Not only that, but it’s clearly using accumulation of dollars and not taking into account the effectiveness of that dollar in different markets. $1 in Omaha is worth $0.50 in SF money. This seems like a weird “coastal elites” angle for some reason, but HCOL areas need to pay people more money, so they technically do have more money, but it’s worth less in that same market vs a LCOL area.
Example: $1m dollars in NYC can’t even get you a condo, but in Kentucky you could buy an estate.