Which States Have Produced the Most Billionaires?
This map shows where America’s billionaires were born, based on a 2026 PlayersTime analysis of the Forbes Real-Time Billionaires List.
It covers 1,647 billionaires with available birthplace data and compares both each state’s total billionaire births and its rate per 1 million people.
Most Billionaires Born Per Capita
Adjusting for population by taking each state’s figure per one million people, there are some surprising results, such as the strong showing of both Massachusetts (3.2) and Missouri (2.6). These states outperform all but one of their peers in terms of per-capita billionaire births.
The data table below lists the states in which the most billionaires have been born by both sheer total and on a per-capita basis.
It covers 1,647 billionaires with available birthplace data and compares both each state’s total billionaire births and its rate per 1 million people.
Most Billionaires Born Per Capita
Adjusting for population by taking each state’s figure per one million people, there are some surprising results, such as the strong showing of both Massachusetts (3.2) and Missouri (2.6). These states outperform all but one of their peers in terms of per-capita billionaire births.
The data table below lists the states in which the most billionaires have been born by both sheer total and on a per-capita basis.
