Who is the richest person in Richmond, VA includes several wealthy individuals from Richmond area, with richest often cited as James W. McGlothlin, William Goodwin, or others, depending on net worth estimates. Richmond, Virginia, capital of Virginia, USA, metro area 1.3 million, has several billionaires and multimillionaires. As of 2024 to 2025, richest person in Richmond, VA area is often considered to be James W. McGlothlin, founder of The United Company and owner of coal and energy assets, with net worth estimated over 2 billion dollars, living in Bristol but with ties to Richmond, or William H. Goodwin Jr., investor who owned CCA Industries and involved in hospitality, with net worth over 1 billion, based in Richmond, philanthropist. Another richest is Robert S. Ukrop, former owner of Ukrop's Super Markets, and Thomas F. Farrell II, former Dominion Energy CEO. For Richmond city proper, richest may be local developers like William H. Goodwin Jr., with net worth over 1 billion, owning Jefferson Hotel and other properties in Richmond. So richest person in Richmond, VA is generally considered to be James W. McGlothlin with net worth over 2 billion or William Goodwin Jr. with over 1 billion, both with business in energy and investments, with Richmond having several billionaires due to Fortune 500 companies like CarMax, Altria, Dominion Energy headquartered there, with Goodwin often cited as Richmond's richest resident living in Richmond.
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