It is pretty easy to stumble upon a millionaire in New York City, according to a recently published query reasearching the number of American millionaires.
According to Capgemini, there were 667,200 millionaires in NYC in 2009, which means that every 12th New Yorker has at least a million dollars (not including real estates)! With this, New York City has officially become the city with the most millionaires in the US, with the numbers showing an 18.7% increase compared to 2008’s results.
This growth seems to be true all around the States: On average, the number of big city millionaires has risen by 17.5%.
Second place in the top 10 is taken by Los Angeles, with 235,800 millionaires.
Here is the top 10 list with the number of millionaires and increase compared to 2008:
1. New York – 667,200 +18.7%
2. Los Angeles – 235,800 +13.3%
3. Chicago – 198,100 +15.1%
4. Washington, D.C. – 152,400 +19.3%
5. San Francisco – 138,300 +14.5%
6. Philadelphia – 104,100 +20.1%
7. Boston – 102,300 +14.4%
8. Detroit – 89,100 +12.1%
9. Houston – 88,200 +28.9%
10.San Jose – 86,500 +24.5%
