NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- No matter where you live, there's someone living nearby who is richer than you are -- unless you're on a new list out from Wealth-X, an ultra-high net worth intelligence firm, which tracks the wealthiest person in every U.S. state.
Bill Gates leads the pack and is the richest person in Washington, perhaps to the chagrin of Jeff Bezos, with $81.5 billion, but nine of those on the list are worth less than a billion. Six are women, including Christy Walton, heir to the Walmart (WMT) fortune, who is the richest woman in the world.
Click through to see who the wealthiest person is in your corner of the country.
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50. Jonathan Ledecky -- $340 million
State: Wyoming
Bio: Chairman of the Board and Chief Accounting Officer of Kitara Media Corp. (KITM)
50. Jonathan Ledecky -- $340 million
State: Wyoming
Bio: Chairman of the Board and Chief Accounting Officer of Kitara Media Corp. (KITM)
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49. Robert Gillam -- $480 million
State: Alaska
Bio: Founder, President and CEO of McKinley Capital
48. T. Denny Sanford -- $580 million
State: South Dakota
Bio: Chairman and CEO of United National Corp.
47. Jay Shidler -- $700 million
State: Hawaii
Bio: Founder and managing partner of The Shidler Group
46. Robert Gore -- $830 million
State: Delaware
Bio: Inventor of Gore-Tex
49. Robert Gillam -- $480 million
State: Alaska
Bio: Founder, President and CEO of McKinley Capital
48. T. Denny Sanford -- $580 million
State: South Dakota
Bio: Chairman and CEO of United National Corp.
47. Jay Shidler -- $700 million
State: Hawaii
Bio: Founder and managing partner of The Shidler Group
46. Robert Gore -- $830 million
State: Delaware
Bio: Inventor of Gore-Tex
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45. Leon Gorman -- $840 million
State: Maine
Bio: Former president and chairman of L.L. Bean
44. David H. Nutt -- $880 million
State: Mississippi
Bio: Trial lawyer at law firm Nutt-McAlister
43. Mack C. Chase -- $910 million
State: New Mexico
Bio: Founder of the Mack Energy Corporation
42. Jon M. Huntsman, Sr. -- $950 million
State: Utah
Bio: Founder of the Huntsman Corp. (HUN)
41. Gary Tharaldson -- $1 billion
State: North Dakota
Bio: Founder of Tharaldson Companies
45. Leon Gorman -- $840 million
State: Maine
Bio: Former president and chairman of L.L. Bean
44. David H. Nutt -- $880 million
State: Mississippi
Bio: Trial lawyer at law firm Nutt-McAlister
43. Mack C. Chase -- $910 million
State: New Mexico
Bio: Founder of the Mack Energy Corporation
42. Jon M. Huntsman, Sr. -- $950 million
State: Utah
Bio: Founder of the Huntsman Corp. (HUN)
41. Gary Tharaldson -- $1 billion
State: North Dakota
Bio: Founder of Tharaldson Companies
40. Frank Vandersloot -- $1.2 billion
State: Idaho
Bio: CEO of Melaleuca
39. Dennis Albaugh -- $1.4 billion
State: Iowa
Bio: Founder of Albaugh Inc.
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38. Thomas Benson -- $1.5 billion
State: Louisiana
Bio: Owner of the New Orleans Saints and New Orleans Hornets
37. James C. Justice II -- $1.6 billion
State: West Virginia
Bio: Founder of James C. Justice Companies
36. Robert Stiller -- $1.6 billion
State: Vermont
Bio: Founder of Keurig Green Mountain (GMCR)
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35. Jonathan Nelson -- $1.6 billion
State: Rhode Island
Bio: CEO of Providence Equity Partners
34. John S. Middleton -- $1.8 billion
State: Pennsylvania
Bio: Founder of John Middleton Inc., an Altria (MO) company.
33. Marguerite Harbert -- $1.8 billion
State: Alabama
Bio: Inherited fortune of late husband John Murdoch Harbert III
32. Brad M. Kelley -- $2 billion
State: Kentucky
Bio: Founder of Commonwealth Brands and real-estate investor
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31. Anita Zucker -- $2.7 billion
State: South Carolina
Bio: CEO of InterTech Group
30. Theodore Lerner -- $3.7 billion
State: Maryland
Bio: Founder of Lerner Enterprises and managing principal owner of the Washington Nationals
29. Whitney MacMillan -- $3.8 billion
State: Minnesota
Bio: Part owner of Cargill Inc.
28. Thomas Frist, Jr. -- $4.3 billion
State: Tennessee
Bio: Co-founder of Hospital Corporation of America
27. Bruce Halle, Sr. -- $4.7 billion
State: Arizona
Bio: Founder of Discount Tire
26. Leslie Wexner -- $5.1 billion
State: Ohio
Bio: Chairman and CEO of L Brands (LB)
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25. Gayle Cook -- $5.1 billion
State: Indiana
Bio: Co-founder and director of Cook Group
24. Kenneth C. Griffin -- $5.3 billion
State: Illinois
Bio: Founder of Citadel
23. Dennis Washington -- $5.8 billion
State: Montana
Bio: Founder of The Washington Companies
22. Kenneth Dart -- $5.8 billion
State: Michigan
Bio: Owner and director of Dart Enterprises and president of Dart Container
21. Micky Arison -- $6.5 billion
State: Florida
Bio: Former chairman of Carnival Corp. (CCL) and managing partner of the Miami Heat
20. Jack C. Taylor -- $7.4 billion
State: Missouri
Bio: Founder of Enterprise Rent-A-Car
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19. John Menard, Jr. -- $9.2 billion
State: Wisconsin
Bio: Founder of Menard Inc.
18. David Tepper -- $10 billion
State: New Jersey
Bio: President and founder of Appaloosa Management
17. Richard Cohen -- $10.1 billion
State: New Hampshire
Bio: Chairman of C&S Wholesale Grocers
16. James Goodnight -- $11.1 billion
State: North Carolina
Bio: CEO of SAS Institute
15. Anne Cox Chambers -- $12.1 billion
State: Georgia
Bio: Director of Cox Enterprises
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14. Raymand Dalio -- $14.3 billion
State: Connecticut
Bio: Founder and chief investment officer of Bridgewater Associates
13. Abigail Johnson -- $16.2 billion
State: Massachusetts
Bio: President of Fidelity Investment's Financial Services
12. Charles Ergen -- $16.7 billion
State: Colorado
Bio: Founder and chairman of DISH Network (DISH)
11. Harold Hamm -- $17.6 billion
State: Oklahoma
Bio: Chairman and CEO of Continental Resources (CLR)
10. Michael Dell -- $17.9 billion
State: Texas
Bio: Founder and CEO of Dell Inc.
9. Phil Knight -- $19 billion
State: Oregon
Bio: Chairman of Nike (NKE)
8. Forrest Mars, Jr. -- $25.9 billion
State: Virginia
Bio: Part owner of Mars
7. Sheldon Adelson -- $29 billion
State: Nevada
Bio: Chairman and CEO of Las Vegas Sands (LVS)
6. Michael R. Bloomberg -- $33.7 billion
State: New York
Bio: Founder of Bloomberg L.P.
5. Christy Walton -- $37.9 billion
State: Arkansas
Bio: Inherited Walmart fortune from late husband John Walton
4. David Koch -- $42 billion
State: Kansas
Bio: Executive Vice President of Koch Industries
3. Lawrence Ellison -- $47.3 billion
State: California
Bio: Co-founder of Oracle (ORCL)
2. Warren Buffett -- $66.9 bilion
State: Nebraska
Bio: Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B)
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1. Bill Gates -- $81.5 billion
State: Washington
Bio: Co-founder of Microsoft (MSFT)
1. Bill Gates -- $81.5 billion
State: Washington
Bio: Co-founder of Microsoft (MSFT)
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