These are the top 25 richest families in the United States 2016
No surprise, with an estimated net worth of $130 billion, the Waltons of Wal-Mart Stores, was named the richest family in the United States, according to the latest tally of the richest rich in Forbes magazine.
With a net worth of $82 billion, Koch family, owners of the Koch Industries, was second riches, followed by Mars, Cargill-MacMillan, and Cox families with respective net worths of $78 billion, $49 billion and $41 billion.
The S.C. Johnson family (cleaning products) rank No. 6 on the list, with net worth of $30 billion. The Pritzker family rank No. 7 with $29 billion. The richest of the rich remain the Waltons, collectively, the top 25 richest families in America are worth $722 billion.
These are the top 25 richest families in the United States, 2016:
| Rank | Name | Net Worth | Origin of Wealth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walton family | $130 billion | Wal-Mart |
| 2 | Koch family | $82 billion | Diversified |
| 3 | Mars family | $78 billion | Candy |
| 4 | Cargill-MacMillan family | $49 billion | Cargill Inc. |
| 5 | Cox family | $41 billion | Media |
| 6 | S.C. Johnson family | $30 billion | Cleaning products |
| 7 | Pritzker family | $29 billion | Hotels, investments |
| 8 | (Edward) Johnson family | $28.5 billion | Money management |
| 9 | Hearst family | $28 billion | Hearst Corp. |
| 10 | Duncan family | $21.5 billion | Pipelines |
| 11 | Newhouse family | $18.5 billion | Magazines, cable TV |
| 12 | Lauder family | $17.9 billion | Estee Lauder |
| 13 | Dorrance family | $17.1 billion | Campbell Soup Co. |
| 14 | Ziff family | $14.4 billion | Publishing |
| 15 | Du Pont family | $14.3 billion | DuPont (chemicals) |
| 16 | Hunt family | $13.7 billion | Oil |
| 17 | Goldman family | $13.7 billion | Real estate |
| 18 | Busch family | $13.4 billion | Anheuser-Busch |
| 19 | Sackler family | $13 billion | Pain medicines |
| 20 | Brown family | $12.3 billion | Liquor |
| 21 | Marshall family | $12 billion | Diversified |
| 22 | Mellon family | $11.5 billion | Banking |
| 23 | Butt family | $11 billion | Supermarkets |
| 24 | Rockefeller family | $11 billion | Oil |
| 25 | Gallo family | $10.7 billion | Wine, liquor |
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