WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 29:
Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft and co-chair of the Bill and Melinda
Gates Foundation, talks about the Ebola crisis in West Africa during the
Politico 'Lessons from Leaders' series at the Bank of America offices
September 29, 2014 in Washington, DC. Gates talked about how his
foundation's work to erradicate polio in Nigeria has been helpful in
starting to combat the Ebola epidemic in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra
Leone, which is the largest outbreak ever recorded. (Photo by Chip
Somodevilla/Getty Images)
in your state is the greatest.
Gates
tops the list as the richest Washingtonian, with an estimated net worth
of $81.5 billion. He's followed by Warren Buffett of Nebraska, Larry
Ellison of California, David Koch of Kansas and the top five's lone
lady, Wal-Mart heiress Christy Walton of Arkansas. The list is based on
Wealth-X's assessment of assets and uses the primary business address to
determine a person's location.
The American Dream: 35 of the 50 list-makers are self-made entrepreneurs, according to Wealth-X.
But
not all are entirely responsible for their cushy positions at the top.
People like Micky Arison, who inherited Carnival cruises from his
father, and Forrest Mars Jr., the heir to the Mars candy throne, got a
boost from their families before growing their fortune on their own.
Where the ladies at?: Only 6 women make the list, including Walton. She's followed by Abigail Johnson, newly-named Fidelity Investments CEO;
Anne Cox Chambers, Cox Enterprises heiress; Gayle Cook, co-founder of
medical device maker Cook Group; Anita Zucker, CEO of InterTech Group;
and Marguerite Harbert, Harbert Corporation heiress.
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