The real estate blog Movoto has produced an interactive map that shows the wealthiest person in each state.

No surprise that Jim Walton tops Arkansas, with $35.7 billion. But a sibling and a sister-in-law lead the way in two other states, too — sis Alice Walton in Texas with $35.3 billion and his late brother John’s wife Christy Walton with $36.7 billion in Wyoming.

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Looks like Maine, Delaware and North Dakota lack billionaires. Surely there’s another Walton spawn or two that could move there and fill a slot.

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