On Tuesday, Forbes announced its annual Forbes 400 list of the richest Americans. Each of the 400 listed is worth at least $2 billion.
Florida has 35 billionaires on the list this year:
| U.S. Rank | Name | Net Worth | Age | Residence | Source |
| 31 | Thomas Peterffy | $15.1 B | 73 | Palm Beach | discount brokerage |
| 43 | David Tepper | $11 B | 60 | Miami Beach | hedge funds |
| 50 | Micky Arison | $9.4 B | 68 | Bal Harbour | Carnival Cruises |
| 72 | Shahid Khan | $7.1 B | 67 | Naples | auto parts |
| 87 | Charles Johnson | $6 B | 84 | Palm Beach | money management |
| 97 | Robert Rich, Jr. | $5.5 B | 76 | Islamorada | frozen foods |
| 118 | Reinhold Schmieding | $5 B | 62 | Naples | medical devices |
| 132 | Dirk Ziff | $4.8 B | 53 | North Palm Beach | investments |
| 150 | Nick Caporella | $4.5 B | 81 | Plantation | beverages |
| 156 | Russ Weiner | $4.4 B | 47 | Delray Beach | energy drinks |
| 160 | Terrence Pegula | $4.3 B | 66 | Boca Raton | natural gas |
| 161 | Igor Olenicoff | $4.2 B | 75 | Lighthouse Point | real estate |
| 167 | J. Christopher Reyes | $4.1 B | 63 | Hobe Sound | food distribution |
| 167 | Jude Reyes | $4.1 B | 62 | Palm Beach | food distribution |
| 179 | Isaac Perlmutter | $3.9 B | 74 | Palm Beach | Marvel comics |
| 186 | Jeff Greene | $3.8 B | 62 | Palm Beach | real estate, investments |
| 219 | Richard Schulze | $3.4 B | 76 | Bonita Springs | Best Buy |
| 226 | Randal Kirk | $3.3 B | 63 | Lake Worth | pharmaceuticals |
| 226 | George Lindemann | $3.3 B | 81 | Palm Beach | investments |
| 240 | Phillip Frost | $3.2 B | 80 | Miami Beach | pharmaceuticals |
| 264 | Rakesh Gangwal | $3 B | 64 | Miami | airline |
| 264 | Tom Golisano | $3 B | 75 | Naples | payroll services |
| 264 | Jorge Perez | $3 B | 68 | Miami | real estate |
| 288 | Edward DeBartolo, Jr. | $2.8 B | 70 | Tampa | shopping centers |
| 288 | H. Wayne Huizenga | $2.8 B | 79 | Fort Lauderdale | investments |
| 288 | William Wrigley, Jr. | $2.8 B | 53 | North Palm Beach | chewing gum |
| 324 | Norman Braman | $2.5 B | 85 | Miami | art, car dealerships |
| 324 | Kenneth Feld | $2.5 B | 68 | Tampa, FL | circus, live entertainment |
| 324 | John Henry | $2.5 B | 68 | Boca Raton | sports |
| 340 | C. Dean Metropoulos | $2.4 B | 71 | Palm Beach | investments |
| 374 | S. Daniel Abraham | $2.1 B | 93 | Palm Beach | Slim-Fast |
| 374 | Todd Christopher | $2.1 B | 55 | Clearwater | hair care products |
| 374 | Ronald Wanek | $2.1 B | 76 | Saint Petersburg | furniture |
| 388 | James Clark | $2 B | 73 | Palm Beach | Netscape, investments |
| 388 | Christopher Cline | $2 B | 59 | North Palm Beach | coal |
| Source: 2017 Forbes 400 richest Americans | |||||