Filthy Rich: The Wealthiest Person in Every State

California - Larry Ellison - $52.8B

Alaska – Robert Gillam - $320M

unmotivating.com Robert Gillam made his fortune in money management. He founded McKinley Capital Management, which oversees $7 billion in assets.

Arizona – Bruce Halle - $6.1B

forbes.com Bruce Halle made his money by selling tires. He opened the Discount Tire Company.

Arkansas – Jim Walton - $37.6B

desktophdphotos.com Jim Walton is a Wal-mart heir. Jim is the youngest of founder Sam Walton's children and sits on the board.

California - Larry Ellison - $52.8B

twitter.com Larry Ellison made his fortune with Oracle. He stepped down as CEO in 2014, but still calls some shots at his database-software company.

Colorado - Charles Ergen - $18.2B

forbes.com Charles Ergan made his money in satellite TV. He's the CEO of DISH Networks, and is considered one of the toughest dealmakers in the cable and satellite TV business.

Connecticut – Ray Dalio - $15.4B

pinterest.com Ray Dalio is a self-made billionaire, opening the world's largest hedge fund firm, Bridgewater Associates.

Delaware – Robert Gore & Elizabeth Snyder - $675M

mostamusing.com Robert Gore and Elizabeth Snyder's mother and father developed Gore-Tex.

Florida – Mickey Arison - $7.4B

forbes.com Mickey Arison made his fortune with Carnival Cruises. He stepped down as CEO in 2013, but is chairman of Carnival Corporation.

Georgia – Anne Cox Chambers - $17B

bornrich.com Anne Cox Chambers and her family own media conglomerate Cox Enterprises.

Hawaii - Pierre Omidyar - $8.1B

wikipedia.org Perre Omidyar founded EBay, and sits on the board of both EBay and PayPal.

Idaho – Scott Simplot - $2.3B

wharton.upenn.edu Potatoes made Scott Simplot rich. If you have eaten at MCDonald's, you have probably tasted the Simplot family fries.

Illinois - Ken Griffin - $6.6B

forbes.com Ken Griffin made his fortune with the hedge fund firm Citadel LLC.

Indiana – Carl Cook - $6.7B

unmotivating.com Medical devices made Carl Cook rich. He is the CEO of Cook Group, a company his parents began in the spare bedroom of their apartment in 1963.

Iowa – Harry Stine - $3.4B

mostamusing.com Harry Stine made his fortune is agriculture. He sells his corn and soybean seed genetics to companies such as Monsanto and Syngenta.

Kansas – Charles Koch - $42.7B

twitter.com Charles Koch shares Koch Industries with his brother, a $115 billion company. He is one of the most politically influential billionaires in the US.

Kentucky – B. Wayne Hughes - $2.5B

forbes.com B. Wayne Hughes built his fortune with Public Storage. His company has been going strong since 1972.

Louisiana – Tom Benson - $1.9B

advocate.com Tom Benson is a sports magnate. He has made his money owning the NFL Saints and the NBA Pelicans.

Maine – Bill & Susan Alfond - $1.2B

yourdailytrends.com Bill and Susan Alfond are brother and sister. Their fortune comes from their parents company, Dexter Shoe Company.

Maryland – Ted Lerner - $5B

mostamusing.com Ted Lerner became wealthy with real estate. He started off selling homes to developers, and then built homes himself.

Massachusetts – Abigail Johnson - $13.4B

forbes.com Abigail Johnson's fortune comes from money management. She took over as CEO of Fidelity in 2014, replacing her father.

Michigan – Hank & Doug Meijer - $10.1B

mostamusing.com Hank and Doug Meijer co-chair the family business, grocery store chain Meijer. Their grandfather opened the first store.

Minnesota – Whitney MacMillan - $4.7B

unmotivating.com Whitney MacMillan's fortune comes from Cargill, the agriculture company his great-grandfather founded.

Mississippi – Leslie Lampton - $1B

chron.com Leslie Lampton founded Ergon, a refining and chemicals conglomerate. The company began as a petroleum retailer with two employees.

Missouri – Jack Taylor - $12.7B

mostamusing.com Jack Taylor made his fortune renting cars. He founded Enterprise Rent-A-Car.

Montana – Dennis Washington - $5.8B

forbes.com Dennis Washington is a self-made billionaire who made his money in construction and mining.

Nebraska - Warren Buffett - $70.2B

twitter.com Warren Buffett made his billions with decades of smart investing, and his company Berkshire Hathaway.

Nevada – Sheldon Adelson - $29.7B

unmotivating.com Sheldon Adelson made his fortune running Las Vegas Sands, America's largest casino company.

New Hampshire – Andrea Reimann-Ciardelli - $1B

mostamusing.com Andrea Reimann-Ciardelli made her fortune when she sold her stake in her family's investment company. Her wealth is from consumer goods.

New Jersey – David Tepper - $10.4B

forbes.com David Tepper made his billions in the hedge fund business, as a manager at Goldman Sachs, and with his own company Appaloosa Management.

New Mexico – Mack C. Chase - $650M

unmotivating,com Mack C. Chase made his fortune in the Permian Basin oilfields in Texas and New Mexico.

New York – David Koch - $52.7B

newyorksocialdiary.com David Koch shares control of $115B company Koch Industries, with his brother Charles. Koch Industries has interests in oil, building materials, and dixie cups.

North Carolina - James Goodnight - $7.5B

mostamusing.com James Goodnight made his fortune after co-founding the business analytics software company, SAS.

North Dakota – Gary Tharaldson - $930M

forbes.com Gary Tharaldson made his money by acquiring and selling hotels across the country.

Ohio – Leslie Wexner - $7.5B

unmotivating.com Leslie Wexner made his billions in retail. He's behind the success of Victoria's Secret, Bath & Body Works, Express, and Abercrombie & Fitch.

Oklahoma – Harold Hamm - $13.3B

tulsaworld.com Harold Hamm made his fortune in oil. He's the chairman and CEO of Continental Resources.

Oregon – Phil Knight - $22.9B

mostamusing.com Phil Knight made his billions with Nike.

Pennsylvania – Mary Alice Dorrance Malone - $3.2B

bizjournals.com Mary Alice Dorrance Malone is a soup heiress. Her money comes from Campbell Soup, her grandfather's company.

Rhode Island – Jonathan Nelson - $2.1B

forbes.com Jonathan Nelson made his billions in private equity, founding Providence Equity Partners.

South Carolina- Anita Zucker - $2.2B

mostamusing.com Anita Zucker's money comes from chemicals. She is the CEO of The InterTech Group, a conglomerate with interests in chemicals, commercial real estate, manufacturing and aerospace parts production.