<page_title> List of wealthiest families </page_title> <section_title> Contemporary rankings </section_title> <table> <cell> Walton <col_header> Family name </col_header> </cell> <cell> Koch <col_header> Family name </col_header> </cell> <cell> Mars <col_header> Family name </col_header> </cell> <cell> 80 (2016) <col_header> Combined wealth in US$ billions (estimated) </col_header> </cell> <cell> United States <col_header> Country or region </col_header> </cell> </table>
The Mars family was ranked as one of the richest families in the United States, and was surpassed by the Walton family, and the Koch family, currently ranking as the third richest family in America, as of 2016.