America has quite a few rich families throughout the Country. Combined these individuals rack up billions of dollars through various businesses. Whether it is investments or just a brick and mortar business these families have done really well for themselves. Despite the fact that America has quite a few families that are billionaires we have chosen to compile the top 10, here are the richest in 2019.
1. Walton Family
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The Walton family is worth an estimated $130 billion and that wealth is shared among 7 family members. They made the majority of their fortune through the retail supermarkets and the headquarters is located in Bentonville, Arizona. The Walton family has made their wealth through the Walmart franchise founded in 1962.
2. Koch family
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The Koch family is worth an estimated $82 billion and that wealth is shared among 4 family members. They made the majority of their fortune through a large number of different products and the headquarters is located in Wichita, Kansas. The company Koch Industries is one of the most diverse production businesses.
3. Mars Family
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The Mars family is worth an estimated $78 billion and that wealth is shared among 3 family members. They made the majority of their fortune through candy is located in McLean, Virginia. The Mars family’s amassed fortune comes from Mars Inc.
4. Cargill-MacMillan Family
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The Cargill-MacMillan family is worth an estimated $49 billion and that wealth is shared among 23 family members. They made the majority of their fortune through food products and its distribution and the headquarters is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The company Cargill Inc is responsible for the Cargill-MacMillan family’s net worth .
5. Cox Family
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The Cox family is worth an estimated $41 billion and that wealth is shared among 5 family members. They made the majority of their fortune through the media and the headquarters is located in Atlanta, Georgia. The Cox family’s amassing of fortune dates as far back as 1898.
6. S.C. Johnson Family
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The S.C. Johnson family is worth an estimated $30 billion and that wealth is shared among 13 family members. They made the majority of their fortune through cleaning products and the headquarters is located in Racine, Wisconsin. The company S.C. Johnson was founded in 1800s.
7.Pritzker Family
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The Pritzker family is worth an estimated $29 billion and that wealth is shared among 13 family members. They made the majority of their fortune through investments and hotels and the headquarters is located in Chicago, Illinois. The company is well known for the Hyatt Hotel chain.
8. Edward Johnson Family
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The Edward Johnson family is worth an estimated $28.5 billion and that wealth is shared among 4 family members. They made the majority of their fortune through money management and the headquarters is located in Boston, Massachusetts. The company Fidelity Management & Research Company was founded in 1946.
9. Hearst Family
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The Hearst family is worth an estimated $28 billion and that wealth is shared among 67 family members. They made the majority of their fortune through mining in the 1880s and the headquarters is located in New York, NY. The company Hearst Corp has invested heavily in media television, newspapers and magazines.
10. Duncan Family
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The Duncan family is worth an estimated $21.5 billion and that wealth is shared among 4 family members. They made the majority of their fortune through pipelines and the headquarters is located in Houston, Texas. The company Enterprise Products Partners was founded in 1968.