jersey
Richest: David Tepper
Net worth: $10 billion
Source of wealth: Hedge funds
New York
Richest: David Koch
Net worth: $40 billion
Source of wealth: Diversified
Location: New York City
North Carolina
Richest: James Goodnight
Net worth: $7.5 billion
Source of wealth: Software
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Ohio
Richest: Leslie Wexner
Net worth: $5.7 billion
Source of wealth: Retail
Oklahoma
Richest: Harold Hamm
Net worth: $14.6 billion
Source of wealth: Oil and gas
Oregon
Richest: Phil Knight
Net worth: $18.4 billion
Source of wealth: Nike
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Pennsylvania
Richest: Mary Alice Dorrance Malone
Net worth: $2.8 billion
Source of wealth: Campbell Soup
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Rhode Island
Richest: Jonathan Nelson
Net worth: $1.8 billion
Source of wealth: Private equity
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South Carolina
Richest: Anita Zucker
Net worth: $2.6 billion
Source of wealth: Chemicals
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Tennessee
Richest: Thomas Frist Jr & family
Net worth: $6.1 billion
Source of wealth: Health care
Texas
Richest: Alice Walton
Net worth: $34.3 billion
Source of wealth: Wal-Mart
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Utah
Richest: Jon Huntsman
Net worth: $1.1 billion
Source of wealth: Chemicals
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Virginia
Richest: Jacqueline Mars
Net worth: $20 billion
Source of wealth: Candy
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Washington
Richest: Bill Gates
Net worth: $76 billion
Source of wealth: Microsoft
West Virginia
Richest: Jim Justice II
Net worth: $1.6 billion
Source of wealth: Coal
Wisconsin
Richest: John Menard Jr.
Net worth: $7.5 billion
Source of wealth: Retail
Wyoming
Richest: Christy Walton & family
Net worth: $36.7 billion
Source of wealth: Wal-Mart
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