The top richest U.S. presidential candidates 2020

This statistic shows the wealthiest U.S. presidential candidates from 1992 to 2020. The presidential candidate with the highest net worth today is Michael Bloomberg, whose wealth totaled 61.8 billion U.S. dollars at the time of his bid to become president in the 2020 election.

A ranking of the richest individuals in the United States can be accessed here.

Estimated net worth of the richest U.S. presidential candidates from 1992 to 2020 (net worth in million U.S. dollars)

Characteristic	Net worth in million U.S. dollars
Michael Bloomberg (2020)	61,800
Donald Trump (2016, 2020)*	4,500
Ross Perot (1992, 1996)	3,580
Tom Steyer (2020)	1,600
Steve Forbes (1996, 2000)	450
Mitt Romney (2012)	250
John Kerry (2004)	240
John Delaney (2020)	200
Al Gore (2000)	100
Hillary Clinton (2008, 2016)**	85
Bill Clinton (42nd president)	85
Jon Huntsman (2012)	70
Rudy Giuliani (2008)	65
Carly Fiorina (2016)	58
John Edwards (2004, 2008)	45

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Release date

August 2019

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United States

Survey time period

1992 to 2020

Supplementary notes

* 2016 value given. Estimated wealth for the 2016 election was 3.1 billion U.S. dollars.
** 2008 value used. Estimated wealth for the 2016 election was 45 million U.S. dollars.

Wealth data for candidates running prior to 2016 are available here. Values are as of September 2012, regardless of whether they made their fortune before or after their presidential run(s).

Wealth data for 2016 candidates are as of September 2015, available here.

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