Who’s The Richest Person In New Jersey?

We know that New Jersey has it's share of wealthy people, and now it's time to meet the richest of them all.

According to Forbes, the richest person in New Jersey is Donald Newhouse and he's worth $12 billion.He is president of Advance Publications. He and his brother are heirs to the publishing and broadcasting giant, according to forbes.com.

Donald Newhouse's net worth is enough to put him in the Forbes Top 20 for 2017 if you are ranking by the richest person in each state. As a matter of fact, it's good enough for the # 17 position.

Donald Newhouse lives in Somerset County and is 87 years old and is ranked #42 in the 2016 Forbes 400.

I'll tell you the truth, I spelled out billion in his net worth above because I'm not certain of how many zeroes are in it, and frankly, I didn't research it, because why would I ever needs to know that.

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