All The Presidents' Money: The Net Worth of Every U.S. President

ALL THE PRESIDENTS' MONEY THE NET WORTH OF EVERY U.S. PRESIDENT Each U.S. President has their own story of how they came to power, and for some, wealth. Some came from or married into wealth, while others never had much to speak of. A small handful were actually in debt when they died. Just as Presidents' private debt has fluctuated over the years, so has public debt. Public debt has generally increased and, since WWII, it has grown exponentially - reaching more than $14 trillion this month. In honor of our hard working Presidents, scroll down to see which Presidents had the most and which had the least. LEGEND: = DEMOCRAT =1 MILLION DOLLARS* 8 = EXPERIENCED DEBT PROBLEMS = REPUBLICAN = LESS THAN 1 MILLION DOLLARS* = OTHER In 1789, Washington's salary was two percent of the total U.S. budget. PUBLIC DEBT DURING PRESIDENCY* GEORGE WASHINGTON OF TERM $939.8 MILLION 1st BEGINNING PRESIDENT: 1789-1797 $525 END OF $1.0 MILLION TERM BILLION ($) BEGINNING $1.0 JOHN ADAMS OF TERM PRESIDENT: BILLION 1797-1801 END OF $1.1 $19 MILLION TERM BILLION Jefferson received a large THOMAS JEFFERSON BEGINNING $1.1 OF TERM inheritance, 3rd BILLION but was deep in debt by the time he died. PRESIDENT: END OF $771.1 MILLION 1801-1809 $212 TERM MILLION OF TERM $771.1 MILLION BEGINNING JAMES MADISON 4th PRESIDENT: 1809-1817 $101 MILLION END OF $1.6 BILLION TERM JAMES MONROE BEGINNING $1.6 OF TERM PRESIDENT: BILLION 1817-1825 $27 MILLION END OF $1.6 BILLION TERM OF TERM $1.6 BILLION JOHN QUINCY BEGINNING ADAMS PRESIDENT: 1825-1829 $21 END OF $1.2 TERM BILLION MILLION Jackson married into OF TERM $1.2 BILLION BEGINNING ANDREW JACKSON wealth. At one point he owned 300 slaves, but was in debt 7th PRESIDENT: 1829-1837 $119 END OF $6.3 when he died. TERM MILLION MILLION MARTIN OF TERM $6.3 MILLION BEGINNING VAN BUREN PRESIDENT: 1837-1841 $26 MILLION END OF $107.9 MILLION TERM WILLIAM H. HARRISON OF TERM $107.9 MILLION 9th BEGINNING PRESIDENT: 1841 $5 END OF $107.9 TERM MILLION MILLION Tyler inherited a 1.000-acre tobacco plantation, but eventually died in debt because of OF TERM $107.9 MILLION BEGINNING JOHN TYLER 10th PRESIDENT: 1841-1845 the Civil War. $51 MILLION END OF $362.4 MILLION TERM JAMES BEGINNING $362.4 11th OF TERM K. POLK MILLION PRESIDENT 1845-1849 Taylor was a savvy real estate speculator. He owned land in 00 $10 MILLION END OF $1.6 BILLION TERM Mississippi, Kentucky, and Louisiana. ZACHARY OF TERM $1.6 BILLION 12th BEGINNING PRESIDENT: TAYLOR 1849-1850 END OF $1.6 $6 MILLION TERM BILLION MILLARD BEGINNING $1.6 OF TERM 13th PRESIDENT FILLMORE BILLION 1850-1853 END OF $1.5 $4 MILLION TERM BILLION FRANKLIN PIERCE OF TERM $1.5 BILLION BEGINNING 14th PRESIDENT: 1853-1857 END OF $653 $2 MILLION TERM MILLION JAMES BUCHANAN OF TERM $653 MILLION 15th BEGINNING PRESIDENT: 1857-1861 LESS THAN $1 MILLION END OF $2.1 BILLION TERM CIVIL WAR ABRAHAM LINCOLN 16th Lincoln was an attorney BEGINNING $2.1 for 17 years before he became president. His only residence was a single-family home in Illinois. PRESIDENT OF TERM BILLION 1861-1865 LESS THAN S 1 MILLION END OF $37.1 BILLION TERM ANDREW BEGINNING $37.1 17th OF TERM JOHNSON BILLION PRESIDENT: 1865-1869 $1 END OF $41.2 BILLION LESS THAN TERM MILLION ULYSSES S. GRANT BEGINNING $41.2 1Sth OF TERM PRESIDENT: BILLION 1869-1877 END OF $43.9 LESS THAN $1 MILLION TERM BILLION RUTHERFORD BEGINNING $43.9 19th OF TERM B. HAYES BILLION PRESIDENT: 1877-1881 $3 MILLION END OF $45.4 BILLION TERM JAMES BEGINNING $45.4 20th OF TERM PRESIDENT: A. GARFIELD BILLION 1881 LESS THAN SS MILLION END OF $45.4 BILLION TERM CHESTER BEGINNING $45.4 21st A. ARTHUR OF TERM PRESIDENT: BILLION 1881-1885 LESS THAN $1 MILLION END OF $43.9 TERM BILLION FIRST TERM $43.9 TO GROVER $38.2 BILLION CLEVELAND PRESIDENT: 1885-1889, SECOND TERM $36.4 TO $25 MILLION 1893-1897 $46.3 BILLION BENJAMIN HARRISON OF TERM $38.2 BILLION BEGINNING 23rd PRESIDENT: 1889-1893 END OF $36.4 $5 MILLION TERM BILLION 24th GROVER CLEVELAND AGAIN (the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms) The son of a preacher, WILLIAM MCKINLEY OF TERM $46.3 BILLION BEGINNING 23th and husband to the daughter of a wealthy lawyer, Cleveland made his money as PRESIDENT: 1897-1901 END OF $54.5 $1 MILLION an attorney and on the sale of his home TERM BILLION in Washington, D.C. ****** THEODORE BEGINNING $54.5 26th OF TERM ROOSEVELT BILLION PRESIDENT: "Teddy" was born into a wealthy family and received a 1901-1909 END OF $62.2 $125 MILLION TERM BILLION substantial trust fund. BEGINNING $62.2 WILLIAM H. TAFT 27th OF TERM BILLION PRESIDENT: 1909-1913 END OF $62.5 $3 MILLION TERM BILLION WI WOODROW WILSON OF TERM $62.5 BILLION 2sth BEGINNING PRESIDENT: 1913-1921 LESS THAN $1 MILLION END OF $285.1 BILLION TERM WARREN G. HARDING BEGINNING $285.1 29th OF TERM PRESIDENT: BILLION 1921-1923 $1 MILLION END OF TERM $278.6 BILLION CALVIN COOLIDGE GREAT DEPRESSION BEGINNING $278.6 30th OF TERM PRESIDENT: BILLION 1923-1929 END OF $210.1 LESS THAN $1 MILLION TERM BILLION BEGINNING $210.1 BILLION 31st HERBERT Born an orphan, OF TERM HOOVER PRESIDENT: Hoover made a fortune as a mining company executive. He also donated his 1929-1933 END OF $369.5 ******* $75 TERM BILLION MILLION presidential salary to charity. WWI FRANKLIN BEGINNING $369.5 32nd OF TERM D. ROOSEVELT BILLION PRESIDENT: 1933-1945 Roosevelt's $60 MILLION TERM 3.1 TRILLION END OF wealth came from inheritance and through his wife. OF TERM $3.1 TRILLION 33rd HARRY BEGINNING S. TRUMAN PRESIDENT: 1945-1953 LESS THAN $1 MILLION END OF $2.1 TRILLION TERM DWIGHT OF TERM $2.1 TRILLION 34th BEGINNING D. EISENHOWER PRESIDENT: 1953-1961 ****** $8 MILLION END OF $2.1 TRILLION TERM OF TERM $2.1 TRILLION BEGINNING END OF $2.1 TRILLION JOHN Although he never received the fortune in whole, most of his income came from the massive Kennedy estate. TERM 35th F. KENNEDY PRESIDENT: 1961-1963 $1 BILLION (KENNEDY ESTATE) *** 36th LYNDON BEGINNING B. JOHNSON OF TERM $2.1 PRESIDENT: TRILLION 1963-1969 $98 MILLION END OF $2.1 TERM TRILLION RICHARD NIXON OF TERM $2.1 TRILLION 37th BEGINNING PRESIDENT: Most of Nixon's 1969-1974 wealth came from his interviews with $15 END OF $2.0 TRILLION David Frost, as TERM MILLION well as publishing advances on his book. GERALD BEGINNING $2.0 38th OF TERM FORD TRILLION PRESIDENT: 1974-1977 END OF $2.5 $7 MILLION TERM TRILLION ***** *★** JIMMY CARTER OF TERM $2.5 TRILLION BEGINNING 39th PRESIDENT: 1977-1981 Although Carter was born into a wealthy $7 END OF $2.3 TERM TRILLION family, he made most of his money from writing 14 books. MILLION REAGANOMICS RONALD REAGAN OF TERM $2.3 TRILLION 40th BEGINNING PRESIDENT: 1981-1989 $13 MILLION END OF $4.9 TRILLION TERM GEORGE H. W. BUSH BEGINNING $4.9 OF TERM 41st PRESIDENT: TRILLION 1989-1993 END OF $6.5 ********* $23 MILLION TERM TRILLION BILL CLINTON Clinton was born poor, and made little significant money during 20 plus years of public service. After his time in the White BEGINNING $6.5 OF TERM 42nd PRESIDENT: TRILLION 1993-2001 $38 MILLION END OF $7.1 TRILLION house, however, he made TERM substantial income as an author and public speaker. GEORGE $7.1 TRILLION 43rd BEGINNING OF TERM PRESIDENT: W. BUSH 2001-2009 END OF $11.9 $20 MILLION TERM TRILLION BARACK OBAMA 44th BEGINNING $11.9 TRILLION OF TERM PRESIDENT: '09-Present $5 MILLION Most of Obama's CURRENTLY $14.1 wealth comes from TRILLION his book royalties. SOURCES: THEATLANTIC.COM, TREASURYDIRECT.GOV, EINVESTIGATOR.COM, WESTEGG.COM, COMMONS.WIKIMEDIA.ORG credit sesame All figures adjusted for inflation, 2010 SUS 3) ****** *****