Vermont has 1 billionaire, see who it is

Stacker compiled the list of the richest in Vermont using data from Forbes.

Meet Vermont's only billionaire

John Abele & family
- Net worth: $2 billion
- Source: Healthcare
- Industry: Healthcare
- Lives in: Shelburne, Vermont

Abele, 89, cofounded the medical device company, Boston Scientific. He lives on a 1,000-acre property in Shelburne called Meach Cove Farms, which has hay fields and produces organic soybeans.

The country's first billionaire is generally considered to be John D. Rockefeller in 1916, though some argue it was Henry Ford in 1925. Fast-forward over 100 years and there are now around 3,000 billionaires around the world.

Here are the richest billionaires in the US

#10. Jim Walton & family
- Net worth: $142.5 billion
- Source: Walmart
- Industry: Fashion & Retail
- Lives in: Bentonville, Arkansas

#9. Rob Walton & family
- Net worth: $145.2 billion
- Source: Walmart
- Industry: Fashion & Retail
- Lives in: Bentonville, Arkansas

#8. Jensen Huang
- Net worth: $190.7 billion
- Source: Semiconductors
- Industry: Technology
- Lives in: Los Altos, California

#7. Michael Dell
- Net worth: $191.0 billion
- Source: Dell Technologies
- Industry: Technology
- Lives in: Austin, Texas

#6. Mark Zuckerberg
- Net worth: $206.9 billion
- Source: Facebook
- Industry: Technology
- Lives in: Palo Alto, California

#5. Larry Ellison
- Net worth: $242.3 billion
- Source: Oracle
- Industry: Technology
- Lives in: Manalapan, Florida

#4. Jeff Bezos
- Net worth: $277.4 billion
- Source: Amazon
- Industry: Technology
- Lives in: Miami, Florida

#3. Sergey Brin
- Net worth: $294.5 billion
- Source: Google
- Industry: Technology
- Lives in: Los Altos, California

#2. Larry Page
- Net worth: $319.4 billion
- Source: Google
- Industry: Technology
- Lives in: Palo Alto, California

#1. Elon Musk
- Net worth: $827.6 billion
- Source: Tesla, SpaceX
- Industry: Technology
- Lives in: Austin, Texas