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The list of America\u2019s 25 richest families is out. The list prepared by Forbes, shows that these families have been able to hold on their wealth over generations, in some cases since the late 1800s. Twelve of the 25 fortunes fell compared to a year ago, while 10 increased. Two were unchanged and one is new. To make the top 25 list, the net worth cutoff was $10.7 billion.<\/p>\n

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Rank<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0Name<\/strong><\/td>\nNet Worth<\/strong><\/td>\nOrigin of Wealth<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nWalton family<\/td>\n$130\u00a0 billion<\/td>\nWal-Mart<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nKoch family<\/td>\n$82 billion<\/td>\ndiversified<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nMars family<\/td>\n$78 billion<\/td>\ncandy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nCargill-MacMillan family<\/td>\n$49 billion<\/td>\nCargill Inc.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nCox family<\/td>\n$41 billion<\/td>\nmedia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nS.C. Johnson family<\/td>\n$30 billion<\/td>\ncleaning products<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nPritzker family<\/td>\n$29 billion<\/td>\nhotels, investments<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\n(Edward)\u00a0Johnson family<\/td>\n$28.5 billion<\/td>\nmoney management<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nHearst family<\/td>\n$28 billion<\/td>\nHearst Corp.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nDuncan family<\/td>\n$21.5 billion<\/td>\npipelines<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nNewhouse family<\/td>\n$18.5 billion<\/td>\nmagazines, cable TV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\nLauder family<\/td>\n$17.9 billion<\/td>\nEstee Lauder<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\nDorrance family<\/td>\n$17.1\u00a0 billion<\/td>\nCampbell Soup Co.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\nZiff family<\/td>\n$14.4 billion<\/td>\npublishing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\nDu Pont family<\/td>\n$14.3 billion<\/td>\nDuPont (chemicals)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\nHunt family<\/td>\n$13.7 billion<\/td>\noil<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\nGoldman family<\/td>\n$13.7 billion<\/td>\nreal estate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\nBusch family<\/td>\n$13.4 billion<\/td>\nAnheuser-Busch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>\nSackler family<\/td>\n$13 billion<\/td>\npain medicines<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>\nBrown family<\/td>\n$12.3\u00a0 billion<\/td>\nliquor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21<\/td>\nMarshall family<\/td>\n$12 billion<\/td>\ndiversified<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/td>\nMellon family<\/td>\n$11.5 billion<\/td>\nbanking<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/td>\nButt family<\/td>\n$11 billion<\/td>\nsupermarkets<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/td>\nRockefeller family<\/td>\n$11 billion<\/td>\noil<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25<\/td>\nGallo family<\/td>\n$10.7 billion<\/td>\nwine, liquor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

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Source: http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/kerryadolan\/2016\/06\/29\/billion-dollar-clans-americas-25-richest-families-2016\/#58e4b7bc43b4<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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