This Is How Much Money The Wealthiest Person In Each State Makes

Susan Alfond, Maine

Alfond can thank the shoe industry for her $1.7 billion net worth. Her father founded Dexter Shoe Co. six decades ago, and in 1993 it was sold to Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway for $420 million. Shares are now worth billions of dollars.

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