Presidents get ranked all the time—but not by comparative net
worth until now. 24/7 Wall Street has calculated the net worth
of all the presidents, and found George Washington to be one of
the richest, with a net worth of over half a billion in today’s
dollars. Presidents prior to 1850 all have high net worth since
many of the early presidents owned lots of valuable land. Some
surprises: Woodrow Wilson and Harry Truman each have an
estimated net worth of under $1 million, Lyndon Johnson has an
estimated net worth of $98 million, Herbert Hoover has $75
million, and Teddy Roosevelt ranked in at $125 million. Despite
two bestselling books, Barack Obama has an estimated net worth
of $5 million, far below predecessors George W. Bush ($20
million), Bill Clinton ($38 million) and George H.W. Bush ($23
million).