List of Presidents of the United States by net worth
The peak wealth of Presidents of the United States has varied considerably. Debt and depreciation often meant that Presidents had negative net worth when they died.[1]
Most presidents before 1845 were extremely wealthy, including Andrew Jackson, who was born into poverty,[2] and George Washington. Many of these early presidents were landowners, and some of them owned plantations, including slaves.[3][4]
Presidents since 1929, when Herbert Hoover took office, have generally been wealthier than before; all except Harry Truman were millionaires. These presidents have often received income from autobiographies and other writing;[5] other than John F. Kennedy (who died in office in 1963), all presidents beginning with Calvin Coolidge have written autobiographies. In addition, many presidents, including Bill Clinton, had considerable income from public speaking after leaving office.[6][7]
The richest president in history is Donald Trump, who is the first billionaire president.[8][9] His net worth, however, is not known precisely, because The Trump Organization is privately held and Trump has not disclosed his tax returns.[8][9] By estimate, Trump is wealthier than all former presidents combined.[10][11]
List of presidents by net worth
The figures in the table below are all from 24/7 Wall St.'s 2016 valuation of each president's peak net worth, which can be after they left office.[12] To allow direct comparison, all of the figures have been adjusted for inflation to 2016 dollars.
Name | Net worth (in mill. of 2016 US$)[13][12] |
Political party[13] | Years in office | Lifespan |
---|---|---|---|---|
Donald Trump | 2,800[nb 1][14][15] | Republican | since 2017 | born 1946 |
George Washington | 580 | None | 1789–1797 | 1732–1799 |
Thomas Jefferson | 234 | Democratic-Republican | 1801–1809 | 1743–1826 |
Theodore Roosevelt | 138 | Republican | 1901–1909 | 1858–1919 |
Andrew Jackson | 131 | Democratic | 1829–1837 | 1767–1845 |
James Madison | 112 | Democratic-Republican | 1809–1817 | 1751–1836 |
Lyndon B. Johnson | 108 | Democratic | 1963–1969 | 1908–1973 |
Herbert Hoover | 82 | Republican | 1929–1933 | 1874–1964 |
Bill Clinton | 75 | Democratic | 1993–2001 | born 1946 |
Franklin D. Roosevelt | 66 | Democratic | 1933–1945 | 1882–1945 |
John Tyler | 57 | Whig / None | 1841–1845 | 1790–1862 |
Barack Obama | 40 | Democratic | 2009–2017 | born 1961 |
George W. Bush | 39 | Republican | 2001–2009 | born 1946 |
James Monroe | 30 | Democratic-Republican | 1817–1825 | 1758–1831 |
Martin Van Buren | 29 | Democratic | 1837–1841 | 1782–1862 |
Grover Cleveland | 28 | Democratic | 1885–1889 1893–1897 |
1837–1908 |
George H. W. Bush | 26 | Republican | 1989–1993 | born 1924 |
John Quincy Adams | 23 | Democratic-Republican | 1825–1829 | 1767–1848 |
John Adams | 21 | Federalist | 1797–1801 | 1735–1826 |
Richard Nixon | 17 | Republican | 1969–1974 | 1913–1994 |
Ronald Reagan | 14 | Republican | 1981–1989 | 1911–2004 |
James K. Polk | 11 | Democratic | 1845–1849 | 1795–1849 |
John F. Kennedy | 10[nb 2][13] | Democratic | 1961–1963 | 1917–1963 |
Dwight Eisenhower | 9 | Republican | 1953–1961 | 1890–1969 |
Gerald Ford | 8 | Republican | 1974–1977 | 1913–2006 |
Jimmy Carter | 8 | Democratic | 1977–1981 | born 1924 |
Zachary Taylor | 7 | Whig | 1849–1850 | 1784–1850 |
William Henry Harrison | 6 | Whig | 1841–1841 | 1773–1841 |
Benjamin Harrison | 6 | Republican | 1889–1893 | 1833–1901 |
Millard Fillmore | 4 | Whig | 1850–1853 | 1800–1874 |
Rutherford B. Hayes | 3 | Republican | 1877–1881 | 1822–1893 |
William Howard Taft | 3 | Republican | 1909–1913 | 1857–1930 |
Franklin Pierce | 2 | Democratic | 1853–1857 | 1804–1869 |
William McKinley | 1 | Republican | 1897–1901 | 1843–1901 |
Warren G. Harding | 1 | Republican | 1921–1923 | 1865–1923 |
James Buchanan | <1 | Democratic | 1857–1861 | 1791–1868 |
Abraham Lincoln | <1 | Republican / National Union | 1861–1865 | 1809–1865 |
Andrew Johnson | <1 | National Union / Democratic | 1865–1869 | 1808–1875 |
Ulysses S. Grant | <1 | Republican | 1869–1877 | 1822–1885 |
James Garfield | <1 | Republican | 1881–1881 | 1831–1881 |
Chester A. Arthur | <1 | Republican | 1881–1885 | 1829–1886 |
Woodrow Wilson | <1 | Democratic | 1913–1921 | 1856–1924 |
Calvin Coolidge | <1 | Republican | 1923–1929 | 1872–1933 |
Harry S. Truman | <1 | Democratic | 1945–1953 | 1884–1972 |
See also
Notes
- ↑ While Trump has claimed to have as much as $10 billion, his financial disclosure and campaign statements vary, and Forbes estimates his net worth at $3.7 billion.[12]
- ↑ "Although he never inherited his father’s fortune, the Kennedy family estate was worth nearly $1 billion. His own personal net worth at the time is calculated to be around $10 million."[12]
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- ↑ "Andrew Jackson". HISTORY.com. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
- ↑ "Heritage Auctions Newsletter: George Washington, Landowner". Historical.ha.com. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
- ↑ "How many presidents owned slaves?". Archived from the original on August 10, 2012. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
- ↑ "Giving, by Bill Clinton". Ontheissues.org. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
- ↑ McIntyre, Mike (5 April 2008). "Clintons Made $109 Million in Last 8 Years". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- ↑ Tonner, Andrew (Nov 20, 2016). "The 10 Richest U.S. Presidents -- The Motley Fool". The Motley Fool. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
- 1 2 Rebecca Seales, Eight ways President Donald Trump will make history, BBC News (January 21, 2017).
- 1 2 Leada Gore, Donald Trump's net worth as he takes office and Barack Obama's as he leaves, AL.com (January 19, 2017).
- ↑ "Donald Trump is richer than all the presidents combined". Retrieved 2017-04-06.
- ↑ "Donald Trump is Richer than Every U.S. President Combined". Money. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
- 1 2 3 4 "The Net Worth of American Presidents: Washington to Trump". 24/7 Wall St. WordPress.com. November 10, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Presidential Purses - TIME". Time.com. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
- ↑ "Donald Trump". Forbes. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
- ↑ "The Definitive Net Worth Of Donald Trump". Forbes. Retrieved 2017-03-24.