Proposed flags of U.S. states

This is a list of U.S. state flags that have been submitted to state legislatures or have received media coverage.

State flags

Listed alphabetically with their respective date of proposal:

Alaska

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  (1976) ^[2]

Arkansas

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Colorado

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  (1910) ^[5]
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  (1910) ^[6]

Connecticut

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  (1895) ^[7]
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  (1976) ^[2]

Illinois

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  #200 (2024) ^[8]
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  #869 (2024) ^[8]
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  #2246 (2024) ^[8]
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  #2752 (2024) ^[8]
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  #3679 (2024) ^[8]
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  #3754 (2024) ^[8]
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  #4129 (2024) ^[8]
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  #4220 (2024) ^[8]
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  #4321 (2024) ^[8]
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  #4669 (2024) ^[8]

Indiana

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  (1917) ^[9]
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  (1914) ^[10]
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  "Centennial Flag" (1915) ^[10]
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  "The Indian and Pioneer Banner" (1915) ^[11]
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  "The Beech Tree and Red Clover Banner" (1915) ^[11]
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  (1915) ^[11]
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  (1915) ^[11]
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  (1915) ^[11]
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  (1915) ^[11]
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  "The Buffalo Banner" (1915) ^[11]
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  (1915) ^[11]

Kansas

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  (1916) ^[12]

Maine

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  (2024) ^[13]

Massachusetts

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  (2020) ^[14]
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  #2 (2025)
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  #3 (2025)
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  #29 (2025)
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  #38 (2025)
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  #58 (2025)
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  #70 (2025)
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  #105 (2025)
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  #110 (2025)
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  #119 (2025)
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  #130 (2025)
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  #146 (2025)
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  #176 (2025)
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  #193 (2025)
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  #252 (2025)
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  #272 (2025)
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  #297 (2025)
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  #1074 (B) (2025)
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  #1151 (2025)

Minnesota

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  (1957) ^[15]
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  "North Star Flag" (1989) ^[16]
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  (2001) ^[17]
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  F1953 (2023) ^[18]
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  F2100 (2023) ^[18]
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  F944 "Mirror of the Sky Flag" (2023) ^[18]
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  F29 "Starflake Flag" (2023) ^[18]
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Mississippi

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  (2001) ^[19]
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  "Hospitality Flag" (2014) ^[20]
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  Mississippi State Flag Shield Proposal (2020)
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  Mississippi Flag Proposal E1322 (2020)

Missouri

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  "Holcomb Flag" (1909) ^[21]

Montana

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  (1974) ^[22]
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  (1979) ^[23]

Nevada

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  (1953)
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  (2001) ^{[24] [17]}

New Hampshire

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  (2023) ^[25]

New Jersey

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  (2016) ^[26]
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North Carolina

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  (1885) ^[27]

North Dakota

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  (1951) ^{[28] [29]}

Oregon

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  (1976) ^[2]
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  (2008) ^[30]
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Pennsylvania

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  (2004)
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  (2009)
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  "Keystone Flag" (2017)

South Carolina

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  (1861) ^[32]
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  Standard A (2020) ^[34]
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South Dakota

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  (2012) ^[35]

Utah

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  (1927) ^[36]
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Virginia

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  (1976) ^[2]

Washington

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  (1976) ^[2]

Federal District flag

Washington, D.C.

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  (1924) ^[40]
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References

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2. "New Glory: a flag history and design project for the American Revolution Bicentennial. Part II, New designs for flags" (PDF file). The Museum of Modern Art. 1976.
3. Ware, David (January 14, 2019). "Official State Flag". Encyclopedia of Arkansas .
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5. Trembath, Brian K. "The Untold Story Behind Colorado's Iconic State Flag". Denver Public Library . Archived from the original on April 22, 2022.
6. Carson, Andrew Carlisle (1912). Colorado: Top of the World. Denver, Colorado: The Smith-Brooks Company Publishers. p. 84.
7. "A STATE FLAG, Hartford Courant, Hartford, Connecticut". Hartford Courant. May 30, 1895. p. 5.
8. Illinois Flag Commission (Illinois Office of the Secretary of State) (December 10, 2024). "TOP 10 FINALISTS - New State Flag Design Contest" (PDF).
9. Browne, Tiffany Benedict (January 9, 2019). "The Who and How's of Indiana's Flag". Historic Indianapolis. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
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11. "Indiana is Hunting for... Official State Flag". The Indianapolis News.
12. "Kansas State Flag". Kansas Historical Society. April 2010.
13. Cook, Emily (August 5, 2024). "Flag contest winning design unveiled". Wiscasset Newspaper.
14. Spencer Buell (September 21, 2022). "How did an image of a fake Massachusetts flag end up in a brochure for Martha's Vineyard migrants?". The Boston Globe. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
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21. "Kids Page". mo.gov.
22. "STATE OF MONTANA". The Flag Bulletin . 13 (3): 20.
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29. Report of The North Dakota State Flag Commission
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40. Washington Coat-of-Arms Favored for District Flag - Evening Star - March 16, 1924 - Page 7
41. D.C. flag Design Has Three Stars Representing Cities in Original Area - Evening Star - May 02, 1924 - Page 23
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