A new Forbes report found that 18 of America’s 400 richest people are from Illinois.
The report, released Tuesday, is Forbes 45 annual ranking of the wealthiest Americans for 2026. The minimum net worth to make the list, editors wrote, increased to $4.4 billion — marking a $600 million increase from last year’s cutoff.
In a release announcing the report, Forbes Assistant Managing Editor Chase Peterson-Withorn said America was in a “golden era for billionaire wealth creation.”
“We’re seeing new billionaires from AI and tech, but also massive amounts of new wealth being made in industries like concrete, construction and car accessories, proving there are still plenty of paths into these very selective ranks despite the high bar to entry,” Peterson-Withorn said.
Editors formed the list using interviews, Securities and Exchange Commission documents, court filings, probate records and news articles. Account assets of all types were taken into account — including stakes in private and public companies, real estate, art, yachts, planes, homes, vineyards, car collections and more.
Billionaires were also scored on the percentage they donated to charity, editors said.
At the top of the list, with a net worth of $908 billion was Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, who lives in Texas.
The first Illinois billionaire on the list Lukas Walton, the grandson of Walmart founder Sam Walton. At $44.4 billion, Walton, 39, ranks at no. 24 on the list.
Ty Warner of Beanie Baby fame ranked at no. 210 on the list, at $8.2 billion. Elizabeth and Richard Uihlein, of U-Line also ranked, along with Chicago White Sox minority owner Justin Ishbia and Penny Pritzker, sister of Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker.
In total, Illinois ranked as the state with the fifth most billionaires on the list. California, New York, Florida and Texas ranked higher.
The full list of Forbes’ 400 richest Americans for 2026 can be found here.
RankNameNet WorthAgeStateSourcePhilanthropy Score24Lukas Walton$44.4 B39IllinoisWalmart2141Charlie Mills$11 B65IllinoisMedical supplies1159Neil Bluhm$9.9 B88IllinoisReal estate2167Patrick Ryan$9.4 B89IllinoisInsurance2210Ty Warner$8.2 B82IllinoisPlush toys, real estate2224Elizabeth Uihlein$7.6 B81IllinoisPackaging materials2224Richard Uihlein$7.6 B81IllinoisPackaging materials2232Thomas Pritzker$7.5 B76IllinoisHotels, investments2235Mark Walter$7.3 B66IllinoisFinance, asset management2261Eric Lefkofsky$6.5 B57IllinoisGroupon, investments2264Justin Ishbia$6.4 B48IllinoisPrivate equity1277Joseph Grendys$6.1 B64IllinoisPoultry processing1293Penny Pritzker$5.8 B67IllinoisHotels, investments3311Andy Mills$5.5 B65IllinoisMedical supplies1315Larry Gies$5.4 B60IllinoisPrivate equity1Hence then, the article about forbes released their list of richest americans for 2026 18 of them are from illinois was published today ( ) and is available on NBC Chicago ( Middle East ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.
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