These people certainly aren’t worrying about the cost of living. The United States remains the country with the most billionaires in the world. And according to Forbes, there are already more than 60 new additions to their 2023 Billionaires List.
The website SuperCasinoSites decided to take a look at the birthplaces of the richest people to see if there was any pattern to who ends up a billionaire … and who doesn’t. They calculated the quoted billionaire rates based on 100,000 residents and only focused on self-made billionaires, not those with family money.
These are the top ten states for becoming a billionaire, and the number one state probably won’t surprise you.
Oklahoma
Billionaires per capita: .17
Noteworthy billionaires:
Harold Hamm & family
oil and gas
Net worth: $18.5 billion
George Kaiser
oil & gas, banking
Net worth: $12.9 billion
Illinois
Billionaires per capita: .17
Noteworthy billionaires:
David Siegel
hedgefunds
Net worth:$6.8 billion
David Shaw
hedgefunds
Net worth: $7.9 billion
Montana
Billionaires per capita: .18
Noteworthy billionaires:
Frank VanderSloot
nutrition and wellness products
Net worth: $3.2 billion
New Mexico
Billionaires per capita: .19
Noteworthy billionaires:
Jeff Bezos
Amazon
Net worth: $147 billion
Dan Kurzius
email marketing
Net worth: $4.2 billion
Maryland
Billionaires per capita: .19
Noteworthy billionaires:
Steven Rales
manufacturing and investments
Net worth: $7.2 billion
John Overdeck
hedgefunds
Net worth: $6.8 billion
Nebraska
Billionaires per capita:.25
Noteworthy billionaires:
J. Joe Ricketts & family
TD Ameritrade
Net worth: $3.2 billion
Missouri
Billionaires per capita: .26
Noteworthy billionaires:
Stanley Kroenke
sports and real estate
Net worth: $12.9 billion
Rhode Island
Billionaires per capita: .27
Noteworthy billionaires:
Brad Jacobs
logistics
Net worth: $3.8 billion
Jay Paul
real estate
Net Worth: $4 billion
Massachusetts
Billionaires per capita: .29
Noteworthy billionaires:
Michael Bloomberg
Bloomberg LP
Net worth: $94.5 billion
Robert Kraft
manufacturing, New England Patriots
Net worth:$10.6 billion
New York
Billionaires per capita: .39
Noteworthy billionaires:
Larry Ellison
Oracle
Net worth: $132.6 billion
Mark Zuckerberg
Facebook
Net worth: $93.1 billion
