Number of Afghan People in the United States

In this article, we will explore the demographic data of Afghan people in the United States, and look at historical data to see whether the Afghan population is growing or declining.

First, let's take a look at the population of Afghan people in the United States for the last 6 years.

Total U.S. Afghan Population

Population Year
117,915 2020
111,935 2019
101,088 2018
92,139 2017
87,271 2016
83,381 2015

The table above shows that between 2015 and 2020 the total Afghan population has increased by 34,534 people.

If this growth were to continue at the same rate, the total population of Afghan people by 2025 could be 152,449.

Total U.S. Afghan Population By State

We can also look at the data for Afghan people in each individual state and whether the Afghan population increased or decreased between 2015 and 2020.

For more details on the historical population figures for each state, click the link in the table below.

State 2015 2020 Change (%)
Alabama 36 133 269.44%
Alaska 53 2 -96.23%
Arizona 1,105 2,501 126.33%
Arkansas 13 46 253.85%
California 37,482 50,896 35.79%
Colorado 1,414 1,188 -15.98%
Connecticut 922 1,302 41.21%
Delaware 167 281 68.26%
District of Columbia 67 31 -53.73%
Florida 1,489 1,568 5.31%
Georgia 2,100 2,046 -2.57%
Hawaii 0 150 100.00%
Idaho 65 434 567.69%
Illinois 797 921 15.56%
Indiana 191 261 36.65%
Iowa 22 138 527.27%
Kansas 263 410 55.89%
Kentucky 177 470 165.54%
Louisiana 89 14 -84.27%
Maine 496 531 7.06%
Maryland 1,734 2,889 66.61%
Massachusetts 848 503 -40.68%
Michigan 285 721 152.98%
Minnesota 196 493 151.53%
Mississippi 43 71 65.12%
Missouri 1,248 911 -27.00%
Montana 0 0 0.00%
Nebraska 366 460 25.68%
Nevada 682 636 -6.74%
New Hampshire 0 83 100.00%
New Jersey 3,167 2,237 -29.37%
New Mexico 247 293 18.62%
New York 7,908 7,729 -2.26%
North Carolina 626 539 -13.90%
North Dakota 0 498 100.00%
Ohio 386 781 102.33%
Oklahoma 45 23 -48.89%
Oregon 512 676 32.03%
Pennsylvania 958 1,463 52.71%
Puerto Rico 0 0 0.00%
Rhode Island 94 0 -100.00%
South Carolina 2 80 3,900.00%
South Dakota 159 192 20.75%
Tennessee 279 184 -34.05%
Texas 2,632 9,286 252.81%
Utah 595 474 -20.34%
Vermont 0 0 0.00%
Virginia 11,657 18,635 59.86%
Washington 1,529 4,544 197.19%
West Virginia 15 0 -100.00%
Wisconsin 220 191 -13.18%
Wyoming 0 0 0.00%

Data Source(s)

All of the data on this page is sourced from the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates, from the United States Census Bureau. The latest year for the ACS is currently .

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