Ranking of New Jersey Cities and Places By Percentage of 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 (0.02% of New Jersey population). Among all New Jersey cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Waldwick borough had the highest percentage of its population with Afghan ancestry (1.59%), followed by Woodland Park borough (1.07%), and Iselin CDP (0.77%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Afghan ancestry.

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

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of New Jersey Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Afghan Ancestry in 2021
Waldwick borough
Woodland Park borough
Iselin CDP
Little Ferry borough
Avenel CDP
Dumont borough
Franklin Park CDP
Paramus borough
Westfield town
Franklin Lakes borough
Ranking of New Jersey Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Afghan Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Waldwick borough 1.59
2 Woodland Park borough 1.07
3 Iselin CDP 0.77
4 Little Ferry borough 0.68
5 Avenel CDP 0.58
6 Dumont borough 0.42
7 Franklin Park CDP 0.37
8 Paramus borough 0.24
9 Westfield town 0.21
10 Franklin Lakes borough 0.16
11 North Arlington borough 0.13
11 Parsippany CDP 0.13
12 Fair Lawn borough 0.12
13 Bayonne city 0.10
13 Woodbridge CDP 0.10
14 Atlantic City city 0.07
14 Fort Lee borough 0.07
15 Paterson city 0.02