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The [[flag]]s of the [[United States|U.S.]] [[U.S. state|states]], [[territories of the United States|territories]], and the [[Washington, D.C.|District of Columbia]] (Washington, D.C.) exhibit a variety of regional influences and local histories, as well as different styles and design principles. Modern U.S. state flags date from the turn of the 20th century, when states considered distinctive symbols for the 1893 [[World's Columbian Exposition]] in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]. Most U.S. state flags were designed and adopted between 1893 and [[World War I]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Artimovich |first=Nick |title=Questions & Answers |url=http://www.nava.org/Flag%20Information/qa/qa8.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070417172129/http://www.nava.org/Flag%20Information/qa/qa8.htm |archive-date=April 17, 2007 |access-date=2007-03-20 |publisher=[[North American Vexillological Association]] |pages=8}}</ref> | The [[flag]]s of the [[United States|U.S.]] [[U.S. state|states]], [[territories of the United States|territories]], and the [[Washington, D.C.|District of Columbia]] (Washington, D.C.) exhibit a variety of regional influences and local histories, as well as different styles and design principles. Modern U.S. state flags date from the turn of the 20th century, when states considered distinctive symbols for the 1893 [[World's Columbian Exposition]] in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]. Most U.S. state flags were designed and adopted between 1893 and [[World War I]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Artimovich |first=Nick |title=Questions & Answers |url=http://www.nava.org/Flag%20Information/qa/qa8.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070417172129/http://www.nava.org/Flag%20Information/qa/qa8.htm |archive-date=April 17, 2007 |access-date=2007-03-20 |publisher=[[North American Vexillological Association]] |pages=8}}</ref> | ||
The most recently adopted state flag is that of [[Minnesota]], adopted on May 11, 2024, while the most recently adopted territorial flag is that of the [[Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands|Northern Mariana Islands]], adopted on July 1, 1985. The [[flag of Washington, D.C.|flag of the District of Columbia]] was adopted in 1938. Recent legislation in [[Massachusetts]] (2021) and [[Illinois]] (2024) have started the process of redesigning their state flags. [[Maine]] put a flag redesign on the ballot in November 2024, but the new design lost in a referendum.<ref name="test">[https://www.maine.gov/sos/news/2024/Nov2024GeneralElectionBallotReferendumQuestions.html/ General Election Ballot Referendum Questions]</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Budion |first1=Kaitlyn |title=Referendum to replace Maine state flag fails |url=https://www.mainepublic.org/politics/2024-11-06/early-results-show-mainers-rejecting-referendum-to-change-the-state-flag |website=Maine Public |access-date=15 December 2024 |date=6 November 2024}}</ref> | The most recently adopted state flag is that of [[Flag of Minnesota|Minnesota]], adopted on May 11, 2024, while the most recently adopted territorial flag is that of the [[Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands|Northern Mariana Islands]], adopted on July 1, 1985. The [[flag of Washington, D.C.|flag of the District of Columbia]] was adopted in 1938. Recent legislation in [[Flag of Massachusetts|Massachusetts]] (2021) and [[Flag of Illinois|Illinois]] (2024) have started the process of redesigning their state flags. [[Flag of Maine|Maine]] put a flag redesign on the ballot in November 2024, but the new design lost in a [[2024 Maine Question 5|referendum]].<ref name="test">[https://www.maine.gov/sos/news/2024/Nov2024GeneralElectionBallotReferendumQuestions.html/ General Election Ballot Referendum Questions]</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Budion |first1=Kaitlyn |title=Referendum to replace Maine state flag fails |url=https://www.mainepublic.org/politics/2024-11-06/early-results-show-mainers-rejecting-referendum-to-change-the-state-flag |website=Maine Public |access-date=15 December 2024 |date=6 November 2024}}</ref> | ||
Many of the state flags share a design pattern consisting of the [[List of U.S. state, district, and territorial | Many of the state flags share a design pattern consisting of the [[List of U.S. state, district, and territorial insignia|state seal]] superimposed on a monochrome | ||
background, commonly a shade of blue, which remains a source of criticism from [[vexillologists]]. According to a 2001 survey by the [[North American Vexillological Association]], [[Flag of New Mexico|New Mexico]] has the best-designed flag of any U.S. state, U.S. territory, or [[List of Canadian flags#Provincial|Canadian province]], while [[Flag of Georgia (U.S. state)#Third flag (2001–2003)|Georgia's state flag]] was rated the worst (the latter of which has been changed since the survey was conducted).<ref>{{cite web|title=New Mexico tops state/provincial flags survey, Georgia loses by wide margin|url=http://www.nava.org/flag-design/survey/state-provincial-survey-2001|last=Kaye|first=Ted|date=2001-06-10|publisher=North American Vexillological Association|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019210112/http://www.nava.org/flag-design/survey/state-provincial-survey-2001|archive-date=October 19, 2013|access-date=2007-10-07}}</ref> | background, commonly a shade of blue, which remains a source of criticism from [[vexillologists]]. According to a 2001 survey by the [[North American Vexillological Association]], [[Flag of New Mexico|New Mexico]] has the best-designed flag of any U.S. state, U.S. territory, or [[List of Canadian flags#Provincial|Canadian province]], while [[Flag of Georgia (U.S. state)#Third flag (2001–2003)|Georgia's state flag]] was rated the worst (the latter of which has been changed since the survey was conducted).<ref>{{cite web|title=New Mexico tops state/provincial flags survey, Georgia loses by wide margin|url=http://www.nava.org/flag-design/survey/state-provincial-survey-2001|last=Kaye|first=Ted|date=2001-06-10|publisher=North American Vexillological Association|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019210112/http://www.nava.org/flag-design/survey/state-provincial-survey-2001|archive-date=October 19, 2013|access-date=2007-10-07}}</ref> | ||
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Texas Sesquicentennial Flag (1986)]] | Texas Sesquicentennial Flag (1986)]] | ||
|Commemorative Flag of Utah (2021).svg|[[Flag of Utah#Utah State Flag Design Effort (2018–2023)|Utah Quasquicentennial Flag (2021)]] | |Commemorative Flag of Utah (2021).svg|[[Flag of Utah#Utah State Flag Design Effort (2018–2023)|Utah Quasquicentennial Flag (2021)]] | ||
|Vermont Centennial Flag (c1891).png|[[Flag of Vermont#History|Vermont Centennial Flag (1891)]] | |||
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|Flag of Arkansas (1913).svg|[[Flag of Arkansas]]<br />(February 26, 1913 – 1923)<ref name = Arkansas>{{Cite web |title=Arkansas Secretary of State |url=https://www.sos.arkansas.gov/education/arkansas-history/history-of-the-flag |access-date=2023-01-19 |website=www.sos.arkansas.gov}}</ref> | |Flag of Arkansas (1913).svg|[[Flag of Arkansas]]<br />(February 26, 1913 – 1923)<ref name = Arkansas>{{Cite web |title=Arkansas Secretary of State |url=https://www.sos.arkansas.gov/education/arkansas-history/history-of-the-flag |access-date=2023-01-19 |website=www.sos.arkansas.gov}}</ref> | ||
|Flag of Arkansas (1923).svg|[[Flag of Arkansas]]<br />( | |Flag of Arkansas (1923).svg|[[Flag of Arkansas]]<br />(1923 –1924)<ref name = Arkansas/> | ||
|Flag of Arkansas (1924–2011).svg|[[Flag of Arkansas]] before standardization<br />(1924 – February 28, 2011)<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|date=2011|title=Bill Information|url=https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/Detail?ddBienniumSession=2011%2F2011R&measureno=HB1546|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=1 August 2012|website=|publisher=Arkansas State Legislature - 88th General Assembly}}</ref> | |Flag of Arkansas (1924–2011).svg|[[Flag of Arkansas]] before standardization<br />(1924 – February 28, 2011)<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|date=2011|title=Bill Information|url=https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/Detail?ddBienniumSession=2011%2F2011R&measureno=HB1546|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=1 August 2012|website=|publisher=Arkansas State Legislature - 88th General Assembly}}</ref> | ||
|File:1861Californiastateflag.png|[[Flag of California]]<br />(1861 – 1864)<ref>''Daily Alta California'', 22 June 1861</ref> | |File:1861Californiastateflag.png|[[Flag of California]]<br />(1861 – 1864)<ref>''Daily Alta California'', 22 June 1861</ref> | ||
|File:1864CaliforniaStateflag.png|[[Flag of California]]<br />(1864 – 1911)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Daily Alta California 14 July 1864 — California Digital Newspaper Collection |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=DAC18640714.2.2|access-date=2024-10-16 |website=cdnc.ucr.edu}}</ref> | |File:1864CaliforniaStateflag.png|[[Flag of California]]<br />(1864 – 1911)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Daily Alta California 14 July 1864 — California Digital Newspaper Collection |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=DAC18640714.2.2|access-date=2024-10-16 |website=cdnc.ucr.edu}}</ref> | ||
|Flag of California ( | |Flag of California (1911–1953).svg|[[Flag of California]] before standardization<br />(February 3, 1911 – June 14, 1953)<ref>{{Cite web |title=California State Flag Specifications |url=http://www.bearflagmuseum.org/California%20State%20Flag%20Specifications%201953%201954%201959.PDF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507052044/http://www.bearflagmuseum.org/California%20State%20Flag%20Specifications%201953%201954%201959.PDF |archive-date=May 7, 2019 |website=bearflagmuseum.org}}</ref> | ||
|Flag of Colorado (1907–1911).svg|[[Flag of Colorado]]<br />(1907 – | |Flag of Colorado (1907–1911).svg|[[Flag of Colorado]]<br />(1907 – June 5, 1911)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Krempholtz |first1=Emily |title=The History Behind the Colorado Flag |url=https://www.coloradoinfo.com/blog/history-behind-colorado-flag |website=Colorado Info |access-date=July 2, 2022 |language=en |archive-date=July 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703013913/https://www.coloradoinfo.com/blog/history-behind-colorado-flag |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
|Flag of Colorado (1911–1964).svg|[[Flag of Colorado]] before standardization<br />( | |Flag of Colorado (1911–1964).svg|[[Flag of Colorado]] before standardization<br />(June 5, 1911 – March 31, 1964)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Trembath |first1=Brian K. |title=The Untold Story Behind Colorado's Iconic State Flag |url=https://history.denverlibrary.org/news/story-behind-colorados-iconic-state-flag |website=[[Denver Public Library]] |access-date=July 2, 2022 |date=July 2, 2015 |archive-date=April 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220422213017/https://history.denverlibrary.org/news/story-behind-colorados-iconic-state-flag |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
|File:Florida Moseley Flag.svg|[[Flag of Florida]]<br />([[de facto]], 1845)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dos.myflorida.com/florida-facts/florida-state-symbols/state-flag/floridas-historic-flags/state-flags/state-flag-1845/ |title=State Flag - 1845 |publisher=Florida Department of State}}</ref> | |File:Florida Moseley Flag.svg|[[Flag of Florida]]<br />([[de facto]], 1845)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dos.myflorida.com/florida-facts/florida-state-symbols/state-flag/floridas-historic-flags/state-flags/state-flag-1845/ |title=State Flag - 1845 |publisher=Florida Department of State}}</ref> | ||
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|Flag of the State of Georgia (1861, red).svg|[[Flag of Georgia (U.S. state)|Flag of Georgia]]<br />([[de facto]], 1861–1879)<ref>{{citation| last=Cannon | first=Devereaux D. Jr. |year=2005 |title=The Flags of the Confederacy: An Illustrated History |location=Gretna |publisher=[[Pelican Publishing Company]] |orig-year=1st pub. St. Luke's Press:1988 |page=39 |isbn=978-1-565-54109-2}}</ref> | |Flag of the State of Georgia (1861, red).svg|[[Flag of Georgia (U.S. state)|Flag of Georgia]]<br />([[de facto]], 1861–1879)<ref>{{citation| last=Cannon | first=Devereaux D. Jr. |year=2005 |title=The Flags of the Confederacy: An Illustrated History |location=Gretna |publisher=[[Pelican Publishing Company]] |orig-year=1st pub. St. Luke's Press:1988 |page=39 |isbn=978-1-565-54109-2}}</ref> | ||
|Flag of the State of Georgia (1879–1902).svg|[[Flag of Georgia (U.S. state)|Flag of Georgia]]<br />( | |Flag of the State of Georgia (1879–1902).svg|[[Flag of Georgia (U.S. state)|Flag of Georgia]]<br />(1879 – 1902)<ref name="Georgia">{{cite web |url=http://www.senate.ga.gov/sro/Documents/StudyCommRpts/00StateFlag.pdf |title=The State Flag of Georgia: The 1956 Change In Its Historical Context |access-date=December 4, 2014 |last1=Azarian |first1=Alexander |first2=Eden |last2=Fesshazion |date=August 2000 |work=Senate Research Office |location=State of Georgia |publisher=State of Georgia |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204200939/http://www.senate.ga.gov/sro/Documents/StudyCommRpts/00StateFlag.pdf |archive-date=December 4, 2014 }}</ref> | ||
|Flag of the State of Georgia (1902–1906).svg|[[Flag of Georgia (U.S. state)|Flag of Georgia]]<br />( | |Flag of the State of Georgia (1902–1906).svg|[[Flag of Georgia (U.S. state)|Flag of Georgia]]<br />(1902 – 1906)<ref name="Georgia"/> | ||
|Flag of the State of Georgia (1906–1920).svg|[[Flag of Georgia (U.S. state)|Flag of Georgia]]<br />( | |Flag of the State of Georgia (1906–1920).svg|[[Flag of Georgia (U.S. state)|Flag of Georgia]]<br />(1906 – 1920)<ref name="Georgia"/> | ||
|Flag of the State of Georgia (1920-1956).svg|[[Flag of Georgia (U.S. state)|Flag of Georgia]]<br />(1920 – February 13, 1956)<ref name="Georgia"/> | |Flag of the State of Georgia (1920-1956).svg|[[Flag of Georgia (U.S. state)|Flag of Georgia]]<br />(1920 – February 13, 1956)<ref name="Georgia"/> | ||
|Flag of the State of Georgia (1956-2001).svg|[[Flag of Georgia (U.S. state)|Flag of Georgia]]<br />(February 13, 1956 – January 31, 2001)<ref name="Georgia"/> | |Flag of the State of Georgia (1956-2001).svg|[[Flag of Georgia (U.S. state)|Flag of Georgia]]<br />(February 13, 1956 – January 31, 2001)<ref name="Georgia"/> | ||
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|Flag of Idaho (1907–1927).png|[[Flag and seal of Idaho|Flag of Idaho]] before first standardization<br />(March 12, 1907 – March 15, 1927)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Whitney |title=flag of Idaho |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Idaho |website=Encyclopædia Britannica |access-date=December 4, 2024}}</ref>|Flag of Idaho (1927–1957).png|[[Flag and seal of Idaho|Flag of Idaho]] before second standardization<br />(March 15, 1927 – March 1957) | |Flag of Idaho (1907–1927).png|[[Flag and seal of Idaho|Flag of Idaho]] before first standardization<br />(March 12, 1907 – March 15, 1927)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Whitney |title=flag of Idaho |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Idaho |website=Encyclopædia Britannica |access-date=December 4, 2024}}</ref>|Flag of Idaho (1927–1957).png|[[Flag and seal of Idaho|Flag of Idaho]] before second standardization<br />(March 15, 1927 – March 1957) | ||
|Flag of Illinois (1915-1969).svg|[[Flag and seal of Illinois|Flag of Illinois]]<br />(1915 – September 17, 1969)<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.thezephyr.com/illflag002.htm| title=Park Lawrence, Mother of the Illinois Flag| first=Barbara| last=Schock| date=May 12, 2007| website=The Zephyr | url-status=live| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310092348/http://www.thezephyr.com/illflag002.htm| archive-date=2012-03-10}}</ref> | |Flag of Illinois (1915-1969).svg|[[Flag and seal of Illinois|Flag of Illinois]]<br />(July 6, 1915 – September 17, 1969)<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.thezephyr.com/illflag002.htm| title=Park Lawrence, Mother of the Illinois Flag| first=Barbara| last=Schock| date=May 12, 2007| website=The Zephyr | url-status=live| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310092348/http://www.thezephyr.com/illflag002.htm| archive-date=2012-03-10}}</ref> | ||
|Flag of Indiana (1903–1917).png|[[Flag of Indiana]]<br />(1885 – May 17, 1901)<ref>{{Citation |author=General Assembly of Indiana|title=Legislative and State Manual of Indiana|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RP8_AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA20-IA2|publisher=W.B. Burford|date=1903|access-date=May 25, 2022}}</ref> | |Flag of Indiana (1903–1917).png|[[Flag of Indiana]]<br />(1885 – May 17, 1901)<ref>{{Citation |author=General Assembly of Indiana|title=Legislative and State Manual of Indiana|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RP8_AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA20-IA2|publisher=W.B. Burford|date=1903|access-date=May 25, 2022}}</ref> | ||
|Flag of the United States (1896–1908).svg|[[Flag of Indiana]]<br />(1901 – 1955)<ref name = IHB>{{citation |url=https://www.in.gov/history/state-historical-markers/find-a-marker/find-historical-markers-by-county/indiana-historical-markers-by-county/indiana-state-flag/#_ednref2 |title=Indiana State Flag |publisher=IN.gov |author=Indiana Historical Bureau |date=December 16, 2020 |access-date=2024-05-19}}</ref> | |Flag of the United States (1896–1908).svg|[[Flag of Indiana]]<br />(1901 – 1955)<ref name = IHB>{{citation |url=https://www.in.gov/history/state-historical-markers/find-a-marker/find-historical-markers-by-county/indiana-historical-markers-by-county/indiana-state-flag/#_ednref2 |title=Indiana State Flag |publisher=IN.gov |author=Indiana Historical Bureau |date=December 16, 2020 |access-date=2024-05-19}}</ref> | ||
| | |Banner of Indiana (1917–1955).svg|[[Flag of Indiana|Banner of Indiana]] before standardization<br />(May 17, 1917 – 1955)<ref name = IHB/> | ||
|Flag of Kansas (1925–1927).svg|[[Flag of Kansas|Banner of Kansas]]<br />(1925 – 1927)<ref name="Kansas">{{cite web|url=http://www.kshs.org/kansapedia/cool-things-state-banner/10112 |title=State Banner |work=Cool Things |publisher=Kansas State Historical Society |access-date=16 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016142535/http://www.kshs.org/kansapedia/cool-things-state-banner/10112 |archive-date=October 16, 2012 }}</ref> | |Flag of Kansas (1925–1927).svg|[[Flag of Kansas|Banner of Kansas]]<br />(1925 – 1927)<ref name="Kansas">{{cite web|url=http://www.kshs.org/kansapedia/cool-things-state-banner/10112 |title=State Banner |work=Cool Things |publisher=Kansas State Historical Society |access-date=16 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016142535/http://www.kshs.org/kansapedia/cool-things-state-banner/10112 |archive-date=October 16, 2012 }}</ref> | ||
|Flag of Kansas (1927–1961).svg|[[Flag of Kansas]] <br />(1927 – September 24, 1961)<ref name="Kansas"/> | |Flag of Kansas (1927–1961).svg|[[Flag of Kansas]] <br />(1927 – September 24, 1961)<ref name="Kansas"/> | ||
|Flag of Kentucky (1918–1962).png|[[Flag of Kentucky]] before standardization<br />(1918 – 1962) | |Flag of Kentucky (1918–1962).png|[[Flag of Kentucky]] before standardization<br />(March 26, 1918 – June 14, 1962) | ||
|Louisiana Feb 11 1861.svg|[[Flag of Louisiana]]<br />(February 11, 1861 – July 1, 1912)<ref name=Louisiana>[http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/us-la.html#1861] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812190047/http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/us-la.html#1861 |date=2014-08-12 }}</ref> | |Louisiana Feb 11 1861.svg|[[Flag of Louisiana]]<br />(February 11, 1861 – July 1, 1912)<ref name=Louisiana>[http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/us-la.html#1861] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812190047/http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/us-la.html#1861 |date=2014-08-12 }}</ref> | ||
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|Flag of Louisiana (2006–2010).svg|[[Flag of Louisiana]] before second standardization<br />(May 7, 2006 – November 22, 2010)<ref name=Louisiana/> | |Flag of Louisiana (2006–2010).svg|[[Flag of Louisiana]] before second standardization<br />(May 7, 2006 – November 22, 2010)<ref name=Louisiana/> | ||
|Flag of Maine (1901–1909).svg|[[1901 Maine Flag|Flag of Maine]]<br />(March 21, 1901 – February 23, 1909) | |||
|Flag of Massachusetts (1908-1971).svg|[[Flag of Massachusetts]]<br />(reverse, March 18, 1908 – 1971)<ref name=Massachusetts>{{Cite web|title=U.S. States L-M|url=https://www.worldstatesmen.org/US_states_L-M.html|website=WorldStatesmen.org|access-date=May 23, 2022}}</ref> | |Flag of Massachusetts (1908-1971).svg|[[Flag of Massachusetts]]<br />(reverse, March 18, 1908 – 1971)<ref name=Massachusetts>{{Cite web|title=U.S. States L-M|url=https://www.worldstatesmen.org/US_states_L-M.html|website=WorldStatesmen.org|access-date=May 23, 2022}}</ref> | ||
|Flag of | |Flag of Michigan (1827–1865, obverse).svg|[[Flag of Michigan]]<br />(obverse, 1827 – 1865) | ||
|Flag of Michigan (1827–1865, reverse).svg|[[Flag of Michigan]]<br />(reverse, 1827 – 1865) | |||
|Flag of Michigan (1865–1911, obverse).svg|[[Flag of Michigan]]<br />(obverse, 1865 – August 1, 1911) | |||
|Flag of Michigan (1865–1911, reverse).svg|[[Flag of Michigan]]<br />(reverse, 1865 – August 1, 1911) | |||
|Flag of Minnesota (1893–1957).svg|[[Flag of Minnesota]]<br />(obverse, February 28, 1893 – August 1957)<ref name="Minnesota"/> | |Flag of Minnesota (1893–1957).svg|[[Flag of Minnesota]]<br />(obverse, February 28, 1893 – August 1957)<ref name="Minnesota"/> | ||
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|Flag of Tennessee (1897-1905).svg|[[Flag of Tennessee]]<br />(1897 – April 17, 1905)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wkrn.com/tennessee-225/the-tri-star-flag-whats-behind-the-beloved-emblem/|title=The Tri-Star Flag: What's behind the beloved emblem|last=Huff|first=Caitlin|date=January 6, 2021|work=WKRN.com|access-date=February 14, 2023}}</ref> | |Flag of Tennessee (1897-1905).svg|[[Flag of Tennessee]]<br />(1897 – April 17, 1905)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wkrn.com/tennessee-225/the-tri-star-flag-whats-behind-the-beloved-emblem/|title=The Tri-Star Flag: What's behind the beloved emblem|last=Huff|first=Caitlin|date=January 6, 2021|work=WKRN.com|access-date=February 14, 2023}}</ref> | ||
| | |Flag of Utah (1911–1913).svg|[[Flag of Utah]]<br />(March 9, 1911 – March 11, 1913) | ||
|Flag of Utah (1913–1922).png|[[Flag of Utah]]<br /> (March 11, 1913 – May 6, 1922) | |Flag of Utah (1913–1922).png|[[Flag of Utah]]<br /> (March 11, 1913 – May 6, 1922) | ||
|Flag of Utah (1922–2011).svg|[[Flag of Utah]]<br />(May 6, 1922 – February 16, 2011) | |Flag of Utah (1922–2011).svg|[[Flag of Utah]]<br />(May 6, 1922 – February 16, 2011) | ||
|Flag of Utah (2011–2024).svg|[[Flag of Utah]]<br />(February 16, 2011 – March 9, 2024) | |Flag of Utah (2011–2024).svg|[[Flag of Utah]]<br />(February 16, 2011 – March 9, 2024) | ||
|Flag_of_Vermont_(1804-1837).svg|[[Flag of Vermont]]<br />( | |Flag_of_Vermont_(1804-1837).svg|[[Flag of Vermont]]<br />(May 1, 1804 – October 20, 1837)<ref name="Vermont">{{cite web |url=http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/flags/vt_flag.htm |title=The Vermont State Flag |date=September 24, 2009 |publisher=NetState.com}}</ref> | ||
|Flag_of_Vermont_(1837-1923).svg|[[Flag of Vermont]]<br />(1837 – June 1, 1923)<ref name="Vermont"/> | |Flag_of_Vermont_(1837-1923).svg|[[Flag of Vermont]]<br />(October 20, 1837 – June 1, 1923)<ref name="Vermont"/> | ||
|Flag of Virginia (1861–1865).svg|[[Flag of Virginia]]<br />( | |Flag of Virginia (1861–1865).svg|[[Flag of Virginia]]<br />(1861 – 1865)<ref>{{citation |title=An ORDINANCE to establish a Flag for this Commonwealth|series=Ordinance No. 33|date=April 30, 1861|location=Virginia|author=Virginia Convention}}</ref> | ||
|Flag of Virginia (1931–1950).png|[[Flag of Virginia]] before standardization of seal<br />( | |Flag of Virginia (1931–1950).png|[[Flag of Virginia]] before standardization of seal<br />(1931 – 1950)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/1-506/ |via=Virginia Law |title=§ 1-506. Flag of the Commonwealth.|work=[[Code of Virginia]]|date=February 1, 1950|publisher=Commonwealth of Virginia|access-date=January 28, 2015}}</ref> | ||
|Flag of Washington (1923–1967).png|[[Flag of Washington]] before standardization of seal<br />( | |Flag of Washington (1923–1967).png|[[Flag of Washington]] before standardization of seal<br />(1923 – April 1, 1967)<ref>{{citation |date=April 19, 1967 |title=Session Laws of the State of Washington, 1967 Extraordinary Session |chapter=Chapter 65: State Seal—State Flag |pages=1666–1667 |chapter-url=http://leg.wa.gov/CodeReviser/documents/sessionlaw/1967ex1c65.pdf |publisher=Washington State Legislature |access-date=June 28, 2017}}</ref> | ||
|Flag of West Virginia (1905–1907).svg|[[Flag of West Virginia]]<br />(1905 – 1907)<ref name="WestVirginia">{{cite news|last=Giggenbach|first=Christian|title=State didn't have official flag until 1905|newspaper=[[The Register-Herald]]|location=[[Beckley, West Virginia]]|date=June 19, 2008|url=http://www.register-herald.com/news/local_news/state-didn-t-have-official-flag-until/article_746c005f-07ee-58c5-af31-02a0680aa6f4.html|access-date=October 7, 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150118064152/http://www.register-herald.com/news/local_news/state-didn-t-have-official-flag-until/article_746c005f-07ee-58c5-af31-02a0680aa6f4.html|archive-date=2015-01-18|url-status=dead}}</ref> | |Flag of West Virginia (1905–1907).svg|[[Flag of West Virginia]]<br />(1905 – 1907)<ref name="WestVirginia">{{cite news|last=Giggenbach|first=Christian|title=State didn't have official flag until 1905|newspaper=[[The Register-Herald]]|location=[[Beckley, West Virginia]]|date=June 19, 2008|url=http://www.register-herald.com/news/local_news/state-didn-t-have-official-flag-until/article_746c005f-07ee-58c5-af31-02a0680aa6f4.html|access-date=October 7, 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150118064152/http://www.register-herald.com/news/local_news/state-didn-t-have-official-flag-until/article_746c005f-07ee-58c5-af31-02a0680aa6f4.html|archive-date=2015-01-18|url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
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|Flag of West Virginia, Reverse, 1913.png|[[Flag of West Virginia]]<br />(reverse, 1907 – March 7, 1929) | |Flag of West Virginia, Reverse, 1913.png|[[Flag of West Virginia]]<br />(reverse, 1907 – March 7, 1929) | ||
|Flag of Wisconsin ( | |Flag of Wisconsin (1866–1913).png|[[Flag of Wisconsin]]<br />(obverse, 1866 – 1913)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau |date=2007 |title=Wisconsin Blue Book 2007-2008 |url=https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/misc/lrb/blue_book/2007_2008/975_symbols.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016014359/https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/misc/lrb/blue_book/2007_2008/975_symbols.pdf |archive-date=October 16, 2023 |access-date=March 13, 2009}}</ref> | ||
|Flag of Wisconsin (1913 | |Flag of Wisconsin (1866–1913) (Reverse).png|[[Flag of Wisconsin]]<br />(reverse, 1866 – 1913) | ||
|Flag of Wisconsin (1913–1981).svg|[[Flag of Wisconsin]]<br />(1913 – May 1, 1981)<ref name="Wisconsin"/> | |||
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===Former territory flags=== | ===Former territory flags=== | ||
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|File:Flag of Panama Canal Zone.svg| | |File:Flag of Panama Canal Zone.svg|[[Seal and flag of the Panama Canal Zone|Flag]] of the [[Panama Canal Zone]]<br />(1915 – 1979) | ||
|File:Flag of the Philippines (1919–1936).svg|Flag of the [[Insular Government of the Philippine Islands]]<br />( | |File:Flag of the Philippines (1919–1936).svg|[[Flag of the Philippines|Flag ]] of the [[Insular Government of the Philippine Islands]]<br />(1919 – 1936) | ||
|File:Flag of the Philippines (1936–1985, 1986–1998).svg|Flag of the [[Commonwealth of the Philippines]]<br />( | |File:Flag of the Philippines (1936–1985, 1986–1998).svg|[[Flag of the Philippines|Flag]] of the [[Commonwealth of the Philippines]]<br />(1936 – 1946) | ||
|File: | |File:Flag of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.svg|[[Flag of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands|Flag]] of the [[Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands]]<br />(1965 – 1980) | ||
|File: | |File:Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands (1972).svg|[[Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands]]<br />(unofficial, 1972 – 1976)<br /> | ||
|File: | (official, 1976 – 1981) | ||
|File:Flag_of_Puerto_Rico_(1895-1952, light blue).svg| | |File:Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands (1976–1989).svg|[[Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands]]<br />(1981 – 1985) | ||
|Flag_of_Puerto_Rico_(1952-1995).svg| | |File:Flag_of_Puerto_Rico_(1895-1952, light blue).svg|[[Flag of Puerto Rico]]<br />(1895 – 1952) | ||
|Flag_of_Puerto_Rico_(1952-1995).svg|[[Flag of Puerto Rico]]<br />(1952 – 1995) | |||
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|First Bear Flag of California (1846).svg|[[California Republic]] | |First Bear Flag of California (1846).svg|[[Flag of California|Flag]] of [[California Republic|California Republic]]<br />(June 14 – July 9, 1846) | ||
|Flag of Hawaii (1816).svg|[[ | |Flag of Hawaii (1816).svg|[[Flag of Hawaii|Flag]] of [[Kingdom of Hawaii|Kingdom of Hawaii]]<br />(1816–1845) | ||
|Flag of the Republic of Texas (1836–1839).svg|[[Republic of Texas]] | |Flag of the Republic of Texas (1836–1839).svg|[[Flag of Texas|Flag]] of [[Republic of Texas|Republic of Texas]]<br />(1836 – 1839) | ||
|Flag of Texas (1835–1839).svg|[[Republic of Texas]] | |Flag of Texas (1835–1839).svg|[[Flag of Texas|Flag]] of [[Republic of Texas]]<br />([[de facto]], 1835 – 1839) | ||
|Flag of Texas (1839–1879).svg|[[Republic of Texas]] | |Flag of Texas (1839–1879).svg|[[Flag of Texas|Flag]] of [[Republic of Texas|Republic of Texas]]<br />(1839 – 1845) | ||
|Flag_of_the_Utah_Territory.svg|[[Flag of Utah|Flag of Utah Territory]]<br />(1850 – March 1903) | |Flag_of_the_Utah_Territory.svg|[[Flag of Utah|Flag of Utah Territory]]<br />(1850 – March 1903) | ||
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The flags of the U.S. states, territories, and the District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.) exhibit a variety of regional influences and local histories, as well as different styles and design principles. Modern U.S. state flags date from the turn of the 20th century, when states considered distinctive symbols for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois. Most U.S. state flags were designed and adopted between 1893 and World War I.[1]
The most recently adopted state flag is that of Minnesota, adopted on May 11, 2024, while the most recently adopted territorial flag is that of the Northern Mariana Islands, adopted on July 1, 1985. The flag of the District of Columbia was adopted in 1938. Recent legislation in Massachusetts (2021) and Illinois (2024) have started the process of redesigning their state flags. Maine put a flag redesign on the ballot in November 2024, but the new design lost in a referendum.[2][3]
Many of the state flags share a design pattern consisting of the state seal superimposed on a monochrome background, commonly a shade of blue, which remains a source of criticism from vexillologists. According to a 2001 survey by the North American Vexillological Association, New Mexico has the best-designed flag of any U.S. state, U.S. territory, or Canadian province, while Georgia's state flag was rated the worst (the latter of which has been changed since the survey was conducted).[4]
Current state flags
Listed alphabetically with their respective date of adoption. Template:Gallery items
Current federal district flag
This is the current flag of the District of Columbia.
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Current territory flags
These are the current official flags of the five permanently inhabited territories of the United States. Script error: No such module "Gallery".
Current state ensigns
Maine and Massachusetts have ensigns for use at sea. Script error: No such module "Gallery".
Former state ensigns
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Commemorative state flags
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Historical state and territory flags
Former state flags
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Former territory flags
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Pre-statehood flags
California, Texas, and Hawaii were independent nations with flags before entering the union. The Utah Territory had a flag before receiving statehood.
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Native American flags
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Many Native American nations have tribal sovereignty, with jurisdiction over their members and reserved land. Although reservations are on state land, the laws of the state(s) do not necessarily apply.[5] Below are the flags of some of the largest Indian tribes reservations by population and area:
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Unofficial flags of United States Minor Outlying Islands
The U.S. national flag is the official flag for all islands, atolls, and reefs composing the United States Minor Outlying Islands. However, unofficial flags are sometimes used to represent some of these insular areas:
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See also
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- Flag of the United States
- Flags of governors of the U.S. states
- List of flags of the United States (including county, city and historical flags)
- List of U.S. state, district, and territorial insignia
- Flags of the Confederate States
- Timeline of U.S. state and territory flags
- Proposed flags of U.S. states
Notes
References
External links
- List of State Flags at State Symbols USA
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- ↑ https://www.bia.gov/frequently-asked-questions BIA. U.S. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Frequently Asked Questions. Retrieved September 7, 2019.