From a bird’s-eye view, New Jersey is doing alright.

The state has one of the lowest poverty rates in the nation, according to the most recent data from the U.S. Census. About a tenth of the population lives below the poverty line, a lower share than the nation as a whole and far better than the vast majority of other states.

But that summary glosses over several troubling numbers.

Poverty statewide has ticked up over the past five years. The gap between the rich and the poor is widening, with most people having less spending power today than they did a few years ago.

Furthermore, since the poverty line is largely the same nationwide, a family of four making just $25,751 a year here would not be considered poor.

“The income metric says: ‘Hey, we’re an affluent state,'" said James Hughes, a professor and a former dean of Rutgers’ Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy.

“But if you subtract out housing costs and cost of living, a good part of that supposed advantage disappears."

It’s also an open question as to what impact the state’s new $15 minimum wage will have, especially since one research group estimates that residents really need to bring in far more than that.

In the map below, click or hover over your town to see what percentage of your neighbors are living below the poverty line, and whether things have gotten worse since 2012.

Some areas were excluded because of a high margin of error.

Blake Nelson can be reached at bnelson@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter at @BCunninghamN.