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Nine Pennsylvania Residents Named To Forbes List Of Richest In America

Nine Pennsylvania residents were named to the 2022 Forbes list of the 400 richest people in America.

Jeffrey Lurie is the owner of the Philadelphia Eagles.

Jeffrey Lurie is the owner of the Philadelphia Eagles.

Photo Credit: Facebook/Philadelphia Eagles

The nation's wealthiest citizens are worth $4 trillion — $500 billion less than last year, Forbes said.

The minimum net worth required to make the list also fell for the first time since the Great Recession, by $200 million, to $2.7 billion.

The wealthiest man in the country is Elon Musk, who is worth $251 billion, and the second wealthiest is Jeff Bezos, who is worth $151 billion.

Fortunes were calculated on Sept. 2 using stock prices and exchange rates.

The Pennsylvanians who made the list are:

  • 23. Jeff Yass, 66, of Haverford, is a co-founder of the Philadelphia-based Susquehanna International Group, one of Wall Street's largest and most successful trading firms. Net worth: $30 billion.
  • 62. Michael Rubin, 50, of Bryn Mawr, is the founder and CEO of online sports merchandising retailer Fanatics and former owner of Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils. Net worth: $10.2 billion
  • 69. Victoria Mars, 65, of Newtown Square, and her three sisters are the heirs to Mars, Incorporated, the family's massive candy, and pet food company. Net worth: $9.3 billion
  • 104. Arthur Dantchik, 64, (unclear) is a co-founder of Susquehanna International Group and an investor in ByteDance. Net worth: $7.5 billion
  • 241. Jeffrey Lurie, 71, of Wynnewood, owner of the Philadelphia Eagles NFL team. Net worth: $4.4 billion
  • 271. Thomas Hagen, 86, of Erie, longtime chairman of Erie Indemnity insurance company. Net worth: $4 billion
  • 285. Mary Alice Dorrance Malone, 72, of Coatesville, is the largest shareholder of the Campbell Soup Company. Net worth: $3.9 billion
  • 327. John Middleton, 67, of Bryn Mawr, sold his family's celebrated tobacco business to Altria, in 2007 for $2.9 billion in cash. Net worth: $3.4 billion
  • 369. Thomas Tull, 52, of Pittsburgh, is a movie investor and founder of the production company Legendary Entertainment. Net worth: $2.9 billion

For the full list curated by Forbes, click here.

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