State rankings

Richest Person by State

Maryland has the highest Richest Person Age in 2024 (94), followed by Nebraska (93) and Montana (90). Illinois has the lowest (37).

EconomicsTech & Business50 states · 4 metricsUpdated Aug 26, 2024Original page
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Richest Person Age, 2024

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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
77
Middle half 62 – 84
Average
73.47
47 states
Highest
94
Maryland
Lowest
37
Illinois

Biggest changes · 2023 → 2024

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Data

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50 states · # = rank by Richest Person Age
#
1MarylandAnnette Lerner & family94
2NebraskaWarren Buffett93
3MontanaDennis Washington90
4KansasCharles Koch & family88
4South DakotaT. Denny Sanford88
4WyomingJohn Mars88
7VermontJohn Abele87
8OhioLes Wexner & family86
8TennesseeThomas Frist Jr & family86
8OregonPhil Knight & family86
11VirginiaJacqueline Mars84
11ColoradoPhilip Anschutz84
11WisconsinJohn Menard Jr84
14MinnesotaGlen Taylor83
15New YorkMichael Bloomberg82
15IowaHarry Stine82
17North CarolinaJames Goodnight81
18UtahGail Miller80
19MaineSusan Alfond79
20OklahomaHarold Hamm & family78
20NevadaMiriam Adelson & family78
20North DakotaGary Tharaldson78
23AlabamaJimmy Rane77
23DelawareElizabeth Snyder77
25MissouriJohn Morris76
25ArkansasJim Walton & family76
25IdahoFrank VanderSloot76
28New JerseyRocco Commisso74
29New HampshireRick Cohen & family72
—GeorgiaDan Cathy, Bubba Cathy+171, 70 & 68
—AlaskaJonathan Rubini & family, Leonard Hyde & family69 & 67
30WashingtonBill Gates68
30ConnecticutSteve Cohen68
30Rhode IslandJonathan Nelson68
—MississippiThomas Duff, James Duff67 & 63
33ArizonaErnest Garcia II67
34PennsylvaniaJeff Yass66
35MichiganDaniel Gilbert62
35MassachusettsAbigail Johnson62
35IndianaCarl Cook62
35KentuckyTamara Gustavson62
35New MexicoRon Corio62
40FloridaJeff Bezos60
40South CarolinaRobert Faith60
40West VirginiaBrad Smith60
43HawaiiPierre Omidyar57
44TexasElon Musk53
45LouisianaTodd Graves52
46CaliforniaMark Zuckerberg40
47IllinoisLukas Walton37

What correlates with Richest Person Age (2024)?

Pearson r against 2,078 other state metrics sharing at least 29 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 Richest Person Age tend to score higher on these (or rank better)

  1. OpportunityBest States to Live InA rank: rank 1 is the best
    r = −0.58 · strong · n = 46
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  2. FTE Reporter RankMost Corrupt StatesA rank: rank 1 is the worst
    r = +0.53 · strong · n = 46
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  3. Average Wind SpeedWindiest States in the U.S.
    r = +0.52 · strong · n = 47
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  4. SocioeconomicsBest States to Raise a FamilyA rank: rank 1 is the best
    r = −0.51 · strong · n = 47
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  5. Men's Avg Height (ft)Average Height by State
    r = +0.50 · moderate · n = 47
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  6. Men's Avg Height (in)Average Height by State
    r = +0.50 · moderate · n = 47
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Richest Person Age tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)

  1. CampsFederal Prisons by State
    r = −0.69 · strong · n = 29
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  2. Natural Gas Storage CapacityGas Shortage by State
    r = −0.65 · strong · n = 29
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  3. # of Wells Fargo BanksWells Fargo Banks by State
    r = −0.59 · strong · n = 33
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  4. # of Wells Fargo ATMsWells Fargo Banks by State
    r = −0.57 · strong · n = 33
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  5. InmatesFederal Prisons by State
    r = −0.57 · strong · n = 34
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  6. Estimated Meth Users (26+) 2022 and 2023Meth Use by State
    r = −0.56 · strong · n = 47
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Quick answers

Which state has the highest Richest Person Age?
Maryland has the highest Richest Person Age in 2024, at 94, followed by Nebraska (93) and Montana (90).
Which state has the lowest Richest Person Age?
Illinois has the lowest Richest Person Age in 2024, at 37.
What is the median Richest Person Age across US states?
The median is 77 across the 47 US states with data in 2024.
Where does this richest person by state data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: The Richest Person In Every State 2024 - Forbes; The Richest Person In Every State 2023 - Forbes.