Forbes ranks 5 richest Georgians

Forbes Magazine has published its list of the 400 Richest Americans, and five Georgians are on the list. The Atlanta Business Chronicle reports Cox Enterprises heiress Anne Cox Chambers is the richest person in the state. The 87-year-old is worth 12.6-billion dollars and ranks 24th. Her nephew James Kennedy ranks 50th, worth $6.3-billion. Home Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus ranks 239th worth $2-billion. Home Depot’s other founder and Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank ranks 317th worth $1.3 billion. The fifth richest Georgian according to Forbes is Chick Fil-A founder Truett Cathy, who ranks 380th and is worth 1.3-billion dollars.