You know that the more money you make, the more opportunities you have to live a healthy life. From shelling out dough for boutique fitness classes to shopping for groceries at the trendy organic supermarket in your ‘hood to getting appointments with the best medical specialists, having cash to spare helps in a big way.

Now, a new study published in the journal JAMA is taking a close look at the correlations between how much moolah you make, where you live, and your life expectancy. The researchers analyzed more than a billion pieces of social security and tax records dating from 2001 to 2014 and found something unsettling: The disparity between the rich and the poor is only getting bigger when it comes to health.

The gap in life expectancy between the richest one percent of women in the U.S. and the poorest one percent of women has increased to a whopping 10.1 years. And while the life expectancy for the wealthiest five percent of women has increased by about three years since 2001, it has risen a meager .04 years for the poorest five percent of women.
Another interesting piece of news: Poor people who live in affluent cities like New York and San Francisco tend to live longer than those with similar incomes in poorer areas. While the study authors don’t have a concrete answer as to why the overall wealth of a city may affect someone’s longevity, they theorize that these places do a better job of promoting healthy lifestyles, which makes it easier for everyone to adopt good habits.The bottom line: The study authors stress that there is merely an association between income and longevity. Earning more money doesn’t necessarily guarantee you’ll live for a crazy-long time (nor does being poor mean you’ll die super-young). But the numbers are hard to ignore.