Changes in ethnic/national origins of Forbes 400 richest Americans, 1987-2009

A comparison of my estimates for the 2009 list to Nathaniel Weyl's for 1987.

1987 (%)
2009 (%)
% change
Northwestern European
72
52.5
(26)
Jewish
23
35.25
53
Italian
2.25
3.5
56
East Asian
0.25
2.0
700
South Asian
0.0
1.25

Middle Eastern
1.5
1.75
17
Greek
0.5
1.5
200
Eastern European
0.25
1.5
500
Hispanic
0.25
0.5
100
Black
0.0
0.25


Source: Geography of American Achievement, p. 81. Weyl's original, more detailed breakdown shown below.

Group Number of Entries
British 234
Jewish 92
German 39
Scandinavian 10
French 4
Italian 9
Armenian 3
Lebanese 2
Greek 2
Chinese 1
Egyptian 1
Hispanic 1
Dutch 1
Hungarian 1

12 comments:

Anonymous said...

Same old story - jew rise, American decline.

Carl said...

Do Anglos have more in the Forbes 2009?

From the 87 figures the Scandinavians and Armenians seem to figure more than I would expect.

Carl said...

I mean: Do Anglos have more in the Forbes 2009 than Jews?

David said...

Carl,
Scandinavian wealth is not so strange.

When you look at the top 20 world billionaires, there are just two Jews (from a world population 13 million). However, there are also two Swedes (world population only 9 million).

So, when talking per capita wealth on a global scale, the Swede outperforms the Jew. And both outperform, by some margin, the rest of the world.

n/a said...

Carl,

At first glance, I estimate conservatively 79 members of the Northwestern European list bear non-English surnames. This leaves 131 in the English/residual category.

My (very rough) breakdown for the Northwestern European list:

English/residual: 131
German: 32
Scottish: 21
Irish: 9
Dutch: 9
French: 5
Scandinavian: 3

Anonymous said...

Bill Gates is a jew!

Anonymous said...

Anonymous #1 & #6, your anti semetic bs is stinking up the comments section here. You probably think Warren Buffet is Jewish too. Go back to Stormfront. They think John McCain is Jewish over there too.

Stopped Clock said...

Posted on Steve Sailer's blog at http://isteve.blogspot.com/2009/10/changes-in-forbes-400-from-1987-to-2009.html

Lew said...

Och aye / Oy vey

Who would have thought such parsimonious tribes would triumph in the race to acquire wealth.

Anonymous said...

Anonymous #7, Anonymous #6 is a troll dude!

Anonymous said...

Anon:"You probably think Warren Buffet is Jewish too."

Well, Buffet sure does invest a LOT in Israel, and he has made numerous Israelis billionaires over the years...for instance, his purchase of the Israeli toolmaker Iscar created a few new Israeli billionaires: http://www.jweekly.com/article/full/29247/warren-buffett-boosts-israel-economy-with-mega-investments/

Buffet probably is partially Jewish, though he is obviously not a full-blooded Jew.

Zee said...

Anon: "You probably think Warren Buffet is Jewish too."
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Actually, I think you are jewish, Anon.