How many billionaires live in NH? Maine? Only one in each, per Forbes list

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Forbes released their annual list of the world’s billionaires . Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos dominate the top of the list, but there are also some rising stars, such as icon Taylor Swift who made the list for the first time this year.

There are 26 more billionaires this year than in 2021, breaking the record for most billionaires in a given year, according to Forbes’ billionaire webpage.

There are 2,692 billionaires that are American citizens on the Forbes list. Included in those thousands are the 40 billionaires that live in New England. But there’s only one in New Hampshire.

New Hampshire’s one billionaire

Rick Cohen is owner and executive chairman of C&S Wholesale Grocers, the nation’s largest grocery wholesaler, according to Forbes, which put his worth a $19.2 billion as of April 12, 2024. However, much of his wealth comes from his other title, the chairman and CEO of Symbotic, a warehouse company that has a lucrative “partnership with Walmart to automate its 42 regional distribution centers,” Forbes said.

The companies were launched by Cohen’s grandfather, according to Forbes.

Cohen lives in Keene, and was born in Worcester, Mass.

Maine’s only billionaire

Susan Alfond, who lives in Scarborough, inherited her fortune.

“Her father Harold Alfond, bought an old mill in Maine in 1958 and turned it into a shoemaker that sold millions of boots and casual shoes,” Forbes said. “In 1993 Harold sold the company to Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway for $420 million of stock; the shares are worth billions of dollars now.”

Alfond is worth $3.1 billion as of April 12, 2024, according to Forbes.

Billionaires in Massachusetts

• Abigail Johnson, CEO of Fidelity Investments; $29 billion
• Edward Johnson IV, brother of Fidelity CEO; $11.8 billion
• Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots; $11.1 billion
• Elizabeth Johnson, sister of Fidelity CEO; $9.9 billion
• Jim Davis, chairman of New Balance; $5.9 billion
• Robert Hale, Jr., CEO of Granite Telecommunications; $5.4 billion
• Amos Hostetter, Jr., Chair of Pilot House Associates; $3.5 billion
• Frank Laukien, CEO of Bruker Corp.; $3.4 billion
• Ted Alfond, heir of Dexter Shoe Company fortune; $3.1 billion
• Bill Alfond, heir of Dexter Shoe Company fortune; $3.1 billion
• Phillip T. (Terry) Ragon, founder of InterSystems; $3 billion
• Herb Chambers, New England car dealership mogul; $2.6 billion
• Alan Trefler, CEO of Pegasystems; $2.6 billion
• John Fish, CEO of Suffolk Construction; $2.3 billion
• Liesel Pritzker Simmons, Hyatt Hotel heiress; $1.5 billion
• Timothy Springer, founding investor of Moderna; $1.5 billion
• Jim Koch, chairman of the Boston Beer Company, makers of Samuel Adams beer; $1.4 billion
• Noubar Afeyan, chairman and co-founder of Moderna; $1.4 billion
• Seth Klarman, CEO and president of Baupost Group; $1.3 billion
• Paul Fireman, former chairman of Reebok; $1.3 billion
• Robert Langer, lauded engineer and a founder of Moderna; $1.2 billion

Billionaires in Connecticut

• Steve Cohen, founder of Point72 Asset Management; $19.8 billion
• Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates; $15.4 billion
• Karen Pritzker, Marmon and Hyatt hotels heiress; $6.1 billion
• Todd Boehly, co-founder of holding company Eldridge; $6.1 billion
• Brad Jacobs, chairman of transportation logistics company XPO; $4.1 billion
• Doug Ostrover, co-CEO of investment firm Blue Owl; $2.8 billion
• Vincent McMahon, former professional wrestling magnate; $2.6 billion
• Stephen Mandel, Jr., founder of Lone Pine Capital; $2.5 billion
• William Stone, founder of SS&C Technologies; $2.4 billion
• Alexandra Daitch, Cargill heiress; $2 billion
• Lucy Stitzer, chair of investment company Waycrosse; $2 billion
• Clifford Asness, co-founder of AQR Capital Management; $1.8 billion
• Mario Gabelli, chairman of mutual fund and investment firm Gamco; $1.8 billion
• Michael Rees, co-president of Blue Owl; $1.7 billion
• Dharmesh Shah, co-founder and chief technological officer of HubSpot; $1 billion

Billionaires in Rhode Island

• Jonathan Nelson, executive chairman of Providence Equity Partners; $3.4 billion

Billionaires in Vermont

• John Abele, co-founder of Boston Scientific; $1.9 billion

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Rin Velasco is a trending reporter. She can be reached at rvelasco@gannett.com.