Who Are The Richest People In Texas, And How Much Are They Worth?

We all know that California is home to some of the richest people in the United States, but Texas is also right up there. The Lonestar State is home to the wealthiest man in America. Who are the richest people in Texas, and how much are they worth?

Our friends at KXAN in Texas have released a list of the richest people in Texas.

The richest person in Texas is Elon Musk, the creator of SpaceX and Tesla as well as the most recent CEO of Twitter. At the time Forbes published its list of the 400 richest Americans, Musk had a $251 billion net worth.

There are a few notable names on the list, people like Tilman Fertitta, owner of the Houston Rockets; Joe Gebbia, co-founder of Airbnb; Jerry Jones, owner of the Dallas Cowboys, and Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks.

TOP-10 WEALTHIEST PEOPLE IN TEXAS

10. Robert F. Smith
9. Ann Walton Kroenke
8. Autry Stephens
7. Andrew Beal
6. Jeffery Hildebrand

5. Stanley Kroenke

Enos Stanley Kroenke is an American Billionaire. Owning both the Premier League's Arsenal F.C. and the WSL's Arsenal W.F.C., as well as the NFL's Los Angeles Rams, NBA's Denver Nuggets, NHL's Colorado Avalanche, Major League Soccer's Colorado Rapids, National Lacrosse League's Colorado Mammoth, Overwatch League's Los Angeles Gladiators, and Call of Duty League's Los Angeles Guerrillas, is owner Kroenke Sports & Entertainment.

Stanley Kroenke's Net Worth: $12.9 billion

4. Jerry Jones

Jerry Jones is an American businessman who is currently the Owner, President, and General Manager of the Dallas Cowboys. Jones bought the team from Bum Bright back in 1989.

Jerry Jones's Net Worth: $16 billion

3. Michael Dell

Michael Dell is the chairman and CEO of Dell Technologies, a technological innovation and leader that gives businesses the foundation they need to change IT, develop their digital future, and safeguard their most sensitive data.

Michael Dell's Net Worth: $50 billion

2. Alice Walton

As the daughter of Walmart's founder, Sam Walton, Alice Walton is an American heiress to the company's wealth. She owned more than $11 billion in Walmart stock as of September 2016. With a net worth of $71 billion as of November 2023, Walton is the second-richest woman in the world and the 17th richest person in general, after Françoise Bettencourt Meyers, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

Alice Walton's Net Worth:  $55.7 billion

1. Elon Musk

Elon Musk is an investor and businessman. In addition to being the owner, and executive chairman of X Corporation, he is also the founder, chairman, CEO, and CTO of SpaceX; an angel investor, CEO, and product architect of Tesla, Inc.; the creator of the Boring Company and xAI; and a co-founder of Neuralink and OpenAI.

Elon Musk's Net Worth: $251 billion