Richest Person in Every State

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21. Massachusetts
> Richest person: Abigail Johnson
> Est. net worth: $19.3 billion
> Resides: Milton

With an estimated net worth of $19.3 billion, Abigail Johnson is the wealthiest person in Massachusetts and the fourth wealthiest woman in America. Johnson is current owner of mutual fund group Fidelity Investments. In 2014, Johnson took over as CEO of the firm — which today manages some $2.3 trillion in assets. Johnson’s siblings and co-heirs to the family fortune, Elizabeth Johnson and Edward Johnson IV, are also billionaires.

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22. Michigan
> Richest person: Hank & Doug Meijer
> Est. net worth: $9.5 billion
> Resides: Grand Rapids

The heirs and co-chairmen of Michigan-based grocery chain Meijer, Hank and Doug Meijer, are the wealthiest people in the state. Meijer, which was founded in 1934 by the Meijers’ grandfather Hendrik Meijer, has over 200 locations throughout the Midwest. With an estimated net worth of $9.5 billion each, the Meijer brothers beat out other wealthy Michiganians such as Quicken Loans founder Daniel Gilbert and Little Caesars co-founder Marian Ilitch for the title of wealthiest person in the state.

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23. Minnesota
> Richest person: Whitney MacMillan
> Est. net worth: $6.4 billion
> Resides: Minneapolis

With an estimated net worth of $6.4 billion, Whitney MacMillan is the wealthiest person in Minnesota. MacMillan is the former CEO of Cargill and the great-grandson of William W. Cargill, who founded the company in 1865 as a small grain storage operation. Today, Cargill is the largest private company in the United States, with $109.7 billion in revenue. Other billionaire Minnesota residents include printing magnate Glen Taylor and broadcasting mogul Stanley Hubbard.

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24. Mississippi
> Richest person: Leslie Lampton
> Est. net worth: $760 million
> Resides: Jackson

Leslie Lampton is the founder and owner of oil refining company Ergon, Inc. The company, based in Jackson, began as a petroleum retailer with just two employees, has since expanded into a number of petroleum-related enterprises with a workforce of more than 2,300.

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25. Missouri
> Richest person: Stanley Kroenke
> Est. net worth: $8.1 billion
> Resides: Columbia

As a real estate developer and the husband of Walmart heiress Ann Walton Kroenke, Stan Kroenke has been able to amass a large fortune from developing the plazas near surrounding many Walmart stores. Kroenke also owns a number of professional sports teams, including the Los Angeles Rams, the Denver Nuggets, and Arsenal Football Club. With an estimated net worth of $8.1 billion, Kroenke beats out other wealthy Missourians such as Cargill heiress Pauline MacMillan Keinath and Bass Pro Shops founder John Morris as the state’s richest resident.