US Population with Afghan Ancestry By State in 2021 (ACS-5yrs)

Updated on March 1, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the US population with Afghan ancestry was 137.09K, which was 0.04% of the total US population.

Among US states, California had the highest number of people with Afghan ancestry (59.76K), followed by Virginia (20.57K), and Texas (10.39K).

The chart below shows the number and percentage of people with Afghan ancestry for each state. The information can also be found in the table below.

You can see similar information for other ancestry groups in the US.

Related Topics: US Census 2021 Topic List.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

US Population with Afghan Ancestry By State in 2021

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US population with Afghan Ancestry By State in 2021

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State	Population	% of State Pop. (%)
Alabama	327	0.01
Alaska	14	0.00
Arizona	2313	0.03
Arkansas	25	0.00
California	59757	0.15
Colorado	1171	0.02
Connecticut	1743	0.05
Delaware	292	0.03
Florida	1590	0.01
Georgia	2243	0.02
Hawaii	79	0.01
Idaho	245	0.01
Illinois	1277	0.01
Indiana	413	0.01
Iowa	385	0.01
Kansas	382	0.01
Kentucky	479	0.01
Louisiana	4	0.00
Maine	517	0.04
Maryland	4014	0.07
Massachusetts	852	0.01
Michigan	949	0.01
Minnesota	529	0.01
Mississippi	88	0.00
Missouri	669	0.01
Montana	6	0.00
Nebraska	683	0.04
Nevada	883	0.03
New Hampshire	83	0.01
New Jersey	2215	0.02
New Mexico	402	0.02
New York	9154	0.05
North Carolina	1016	0.01
North Dakota	455	0.06
Ohio	892	0.01
Oklahoma	56	0.00
Oregon	1005	0.02
Pennsylvania	1550	0.01
South Carolina	115	0.00
South Dakota	175	0.02
Tennessee	570	0.01
Texas	10391	0.04
Utah	631	0.02
Virginia	20569	0.24
Washington	5622	0.07
Wisconsin	138	0.00
District of Columbia	121	0.02