The Colorado residents who qualify for the Forbes 400 Richest Americans list can be counted on one hand, and the five fingers on that hand haven’t changed in a long time.
Charlie Ergen, CEO of Dish Network, remains Colorado’s richest resident with a net worth that Forbes estimates at $14.7 billion. That is down from $16.4 billion on the 2015 list, but enough to hold the 28th spot overall. Forbes provides a real-time measure of net worth based on changing stock values and that shows Ergen’s net worth, which is concentrated in his satellite television holdings, is now closer to $15.9 billion.
Philip Anschutz, who has a diversified set of investments from sports teams to movie theaters, is worth $10.8 billion, which ranks 39th nationally and second in Colorado. His net worth dropped a tad from $10.9 billion in the 2015 list, where he ranked 43rd nationally.
Cable magnate John Malone ranked third in Colorado and 61st nationally with a net worth of $7.2 billion. That is flat with last year, when he ranked 68th.
James Leprino, chairman of mozzarella cheese maker Leprino Foods, ranks 232nd on the list with a net worth of $2.9 billion, down from a net worth of $3 billion that ranked 211th on last year’s list.
Fort Collins resident Pat Stryker ranks fifth of the Colorado group with a net worth of $2.6 billion, but she has advanced the most in the rankings, moving up 60 spots the past two years to 264th place. Stryker is the granddaughter of Homer Stryker, who made his fortune selling hospital beds and other medical equipment.
Making the cutoff for the 2016 list required a net worth of $1.7 billion and Forbes counts 153 U.S. billionaires who didn’t make the cut.
In light of some of the themes this election season, Forbes looked into the share of immigrants making its 400 richest list. One in 10 were born outside the country, and they have a combined net worth of $250 billion.
Forbes also estimates that Donald Trump’s net worth is $3.7 billion, ranking 153rd and down $800 million from last year due to a softening in New York real estate market. Trump has contested such rankings, arguing they undervalue assets like his brand name.
If Trump is elected, he would become the nation’s first billionaire president. His net worth as calculated by Forbes is seven times that of George Washington, who has held the richest U.S. president spot from day one with a net worth of $525 million in inflation-adjusted dollars, according to 24/7 Wall St.