List of United States Presidents by net worth

The wealth of Presidents of the United States has varied considerably, with one president (John F. Kennedy) possibly being a billionaire in 2010 dollars, while some others were not even millionaires.

Most U.S. Presidents before 1845 were extremely wealthy, including Andrew Jackson, who was born into poverty, and George Washington, the richest of the period. Many of these early presidents were landowners, and some of them owned plantations, including their own slaves.

The Presidents of the late 19th century and of the 1920s were generally not very wealthy at all, despite the widespread belief that their economic policies benefited the wealthy the most of all. Many of these were born into poor or middle class families and did not move up the economic ladder significantly during their lifetimes, even though a number of them served as generals in the U.S. Army.

U.S. presidents since 1929 (when Herbert Hoover took office) have generally been wealthier than before; all except Harry Truman were millionaires, and John F. Kennedy, in 24/7 Wall St.'s valuation, was almost twice as wealthy as George Washington. These presidents have often received income from autobiographies and other writing; other than John F. Kennedy and George H. W. Bush, all presidents beginning with Calvin Coolidge have written autobiographies. In addition, many presidents received considerable income from public speaking after retirement, such as Bill Clinton.

As indicated in the table, four of the five richest U.S. presidents since 1929 were Democrats. The poorest U.S. president since 1929 (Harry Truman) was also a Democrat.

George Washington, the wealthiest or second wealthiest U.S. President to date

Harry Truman, the poorest U.S. President since 1929

Widely considered one of the greatest U.S. Presidents, Abraham Lincoln was also one of the poorest in terms of net worth

Current president Barack Obama ranks 28th in wealth.

The net worth figures in the table below are all from 24/7 Wall St.'s 2010 valuation, except for the lower figure for John F. Kennedy, which comes from the Christian Science Monitor.

Name	Net worth (in millions of 2010 U.S. dollars)	Political party	Years in office	Lifespan
Kennedy, John F.John F. Kennedy	7003100000000000000125–1,000	Democratic	1961–1963	1917–1963
Washington, GeorgeGeorge Washington	7002525000000000000525	None	1789–1797	1732–1799
Jefferson, ThomasThomas Jefferson	7002212000000000000212	Democratic-Republican	1801–1809	1743–1826
Roosevelt, TheodoreTheodore Roosevelt	7002125000000000000125	Republican	1901–1909	1858–1919
Jackson, AndrewAndrew Jackson	7002119000000000000119	Democratic	1829–1837	1767–1845
Madison, JamesJames Madison	7002101000000000000101	Democratic-Republican	1809–1817	1751–1836
Johnson, LyndonLyndon Johnson	700198000000000000098	Democratic	1963–1969	1908–1973
Hoover, HerbertHerbert Hoover	700175000000000000075	Republican	1929–1933	1874–1964
Roosevelt, Franklin D.Franklin D. Roosevelt	700160000000000000060	Democratic	1933–1945	1882–1945
Tyler, JohnJohn Tyler	700151000000000000051	Whig	1841–1845	1790–1862
Clinton, BillBill Clinton	700155000000000000055	Democratic	1993–2001	1946–present
Monroe, JamesJames Monroe	700127000000000000027	Democratic-Republican	1817–1825	1758–1831
Buren, Martin VanMartin Van Buren	700126000000000000026	Democratic	1837–1841	1782–1862
Cleveland, GroverGrover Cleveland	700125000000000000025	Democratic	1885–1889 and 1893–1897	1837–1908
Bush, George H. W.George H. W. Bush	700123000000000000023	Republican	1989–1993	1924–present
Adams, John QuincyJohn Quincy Adams	700121000000000000021	Democratic-Republican	1825–1829	1767–1848
Bush, George W.George W. Bush	700120000000000000020	Republican	2001–2009	1946–present
Adams, JohnJohn Adams	700119000000000000019	Federalist	1797–1801	1735–1826
Nixon, RichardRichard Nixon	700115000000000000015	Republican	1969–1974	1913–1994
Reagan, RonaldRonald Reagan	700113000000000000013	Republican	1981–1989	1911–2004
Polk, James K.James K. Polk	700110000000000000010	Democratic	1845–1849	1795–1849
Eisenhower, DwightDwight Eisenhower	70008000000000000008	Republican	1953–1961	1890–1969
Ford, GeraldGerald Ford	70007000000000000007	Republican	1974–1977	1913–2006
Carter, JimmyJimmy Carter	70007000000000000007	Democratic	1977–1981	1924–present
Taylor, ZacharyZachary Taylor	70006000000000000006	Whig	1849–1850	1784–1850
Harrison, William HenryWilliam Henry Harrison	70005000000000000005	Whig	1841–1841	1773–1841
Harrison, BenjaminBenjamin Harrison	70005000000000000005	Republican	1889–1893	1833–1901
Obama, BarackBarack Obama	70005000000000000005	Democratic	2009–present	1961–present
Fillmore, MillardMillard Fillmore	70004000000000000004	Whig	1850–1853	1800–1874
Hayes, Rutherford B.Rutherford B. Hayes	70003000000000000003	Republican	1877–1881	1822–1893
Taft, William H.William H. Taft	70003000000000000003	Republican	1909–1913	1857–1930
Pierce, FranklinFranklin Pierce	70002000000000000002	Democratic	1853–1857	1804–1869
McKinley, WilliamWilliam McKinley	70001000000000000001	Republican	1897–1901	1843–1901
Harding, Warren G.Warren G. Harding	70001000000000000001	Republican	1921–1923	1865–1923
Buchanan, JamesJames Buchanan	6999500000000000000<1	Democratic	1857–1861	1791–1868
Lincoln, AbrahamAbraham Lincoln	6999500000000000000<1	Republican	1861–1865	1809–1865
Johnson, AndrewAndrew Johnson	6999500000000000000<1	National Union/Democratic	1865–1869	1808–1875
Grant, Ulysses S.Ulysses S. Grant	6999500000000000000<1	Republican	1869–1877	1822–1885
Garfield, JamesJames Garfield	6999500000000000000<1	Republican	1881–1881	1831–1881
Arthur, ChesterChester Arthur	6999500000000000000<1	Republican	1881–1885	1829–1886
Wilson, WoodrowWoodrow Wilson	6999500000000000000<1	Democratic	1913–1921	1856–1924
Coolidge, CalvinCalvin Coolidge	6999500000000000000<1	Republican	1923–1929	1872–1933
Truman, HarryHarry Truman	6999500000000000000<1	Democratic	1945–1953	1884–1972

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