The United States has the most billionaires in the world. By the end of November 2022, America was home to 759 billionaires by the end of 2022. The estimated U.S. billionaire total wealth is $4.48 trillion, which is staggering to imagine compared to the $454.4 trillion total world wealth. That means that American billionaires possess around 1% of the world’s total wealth, which may not seem like a lot, but there are almost 8 billion people in the world and only 759 billionaires! Where do American billionaires live? The team at Madison Trust Company has created a chart that visualizes which U.S. states have the most billionaires per capita. Wyoming ranks first with 10.287 billionaires per million people. What makes Wyoming appealing to billionaires? Aside from the abundance of natural beauty and space, Wyoming is also a tax haven – there is no individual income tax, no corporate income tax, and low property tax and sales tax rates.
