This Is How Much Money The Wealthiest Person In Each State Makes

Tamara Gustavason, Kentucky

Gustavson's $5.3 billion fortune comes from the self-storage business. She is the largest shareholder of Public Storage, which her father co-founded in 1972. She held the vice president position until 2003 when she left to have a family. She now lives at the Spendthrift Farm, where she raises and breeds thoroughbred racehorses.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.