State rankings
Most Billionaires by State
California has the highest Number of Billionaires (124), followed by New York (93) and Texas (48). South Dakota has the lowest (1).
42 of 51 states
Number of Billionaires
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All 42 ranked
Highest first.
Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →
Each dot is one state; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Median
5
Middle half 2 – 9.75
Average
12.26
42 states
Highest
124
California
Lowest
1
South Dakota
Data
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42 states · # = rank by Number of Billionaires
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  California | 124 | $532.4B | Technology |
| 2 |  New York | 93 | $429.7B | Finance and Investments |
| 3 |  Texas | 48 | $219B | Energy |
| 4 |  Florida | 44 | $126.6B | Food and beverage |
| 5 |  Illinois | 17 | $43.9B | Finance and Investments |
| 6 |  Washington | 13 | $180.3B | Technology |
| 7 |  Michigan | 11 | $36.2B | Healthcare |
| 8 |  Pennsylvania | 10 | $20.3B | Food and Beverage |
| 8 |  Tennessee | 10 | $26.5B | Healthcare, Fashion and retail |
| 8 |  Massachusetts | 10 | $39.2B | Finance and Investments |
| 8 |  Colorado | 10 | $38.8B | Media and Entertainment/Food and Beverage |
| 12 |  Georgia | 9 | $30.5B | Media and entertainment, Food and beverage, Fashion and Retail, Service |
| 12 |  Arizona | 9 | $22.3B | Automotive |
| 12 |  Wisconsin | 9 | $40.5B | Manufacturing |
| 12 |  Wyoming | 9 | $70.6B | Manufacturing/Healthcare/Food and Beverage/Fashion and Retail |
| 16 |  New Jersey | 8 | $34.4B | Finance and Investments |
| 16 |  Maryland | 8 | $23.4B | Finance and Investments, Sports |
| 16 |  Nevada | 8 | $40.8B | Gambling and casinos |
| 19 |  Ohio | 6 | $15.3B | Finance and Investments |
| 19 |  Missouri | 6 | $28.5B | Fashion and Retail |
| 21 |  Virginia | 5 | $32.6B | Finance and investments |
| 21 |  Minnesota | 5 | $10.6B | Food and beverage |
| 21 |  Oklahoma | 5 | $27.1B | Energy |
| 21 |  Arkansas | 5 | $71.8B | Fashion and retail |
| 25 |  Indiana | 4 | $12.3B | Sports |
| 25 |  Montana | 4 | $14B | Food and Beverage |
| 27 |  North Carolina | 3 | $14.3B | Technology |
| 27 |  Idaho | 3 | $5.5B | Manufacturing |
| 29 |  Oregon | 2 | $47.3B | Fashion and Retail |
| 29 |  Utah | 2 | $3.2B | Manufacturing |
| 29 |  Kansas | 2 | $61B | Diversified/Technology |
| 29 |  Nebraska | 2 | $118B | Finance and Investments, Energy |
| 29 |  Hawaii | 2 | $116B | Technology |
| 34 |  South Carolina | 1 | $1.8B | Manufacturing |
| 34 |  Kentucky | 1 | $8.5B | Servise |
| 34 |  Louisiana | 1 | $3.8B | Sports |
| 34 |  Iowa | 1 | $6.9B | Agriculture |
| 34 |  West Virginia | 1 | $1.6B | Metals & Mining |
| 34 |  New Hampshire | 1 | $1B | Fashion and Retail |
| 34 |  Maine | 1 | $2.8B | Fashion and Retail |
| 34 |  Rhode Island | 1 | $2.2B | Finance and Investments |
| 34 |  South Dakota | 1 | $3.4B | Finance and Investments |
What correlates with Number of Billionaires?
Pearson r against 2,110 other state metrics sharing at least 26 states. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.
Higher together
Places that have a higher Number of Billionaires tend to score higher on these (or rank better)
Opposite directions
Places that have a higher Number of Billionaires tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)
Quick answers
- Which state has the highest Number of Billionaires?
- California has the highest Number of Billionaires, at 124, followed by New York (93) and Texas (48).
- Which state has the lowest Number of Billionaires?
- South Dakota has the lowest Number of Billionaires, at 1.
- What is the median Number of Billionaires across US states?
- The median is 5 across the 42 US states with data.
- Where does this most billionaires by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Which U.S. States Have the Most Billionaires? - Madison Trust; Richest billionaires in Arkansas - Stacker; The Richest Billionaire In Every State 2022 - Forbes; How many billionaires live in every state and DC? - LoveMoney.