Meet the richest person in Wisconsin worth 21.9 billion US dollars

Wisconsin – Diane Hendricks is again the richest person in Wisconsin, according to a new ranking published on Wednesday by Forbes on Wednesday. From May 2, Hendricks will hold a net assets of 21.9 billion US dollars, which makes them the richest person in the state and places them in 92th place worldwide.

Hendricks was with her late husband Ken Abc Supply in 1982 and has headed the company since his death in 2007.

Today ABC Supply is one of the country's largest wholesalers for roof, siding and windows with more than 900 locations and 2023 US dollars.

Hendricks, a self-made billionaire, lives 78 years, lives in Afton and has only a high school diploma. As one of nine sisters, she grew up on a Wisconsin Dairy Farm, notes forbes.

All, except for three states -Alaska, Delaware and West Virginia -have at least one person worth 10 numbers for the Forbes in every inventory 2025. Including ties, the list contains 54 entrepreneurs, investors and heirs who have had a record of 2 trillion US dollars since the 2024 list and have $ 400 billion to $ 400 billion.

Elon Musk, whose real-time value is $ 386.5 billion, is the richest person in Texas, the USA and the world. Musk was a co -founder of seven companies, including Tesla, rocket producer SpaceX and Startup Xai, rocket producer and artificial intelligence.

Five states have a new No. 1 billionaire, as the Forbes analysis shows. This includes Missouri, where the Mogul David Steward (estimated net assets of $ 11.4 billion) who has exceeded Bass Pro Shops in Springfield (9.6 billion US dollars) in St. Louis.

A new Walton leads the list in neighboring Arkansas. The Walmart heir Rob Walton ($ 113 billion), based in Bentonville, overtook his brother Jim Walton ($ 112 billion), while the richest wife in the world, her sister Alice Walton ($ 104 billion), still moved in Texas in Mousk 2020.

Newcomers also take number 1 in Washington, where the former CEO of Microsoft, Steve Ballmer (118 billion US dollars), defeated his former boss Bill Gates (108 billion US dollars). New Jersey, where the hedge fund Tycoon John Overeck (7.4 billion US dollars) recaptured the management of cable -TV mogul and Italian immigrant Rocco Commisso (5.8 billion US dollars); And in Wisconsin, where Diane Hendricks (21.9 billion US dollars), a Republican megadonor and co-founder of Beloit-based umbrella doctor's giants ABC Supply co-founder, John Menard Jr. (21.5 billion US dollar), founder of Eau Cleaire Improvement Chain Menards, overturned.

Hendricks is one of 10 women who are the richest people in their states, from nine in 2024.

Forbes said that almost two thirds of the 868 billionaires of America live in just four states: California (194), New York (137), Florida (116) and Texas (81), where the competition for the title of the richest of the rich is violent.