Talking about a Crisis? Let’s See how it Affects US Millionaires!

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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.

NYC

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%