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The Forbes 400 list of the richest people in America is out and has several people leaving the list and newcomers such as Michael Jordan making their first appearance.
This year’s list includes 400 people from 40 states with 240 living in four states.
California leads the way with 87 of the members on the list, worth a total of over $1 trillion. New York ranks second with 62 members worth $562 billion. Florida is third with 46 members worth $316 billion. Texas ranks fourth with 45 members, but its $670 billion in total members ranks second thanks in large part to the world’s richest person residing there.
To make this year’s list, a billionaire had to be worth $2.9 billion, the highest figure in the history of the list. Together, the 400 people are worth a combined $4.5 trillion, tying a record for the list.
Here’s the list of the richest person in every state that has a Forbes 400 member with their age, wealth and what helped get them on the list.
Arizona: Ernest Garcia II (66), $6.9 billion, top shareholder of Carvana Co (NYSE: CVNA), a company co-founded by his son.
Arkansas: Jim Walton & Family (75), $68.2 billion, heir of Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT), son of Walmart co-founder Sam Walton
California: Larry Ellison (79), $158 billion, co-founder and chairman of Oracle Corp (NYSE: ORCL).
Colorado: Philip Anschutz (83), $14.8 billion, owner of businesses across several sectors and several professional sports teams and assets.
Connecticut: Steve Cohen (67), $19.8 billion, hedge fund manager of Point72 Asset Management.
Florida: Ken Griffin (54), $35.4 billion, hedge fund manager of Citadel.
Georgia: Bubba Cathy (69), Dan Cathy (70), Trudy Cathy White (67), $9.7 billion each, heirs of Chick-fil-A restaurant company.
Hawaii: Pierre Omidyar (56), $6.4 billion, founder of online auction company eBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY).
Idaho: Frank VanderSloot (75), $3.3 ...