Most Billionaires by State 2026
Number of Billionaires
State | Number of Billionaires↓ | Billionaires' Net Worth | Industry With Most Billionaires | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | California | 124 | $532.40 Bn | Technology |
 | New York | 93 | $429.70 Bn | Finance and Investments |
 | Texas | 48 | $219.00 Bn | Energy |
 | Florida | 44 | $126.60 Bn | Food and beverage |
 | Illinois | 17 | $43.90 Bn | Finance and Investments |
 | Washington | 13 | $180.30 Bn | Technology |
 | Michigan | 11 | $36.20 Bn | Healthcare |
 | Colorado | 10 | $38.80 Bn | Media and Entertainment/Food and Beverage |
 | Massachusetts | 10 | $39.20 Bn | Finance and Investments |
 | Pennsylvania | 10 | $20.30 Bn | Food and Beverage |
 | Tennessee | 10 | $26.50 Bn | Healthcare, Fashion and retail |
 | Arizona | 9 | $22.30 Bn | Automotive |
 | Georgia | 9 | $30.50 Bn | Media and entertainment, Food and beverage, Fashion and Retail, Service |
 | Wisconsin | 9 | $40.50 Bn | Manufacturing |
 | Wyoming | 9 | $70.60 Bn | Manufacturing/Healthcare/Food and Beverage/Fashion and Retail |
 | Maryland | 8 | $23.40 Bn | Finance and Investments, Sports |
 | Nevada | 8 | $40.80 Bn | Gambling and casinos |
 | New Jersey | 8 | $34.40 Bn | Finance and Investments |
 | Missouri | 6 | $28.50 Bn | Fashion and Retail |
 | Ohio | 6 | $15.30 Bn | Finance and Investments |
 | Arkansas | 5 | $71.80 Bn | Fashion and retail |
 | Minnesota | 5 | $10.60 Bn | Food and beverage |
 | Oklahoma | 5 | $27.10 Bn | Energy |
 | Virginia | 5 | $32.60 Bn | Finance and investments |
 | Indiana | 4 | $12.30 Bn | Sports |
 | Montana | 4 | $14.00 Bn | Food and Beverage |
 | Idaho | 3 | $5.50 Bn | Manufacturing |
 | North Carolina | 3 | $14.30 Bn | Technology |
 | Hawaii | 2 | $116.00 Bn | Technology |
 | Kansas | 2 | $61.00 Bn | Diversified/Technology |
 | Nebraska | 2 | $118.00 Bn | Finance and Investments, Energy |
 | Oregon | 2 | $47.30 Bn | Fashion and Retail |
 | Utah | 2 | $3.20 Bn | Manufacturing |
 | Iowa | 1 | $6.90 Bn | Agriculture |
 | Kentucky | 1 | $8.50 Bn | Servise |
 | Louisiana | 1 | $3.80 Bn | Sports |
 | Maine | 1 | $2.80 Bn | Fashion and Retail |
 | New Hampshire | 1 | $1.00 Bn | Fashion and Retail |
 | Rhode Island | 1 | $2.20 Bn | Finance and Investments |
 | South Carolina | 1 | $1.80 Bn | Manufacturing |
 | South Dakota | 1 | $3.40 Bn | Finance and Investments |
 | West Virginia | 1 | $1.60 Bn | Metals & Mining |
 | United States | 515 | $2.56 Tn |
There are 756 billionaires living in the United States. They live in 42 of the 50 states, according to Forbes’s annual World Billionaires list. The only states where you won’t find a billionaire are Alabama, Alaska, Delaware, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Vermont, and West Virginia.
Another eight states host just one billionaire. They include Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Kentucky, Louisiana, Rhode Island, South Dakota, and South Carolina.
States With the Most Billionaires
More than half of the country’s billionaires live in just four states. Unsurprisingly, these are also some of the most populated states in the country as well.
California
With 186 billionaires, California leads the country with the most ultra-wealthy residents. These billionaires mainly come from the technology and entertainment industries. California’s wealthiest resident in 2022 was Larry Page. Though Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg held this title for years, he stepped down as CEO in 2019 while Page remained a board member of Meta’s parent company. His net worth is $93 billion.
New York
New York City is not only the city that never sleeps, but it is also the home to more billionaire residents than any other city in the world. There are 135 billionaires within the state, and many reside in the city. Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg is the richest. His media company, Bloomberg, helped him to amass $76.8 billion.
Florida
The Sunshine State is home to 78 billionaires. The richest person in the state is Interactive Brokers’ founder Thomas Peterffy. Worth $20.1 billion, Petterffy also owns 500,000 acres of land throughout Florida.
Texas
Texas is another southern state with many billionaires at 73 residents. There are a variety of companies behind these billionaires’ earnings. The billionaire residents in the state range from a Walmart heiress to the Dallas Cowboys owner. The richest person within the state (and country) is a new resident. Elon Musk, Tesla CEO, moved from California in 2021. His net worth is $251 billion.
