NYC America’s Richest City

According to studies, NYC had 667,200 millionaires residing there in 2009, that was a 18.7% increase than the year before. The numbers far surpass those of the three runner up cities. Listed below are all the tallies for the top 10 cities and their growth.

New York – 667,200, +18.7%
Los Angeles – 235,800, +13.3%
Chicago – 198,100, +15.1%
Washington, D.C. – 152,400 +19.3%
San Francisco – 138,300 +14.5%
Philadelphia – 104,100, +20.1%
Boston – 102,300, + 14.4%
Detroit – 89,100, +12.1%
Houston – 88,200, +28.9%
San Jose – 86,500, +24.5%