Meet the wealthiest person in your state, according to latest Forbes report

(NEXSTAR) — While you may be bogged down by the high costs of groceries and gas, the wealthy have never been wealthier, according to the latest report from Forbes.

The 400 wealthiest Americans are now worth a record $8 trillion, Forbes reported Tuesday. That’s up from the $6.6 trillion they were worth in last year’s Forbes 400.

To make the annual list at all, you need to have a net worth of $4.4 billion, also an increase over last year. Forbes said that benchmark left 590 billionaires off the list.

To be among the top 10, you needed far, far more. Nebraska’s Warren Buffett ranked as No. 10 overall on the Forbes 400 list for 2026 with an estimated net worth of $144 billion.

Unsurprisingly, Elon Musk, who was briefly the world’s first trillionaire, again ranked at No. 1 overall with an estimated net worth of $908 billion, according to Forbes.

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