Where America’s Richest People Live 2024

[Music] California is home to 83 members of this year's Forbes 400 list worth a combined $1.3 trillion that's four members less than last year but still the top spot for more than 1 out of 5 400 members as a group they're worth around triple the $489 billion the state's 92 members were worth a decade ago but it's not the only hub for the three comma Club ranking behind California are New York and Florida follow by Texas those four states are the most populous in the country holding a third of all Americans but nearly 60% of

the wealthiest ones over the past decade New York has lost 11 net members five of whom moved to Florida those transplants include the state's most famous resident Donald Trump who returns to the 400 list this year thanks to Trump media and Technology Group the social media company he took public in March here are the five state with the most billionaires from the 2024 Forbes 400 list at number five Illinois Chicago is home to the youngest member of the Forbes 400 Lucas Walton who is one of the eight grandchildren of Walmart co-founder Sam Walton age 38

he's one of two listies under 40 several list members from the Hyatt Hotel Brands pritzker family are also breezing around the windy city including JB pritzker the state's billionaire Governor at number four Texas Elon Musk the richest person in the US for the third year in a row is all in on the Lone Star State even announcing this year that he's moving his companies SpaceX and X there from California Texas produces more oil and natural gas than any other state so perhaps unsurprisingly nearly a third of its listies made their fortune and energy including Randa

Duncan Williams and Kelsey Warren at number two Florida the Sunshine State keeps attracting big wealth when Jeff Bezos relocated from Washington State he spent $234 million on three homes on Indian Creek the Gated man-made Island in Miami Beach dubbed the billionaire bunker nearly 30% of Florida's listies made their Fortunes in finance and Investments including the second richest Floridian Ken Griffin who made headlines in 2022 for moving his family and the headquarters of his hedge fund Citadel there from Chicago the second most common industry that enriched the wealthiest Floridians is food and beverage from which hail

Subways Elizabeth Duca and lacroy Sparkling Waters Nick caparella at number two New York the world's Financial capital is still a finance billionaire Hub nearly 2third of the Empire States listes made their Fortunes in the second sector including Michael Bloomberg the former New York city mayor who started his career on Wall Street other notable New Yorkers on the Forbes 400 include George Soros Ralph luren and Bill Amman and at number one California Hollywood and Silicon Valley have made Californians rich but none more than Mark Zuckerberg who officially resides in Paulo Alto though these days he spends

plenty of time at his 1450 acre compound in Kawai Hawaii nearly half of California's Forbes 400 wealth stems from Tech mobils like Zuckerberg including oracle's Larry Allison Google's Larry pagee and Sergey Bren [Music]