The Wealthiest Person in Every State in America

21. Massachusetts – Abigail Johnson

Abigail Johnson became rich from her money management. She is currently the CEO of Fidelity Investment, a mutual fund firm with over $2.7 trillion in asset value. She took over as the CEO from her father, Edward Johnson III, and she has worked full-time ever since, making her the richest person in Massachusetts with $14.7 billion net worth.

22. Michigan – Daniel Gilbert

Daniel Gilbert co-founded Quicken Loans, which is the U.S.’s largest online mortgage lender since the mid-1980s. He has a very strong business strategy which was apparent when he sold Quicken Loans to Intuit for about $532 million but then later bought it for $64 million. Aside from the loaning industry, he also owns the NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers. He is currently worth $57.3 billion.

23. Minnesota – Glen Taylor

Seeing as he went from being a millionaire to becoming a billionaire, Glen Taylor surely knows how to turn millions into billions. He first bought a wedding service business and turned it into Taylor Corp., a printing firm worth over $2 billion. He is also a shareholder of the NBA’s Timberwolves, WNBA’s Lynx, and Minneapolis Star Tribune. He is now the richest man in Minnesota with a $2.9 billion net worth.

24. Mississippi – Thomas and James Duff

Mississippi’s richest people are Thomas Duff and James Duff, with $1.35 billion each. The brothers co-founded Duff Capital Investors, which earned over $2.6 billion in revenue. The firm’s biggest asset is a commercial tire dealer, Southern Tire Mart, founded by their father back in 1973.

25. Missouri – Pauline MacMillan Keinath

Pauline MacMillan Keinath is the largest shareholder of Cargill, the largest private company in the United States. Pauline’s great-grandfather founded Cargill in Iowa, but even if the family is not directly involved in the company’s management, they still own around 90% of the company. Pauline herself is worth $4.9 billion.