The 28 richest American families, ranked

The US may not have any rich royals, but it does have rich families with net worths in the billions.

These billionaire clans have accumulated their fortunes in vastly different ways, from publishing and cosmetics to retail and hotels.

Keep reading to see the top 28 richest families in the US, ranked by net worth, starting at $10 billion.

America may not be home to any rich royal families, but that doesn't mean some families haven't created their own sort of empire.

In fact, the United States has quite a few billionaire clans who accumulated their fortunes in vastly different ways. There are the publishing powerhouses that built the Hearst and Newhouse family fortunes; a cosmetics giant, which laid the foundation for the Lauder family fortune; and the families that created their wealth out of household names, like Walmart for the Waltons and Hyatt Hotels for the Pritzkers.

But not all of America's richest families began as entrepreneurs — some were also savvy investors.

Below, meet the richest families in the US, ranked from lowest net worth to highest net worth, starting at $10 billion. Rankings were determined by the most up-to-date estimated net worths available from Forbes and Bloomberg as well as the left-leaning Institute for Policy Studies' “Billionaire Bonanza” report, which looked at 15 dynastically wealthy families from the Forbes 400 list.