Lord Abbett Affiliated Fund, Inc.

90 Hudson Street

Jersey City, New Jersey 07302-3973

March 2, 2020

VIA EDGAR

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Investment Management

100 F Street, NE

Washington, D.C. 20549-4720

Re:	Lord Abbett Affiliated Fund, Inc. (the “Registrant”)
	1933 Act File No. 002-10638
	1940 Act File No. 811-00005

Dear Sir or Madame:

In accordance with the provisions of Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), the undersigned hereby certifies that:

1. the form of prospectus and statement of additional information that would have been filed under Rule 497(c) under the Securities Act would not have differed from that contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 119 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed by the Registrant on February 24, 2020; and

2. the text of Post-Effective Amendment No. 119, which was filed electronically with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on February 24, 2020.

Sincerely,

/s/ Pamela P. Chen

Pamela P. Chen

Vice President and Assistant Secretary

Lord Abbett Funds