As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 11, 2020

Securities Act File No. 002-10638

Investment Company Act File No. 811-00005

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933	X
Pre-Effective Amendment No.
Post-Effective Amendment No. 120	X
and/or
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940	X
Amendment No. 120	X

LORD ABBETT AFFILIATED FUND, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

90 Hudson Street, Jersey City, New Jersey	07302-3973
(Address of Principal Executive Office)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: (888) 522-2388

John T. Fitzgerald, Esq.

Vice President and Assistant Secretary

90 Hudson Street, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302-3973

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box):

X	immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
__	on (date)  pursuant to paragraph (b)
__	60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
__	on (date)  pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
__	75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)
__	on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485

If appropriate, check the following box:

__ This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this Registration Statement under Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized in the City of Jersey City, and State of New Jersey as of the 11^th day of March, 2020.

LORD ABBETT AFFILIATED FUND, INC.
BY:	/s/ John T. Fitzgerald
	John T. Fitzgerald
	Vice President and Assistant Secretary
BY:	/s/ Bernard J. Grzelak
	Bernard J. Grzelak
	Chief Financial Officer and Vice President
BY:	/s/ Vito A. Fronda
	Vito A. Fronda
	Principal Accounting Officer and Treasurer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signatures	Title	Date
James L.L. Tullis*	Chairman and Director	March 11, 2020
James L.L. Tullis*
Douglas B. Sieg*	President, CEO, and Director	March 11, 2020
Douglas B. Sieg
Evelyn E. Guernsey*	Director	March 11, 2020
Evelyn E. Guernsey
Julie A. Hill*	Director	March 11, 2020
Julie A. Hill
Kathleen M. Lutito*	Director	March 11, 2020
Kathleen M. Lutito
James M. McTaggart*	Director	March 11, 2020
James M. McTaggart
Charles O. Prince*	Director	March 11, 2020
Charles O. Prince
Karla M. Rabusch*	Director	March 11, 2020
Karla M. Rabusch
Mark A. Schmid*	Director	March 11, 2020
Mark A. Schmid

*BY:	/s/ John T. Fitzgerald
	John T. Fitzgerald
	Attorney-in-Fact, signed pursuant to power of attorney filed in Post-Effective Amendment No. 37 to Lord Abbett Trust I’s Registration Statement on February 7, 2020, Accession Number 0000930413-20-000226.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
EX-101.INS	XBRL Instance Document
EX-101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
EX-101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
EX-101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase
EX-101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase