Richest Women In The United States For 2018: 55 Female Billionaires
From Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates to Warren Buffett and Mark Zuckerberg – the ten richest people in the United States are all men.
In order to identify the richest women in the United States, CEOWORLD magazine reviewed reviewed data from Forbes list of the 400 richest people in the US for 2018. We looked at the net-worth of each female billionaires. Unsurprisingly, with an estimated $44.9 billion fortune, the richest woman in the United States is Alice Walton.
Thanks to a 20% jump in the retail giant’s stock, the Walmart heiress net-worth has increased by more than $6 billion in the past year. Her sister-in-law Christy Walton (7th; $7.5 billion) and her cousins: Anne Walter Kroenke (9th; $6.5 billion) and Nancy Walton Laurie (19th; $5.7 billion), are also on the list.
In total, 55 women made it onto the list for 2018, plus two others who are listed with their husbands.
Richest Women In The United States For 2018
| Rank | Name | Net Worth | Age | Know For |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alice Walton | $44.9 billion | 69 | Walmart |
| 2 | Jacqueline Mars | $24 billion | 79 | candy, pet food |
| 3 | Laurene Powell Jobs & family | $20.5 billion | 54 | Apple, Disney |
| 4 | Abigail Johnson | $17.3 billion | 56 | money management |
| 5 | Blair Parry-Okeden | $9.3 billion | 68 | media, automotive |
| 6 | Pauline MacMillan Keinath | $7.8 billion | 84 | Cargill |
| 7 | Christy Walton | $7.2 billion | 69 | Walmart |
| 8 | Diane Hendricks | $6.8 billion | 71 | roofing |
| 9 | Ann Walton Kroenke | $6.5 billion | 69 | Walmart |
| 10 | Dannine Avara | $6.2 billion | 54 | pipelines |
| 11 | Milane Frantz | $6.2 billion | 49 | pipelines |
| 12 | Katharine Rayner | $6.2 billion | 73 | media, automotive |
| 13 | Margaretta Taylor | $6.2 billion | 76 | media, automotive |
| 14 | Randa Williams | $6.2 billion | 57 | pipelines |
| 15 | Marijke Mars | $6 billion | 54 | candy, pet food |
| 16 | Pamela Mars | $6 billion | 58 | candy, pet food |
| 17 | Valerie Mars | $6 billion | 59 | candy, pet food |
| 18 | Victoria Mars | $6 billion | 61 | candy, pet food |
| 19 | Nancy Walton Laurie | $5.7 billion | 67 | Walmart |
| 20 | Ronda Stryker | $5.6 billion | 64 | medical equipment |
| 21 | Martha Ingram & family | $5.5 billion | 83 | book distribution, transportation |
| 22 | Karen Pritzker | $5.1 billion | 60 | hotels, investments |
| 23 | Gwendolyn Sontheim Meyer | $4.9 billion | 57 | Cargill |
| 24 | Tamara Gustavson | $4.6 billion | 56 | self storage |
| 25 | Dagmar Dolby & family | $4.5 billion | 77 | Dolby Laboratories |
| 26 | Marianne Liebmann | $4.5 billion | 65 | Cargill |
| 27 | Marian Ilitch | $4 billion | 85 | Little Caesars |
| 28 | Elizabeth Johnson | $3.9 billion | 55 | money management |
| 29 | Judy Faulkner | $3.5 billion | 75 | health IT |
| 30 | Helen Johnson-Leipold | $3.5 billion | 61 | cleaning products |
| 31 | Winifred Johnson-Marquart | $3.5 billion | 59 | cleaning products |
| 32 | Jane Goldman | $3.3 billion | 63 | real estate |
| 33 | Amy Goldman Fowler | $3.3 billion | 64 | real estate |
| 34 | Diane Kemper | $3.3 billion | 73 | real estate |
| 35 | Lynn Schusterman | $3.3 billion | 79 | oil & gas, investments |
| 36 | Meg Whitman | $3.3 billion | 62 | eBay |
| 37 | Jean (Gigi) Pritzker | $3.2 billion | 56 | hotels, investments |
| 38 | Johnelle Hunt | $3.1 billion | 86 | trucking |
| 39 | Mary Alice Dorrance Malone | $3.1 billion | 68 | Campbell Soup |
| 40 | Lynsi Snyder | $3 billion | 36 | In-N-Out Burger |
| 41 | Jane Lauder | $2.9 billion | 45 | cosmetics |
| 42 | Gayle Benson | $2.8 billion | 71 | pro sports teams |
| 43 | Oprah Winfrey | $2.8 billion | 64 | TV shows |
| 44 | Doris Fisher | $2.7 billion | 87 | Gap |
| 45 | Penny Pritzker | $2.7 billion | 59 | hotels, investments |
| 46 | Anita Zucker | $2.6 billion | 66 | chemicals |
| 47 | Denise York | $2.5 billion | 68 | San Francisco 49ers |
| 48 | Thai Lee | $2.3 billion | 59 | IT provider |
| 49 | Pat Stryker | $2.3 billion | 62 | medical equipment |
| 50 | Aerin Lauder | $2.2 billion | 48 | cosmetics |
| 51 | Elaine Wynn | $2.2 billion | 76 | casinos, hotels |
| 52 | Alexandra Daitch | $2.1 billion | 55 | Cargill |
| 53 | Sarah MacMillan | $2.1 billion | 64 | Cargill |
| 54 | Lucy Stitzer | $2.1 billion | 58 | Cargill |
| 55 | Katherine Tanner | $2.1 billion | 62 | Cargill |
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