Alaska, Delaware, and West Virginia are the only states that still don't have a single billionaire resident

Fri, 05/03/2024 - 06:30

Anchorage, Alaska skyline in 2012, showing buildings, sea and snowy mountains — No billionaires list Alaska as their primary residence, according to Forbes.
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Alaska, Delaware, and West Virginia aren't home to any billionaires, Forbes reported.
California, in comparison, has nearly 200 billionaires.
This is despite nearly 800 billionaires living in the US, per estimates.

Alaska, Delaware, and West Virginia are the only states that still don't have a single billionaire resident, according to a new report by Forbes.

The outlet on Thursday released its latest ranking of the richest residents of every state. Many of the findings were unsurprising: Elon Musk claims the title for Texas, Mark Zuckerberg for California, and Michael Bloomberg for New York.