The peak wealth of Presidents of the United States has varied considerably. Debt and depreciation often meant that Presidents often had a negative net worth at the time of their deaths.
Most U.S. presidents before 1845 were extremely wealthy, including Andrew Jackson, who was born into poverty, and George Washington. Many of these early presidents were landowners, and some of them owned plantations, including their own slaves.
Presidents since 1929 (when Herbert Hoover took office) have generally been wealthier than before; all except Harry Truman were millionaires. These presidents have often received income from autobiographies and other writing; other than John F. Kennedy (who died in office in 1963), 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.
The richest president in U.S. history is incumbent President Donald Trump, who is the first billionaire president. The exact extent of Trump's net worth, however, is unknown, due to the Trump Organization being privately-held. Trump is also wealthier than all former U.S. presidents combined.
The figures in the table below are all from 24/7 Wall St.'s 2016 valuation of each president's peak net worth, which can be after they left office. To allow direct comparison, all of the figures have been adjusted for inflation to 2016 dollars.
List of presidents by net worth
| Name | Net worth (in mill. of 2016 US$) | Political party | Years in office | Lifespan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Trump | 3,500 | Republican | from 2017 | born 1946 |
| John F. Kennedy | 1,000 | Democratic | 1961–1963 | 1917–1963 |
| George Washington | 580 | None | 1789–1797 | 1732–1799 |
| Thomas Jefferson | 234 | Democratic-Republican | 1801–1809 | 1743–1826 |
| Theodore Roosevelt | 138 | Republican | 1901–1909 | 1858–1919 |
| Andrew Jackson | 131 | Democratic | 1829–1837 | 1767–1845 |
| James Madison | 112 | Democratic-Republican | 1809–1817 | 1751–1836 |
| Lyndon B. Johnson | 108 | Democratic | 1963–1969 | 1908–1973 |
| Herbert Hoover | 82 | Republican | 1929–1933 | 1874–1964 |
| Bill Clinton | 75 | Democratic | 1993–2001 | born 1946 |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | 66 | Democratic | 1933–1945 | 1882–1945 |
| John Tyler | 57 | Whig | 1841–1845 | 1790–1862 |
| George W. Bush | 39 | Republican | 2001–2009 | born 1946 |
| James Monroe | 30 | Democratic-Republican | 1817–1825 | 1758–1831 |
| Martin Van Buren | 29 | Democratic | 1837–1841 | 1782–1862 |
| Grover Cleveland | 28 | Democratic | 1885–1889 1893–1897 |
1837–1908 |
| George H. W. Bush | 26 | Republican | 1989–1993 | born 1924 |
| John Quincy Adams | 23 | Democratic-Republican | 1825–1829 | 1767–1848 |
| John Adams | 21 | Federalist | 1797–1801 | 1735–1826 |
| Richard Nixon | 17 | Republican | 1969–1974 | 1913–1994 |
| Ronald Reagan | 14 | Republican | 1981–1989 | 1911–2004 |
| James K. Polk | 11 | Democratic | 1845–1849 | 1795–1849 |
| Dwight Eisenhower | 9 | Republican | 1953–1961 | 1890–1969 |
| Barack Obama | 9 | Democratic | 2009–2017 | born 1961 |
| Gerald Ford | 8 | Republican | 1974–1977 | 1913–2006 |
| Jimmy Carter | 8 | Democratic | 1977–1981 | born 1924 |
| Zachary Taylor | 7 | Whig | 1849–1850 | 1784–1850 |
| William Henry Harrison | 6 | Whig | 1841–1841 | 1773–1841 |
| Benjamin Harrison | 6 | Republican | 1889–1893 | 1833–1901 |
| Millard Fillmore | 4 | Whig | 1850–1853 | 1800–1874 |
| Rutherford B. Hayes | 3 | Republican | 1877–1881 | 1822–1893 |
| William Howard Taft | 3 | Republican | 1909–1913 | 1857–1930 |
| Franklin Pierce | 2 | Democratic | 1853–1857 | 1804–1869 |
| William McKinley | 1 | Republican | 1897–1901 | 1843–1901 |
| Warren G. Harding | 1 | Republican | 1921–1923 | 1865–1923 |
| James Buchanan | <1 | Democratic | 1857–1861 | 1791–1868 |
| Abraham Lincoln | <1 | National Union / Republican | 1861–1865 | 1809–1865 |
| Andrew Johnson | <1 | National Union / Democratic | 1865–1869 | 1808–1875 |
| Ulysses S. Grant | <1 | Republican | 1869–1877 | 1822–1885 |
| James Garfield | <1 | Republican | 1881–1881 | 1831–1881 |
| Chester A. Arthur | <1 | Republican | 1881–1885 | 1829–1886 |
| Woodrow Wilson | <1 | Democratic | 1913–1921 | 1856–1924 |
| Calvin Coolidge | <1 | Republican | 1923–1929 | 1872–1933 |
| Harry S. Truman | <1 | Democratic | 1945–1953 | 1884–1972 |
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