How many billionaires live in NH? Maine? Only one in each, per Forbes list
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Forbes released their annual list of the world's billionaires . Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos dominate the top of the list, but there are also some rising stars, such as icon Taylor Swift who made the list for the first time this year.
There are 26 more billionaires this year than in 2021, breaking the record for most billionaires in a given year, according to Forbes' billionaire webpage.
There are 2,692 billionaires that are American citizens on the Forbes list. Included in those thousands are the 40 billionaires that live in New England. But there's only one in New Hampshire.
New Hampshire's one billionaire
Rick Cohen is owner and executive chairman of C&S Wholesale Grocers, the nation's largest grocery wholesaler, according to Forbes, which put his worth a $19.2 billion as of April 12, 2024. However, much of his wealth comes from his other title, the chairman and CEO of Symbotic, a warehouse company that has a lucrative "partnership with Walmart to automate its 42 regional distribution centers," Forbes said.
The companies were launched by Cohen's grandfather, according to Forbes.
Cohen lives in Keene, and was born in Worcester, Mass.
Maine's only billionaire
Susan Alfond, who lives in Scarborough, inherited her fortune.
"Her father Harold Alfond, bought an old mill in Maine in 1958 and turned it into a shoemaker that sold millions of boots and casual shoes," Forbes said. "In 1993 Harold sold the company to Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway for $420 million of stock; the shares are worth billions of dollars now."
Alfond is worth $3.1 billion as of April 12, 2024, according to Forbes.
Billionaires in Massachusetts
Abigail Johnson, CEO of Fidelity Investments; $29 billion
Edward Johnson IV, brother of Fidelity CEO; $11.8 billion
Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots; $11.1 billion
Elizabeth Johnson, sister of Fidelity CEO; $9.9 billion
Jim Davis, chairman of New Balance; $5.9 billion
Robert Hale, Jr., CEO of Granite Telecommunications; $5.4 billion
Amos Hostetter, Jr., Chair of Pilot House Associates; $3.5 billion
Frank Laukien, CEO of Bruker Corp.; $3.4 billion
Ted Alfond, heir of Dexter Shoe Company fortune; $3.1 billion
Bill Alfond, heir of Dexter Shoe Company fortune; $3.1 billion
Phillip T. (Terry) Ragon, founder of InterSystems; $3 billion
Herb Chambers, New England car dealership mogul; $2.6 billion
Alan Trefler, CEO of Pegasystems; $2.6 billion
John Fish, CEO of Suffolk Construction; $2.3 billion
Liesel Pritzker Simmons, Hyatt Hotel heiress; $1.5 billion
Timothy Springer, founding investor of Moderna; $1.5 billion
Jim Koch, chairman of the Boston Beer Company, makers of Samuel Adams beer; $1.4 billion
Noubar Afeyan, chairman and co-founder of Moderna; $1.4 billion
Seth Klarman, CEO and president of Baupost Group; $1.3 billion
Paul Fireman, former chairman of Reebok; $1.3 billion
Robert Langer, lauded engineer and a founder of Moderna; $1.2 billion
Billionaires in Connecticut
Steve Cohen, founder of Point72 Asset Management; $19.8 billion
Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates; $15.4 billion
Karen Pritzker, Marmon and Hyatt hotels heiress; $6.1 billion
Todd Boehly, co-founder of holding company Eldridge; $6.1 billion
Brad Jacobs, chairman of transportation logistics company XPO; $4.1 billion
Doug Ostrover, co-CEO of investment firm Blue Owl; $2.8 billion
Vincent McMahon, former professional wrestling magnate; $2.6 billion
Stephen Mandel, Jr., founder of Lone Pine Capital; $2.5 billion
William Stone, founder of SS&C Technologies; $2.4 billion
Alexandra Daitch, Cargill heiress; $2 billion
Lucy Stitzer, chair of investment company Waycrosse; $2 billion
Clifford Asness, co-founder of AQR Capital Management; $1.8 billion
Mario Gabelli, chairman of mutual fund and investment firm Gamco; $1.8 billion
Michael Rees, co-president of Blue Owl; $1.7 billion
Dharmesh Shah, co-founder and chief technological officer of HubSpot; $1 billion
Billionaires in Rhode Island
Jonathan Nelson, executive chairman of Providence Equity Partners; $3.4 billion
Billionaires in Vermont
John Abele, co-founder of Boston Scientific; $1.9 billion
Anyone bumped off the list since 2021? New England's 40 resident billionaires in 2021
Rin Velasco is a trending reporter. She can be reached at rvelasco@gannett.com.
This article originally appeared on wickedlocal.com: NH's only billionaire is Rick Cohen, per Forbes. See his net worth.