How much is Todd Chrisley’s net worth in 2025?
As of 2025, Todd Chrisley’s estimated net worth is -$18 million. Yes, you read that correctly he’s in debt by a staggering amount.
After all those years of strutting through lavish homes in designer shoes, the fall from fake riches to financial wreckage feels like something only reality TV could script.
Not exactly the Southern tycoon legacy Todd had in mind, right? The staggering negative figure comes after prison, tax evasion convictions, fraudulent bank loans, and multiple bankruptcy filings not a story you’d pick for the highlight reel, but definitely one for the record books.
Even after being abruptly pardoned by President Trump in 2025, Todd’s debt didn’t simply vanish with a presidential signature the $17 million he owes in restitution, a stack of legal bills, and years of unpaid taxes still loom over him like an oversized chandelier.
Call it poetic (or tragic) justice. If you’re imagining a comeback with Todd selling autographed prison jumpsuits on eBay, well, you’re not alone.
Who is Todd Chrisley?
Todd Chrisley is a reality TV star, former real estate mogul, and convicted fraudster who became famous as the sharp-tongued patriarch on Chrisley Knows Best.
He’s one of those larger-than-life TV personalities who could turn folding laundry into high drama: strict, flashy, quick with a quip, and famously opinionated.
Born in Georgia in the late '60s (some sources say 1968, some 1969 I guess even the truth gets fuzzy in reality TV), Todd grew up with hardworking parents and has always gone by his middle name.
He originally made his money flipping properties and masterminding real estate deals, but, as we now know, some of those deals had more smoke and mirrors than bricks and mortar.
By 2014, "Chrisley Knows Best" had him (and his clan) living in front of millions of viewers, moving from Atlanta to Nashville, showing off the excess you’d expect from someone who used to spend about $300,000 a year on clothes alone.
Beyond the TV persona, Todd’s real life was always complicated: divorce and remarriage, feuds with estranged children, and headline-making dramas.
I once overheard someone at a coffee shop in Nashville say they spotted Todd, head-to-toe in white linen, lecturing a barista on proper latte foam. Maybe it’s just local legend. But that’s the kind of vibe he exudes always ready for the spotlight, whether invited or not.
Todd Chrisley Career Earnings
Todd Chrisley once claimed to be worth $50 million back when his most complex problem was picking a pocket square. In reality, much of his wealth came from real estate, but it was built on precarious loans and some legal sleight-of-hand.
According to federal prosecutors, Todd and Julie used fake financial statements to secure more than $30 million in fraudulent loans from banks. That’s a jaw-dropping figure for almost anybody, let alone someone whose show revolved around managing family chaos.
Here’s a quick breakdown of where the (real and imagined) money came from:
- Property flips and developments: This made Todd millions at least on paper. But one bad real estate deal in 2012 allegedly cost him $30 million and started the bankruptcy spiral.
- Reality TV earnings: Chrisley Knows Best was a hit, spinning off several series starring the family. But, like a good plot twist, most of this income was hidden through shell companies according to the Department of Justice. They even transferred accounts between family members to keep the IRS guessing.
- Brand deals and spinoffs: For a few years, Todd turned his style and personality into lucrative sponsorships, guest appearances, and personal appearances. Rumor has it, for one Memphis mall signing, he demanded three kinds of lemonade none pink.
- Ongoing debts and legal bills: Bankruptcy filings, IRS probes, legal defense costs, and $17 million in court-ordered restitution made sure Todd’s fortune always felt like Monopoly money tons of bills, but not spendable.
A friend who used to work accounting in Atlanta told me, "Every receipt in Todd’s office was for something shiny, never anything practical." Now, it’s receipts for legal counsel often delivered by the box.
Todd Chrisley Early Life
Todd Chrisley was born in Georgia and raised in South Carolina, the eldest of three brothers in a working-class home. His father, Gene, fought in Korea; his mom, Faye, kept the family afloat by working long shifts at a textile mill.
Todd’s upbringing taught him about hard work and grit at least, according to Todd, who’s never shy about sharing family lore.
Family tragedies shadowed those early years: Todd’s youngest brother, Derrick, passed away in infancy. Growing up, Todd watched his mother juggle bills and overtime, instilling both humility and ambition.
Friends from Westminster remember him as "the kid who could sell ice to a snowman and would always be dressed sharper than his teachers."
On top of school, Todd played sports and occasionally stirred the pot apparently, he once convinced a teacher to let him skip PE if he could sell more magazine subscriptions than anyone else.
Spoiler: He won by a landslide. It’s no surprise, then, that his adult life was all about drama, hustle, and making an impression, whether with a business deal or a well-timed punchline.
