Ranking of New Jersey Cities and Places By Population with Afghan Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 2.22K people in New Jersey with Afghan ancestry. Among all New Jersey cities and places, Waldwick borough had the highest population with Afghan ancestry (160), followed by Woodland Park borough (142), and Iselin CDP (136).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities and places with high number of people with Afghan ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in New Jersey.

Related Topics: US Census 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of New Jersey Cities and Places By Population with Afghan Ancestry in 2021
Waldwick borough
Woodland Park borough
Iselin CDP
Avenel CDP
Great Notch CDP
Ventnor City city
Dumont borough
Little Ferry borough
Bayonne city
Paramus borough
Ranking of New Jersey Cities and Places By Population with Afghan Ancestry in 2021
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Rank City or Place Population
1 Waldwick borough 160
2 Woodland Park borough 142
3 Iselin CDP 136
4 Avenel CDP 99
5 Great Notch CDP 78
6 Ventnor City city 77
7 Dumont borough 76
8 Little Ferry borough 75
9 Bayonne city 68
10 Paramus borough 65
10 Westfield town 65
11 Towaco CDP 64
12 Franklin Park CDP 51
13 Greenwich CDP (Warren County) 46
14 Fair Lawn borough 40
15 Paterson city 34
16 Parsippany CDP 29
17 Fort Lee borough 28
18 Atlantic City city 27
18 Troy Hills CDP 27
19 North Arlington borough 21
19 Woodbridge CDP 21
20 Vauxhall CDP 20
21 Franklin Lakes borough 18
22 Saddle River borough 16
23 Lake Hiawatha CDP 14
23 Morris Plains borough 14