Timeline of U.S. state flags

Last updated June 18, 2024

This article contains a list of the flags and/or modifications made to the flags of current U.S. states and territories, through the present day.

U.S. states

State	Pre-1800s	1800s	1830s		1840s	1850s	1860s			1870s	1880s	1890s	1900s		1910s	1920s		1930s	1940s	1950s	1960s	1970s	1980s	1990s	2000s		2010s	2020s		Current	State
Alabama							/ 1861	1865				1895																			Alabama
Alaska																1927															Alaska
Arizona															1917																Arizona
Arkansas															1913	1923	1924										2011				Arkansas
California															1911																California
Colorado													1907		1911						1964										Colorado
Connecticut												1897																			Connecticut
Delaware															1913																Delaware
Florida							1861	1865	1868				1900										1985								Florida
Georgia							1861	1865		1879			1902	1906		1920				1956					2001	2003					Georgia
Hawaii					1845																										Hawaii
Idaho																				1957											Idaho
Illinois															1915						1969										Illinois
Indiana															1917																Indiana
Iowa																1921											2018				Iowa
Kansas																1927					1961										Kansas
Kentucky															1918						1963										Kentucky
Louisiana							1861 1861								1912										2006		2010				Louisiana
Maine													1901	1909																	Maine
Maryland													1904																		Maryland
Massachusetts													1908									1971									Massachusetts
Michigan															1911																Michigan
Minnesota												1893 1893								1957			1983						2024		Minnesota
Mississippi							1861	1865				1894												1996	2001			2021			Mississippi
Missouri															1913																Missouri
Montana													1905										1981								Montana
Nebraska																					1963										Nebraska
Nevada													1905		1915	1929								1991							Nevada
New Hampshire													1909					1931													New Hampshire
New Jersey												1896																			New Jersey
New Mexico															1915	1920															New Mexico
New York	1778												1901															2020			New York
North Carolina							1861				1885													1991							North Carolina
North Dakota															1911																North Dakota
Ohio													1902																		Ohio
Oklahoma															1911	1925			1941				1988		2006						Oklahoma
Oregon																/ 1925															Oregon
Pennsylvania													1907																		Pennsylvania
Rhode Island	1640									1877	1882	1897																			Rhode Island
South Carolina	1775						1861	1861							1910				1940												South Carolina
South Dakota													1909								1963			1992							South Dakota
Tennessee												1897	1905																		Tennessee
Texas			1836	1839																											Texas
Utah						1850							1903		1913												2011		2024		Utah
Vermont	1770	1804	1837													1923															Vermont
Virginia							1861	1865												1950											Virginia
Washington																1923					1967										Washington
Washington D.C.																1924		1938													Washington D.C.
West Virginia													1905	1907		1929															West Virginia
Wisconsin							1866								1913								1981								Wisconsin
Wyoming															1917																Wyoming
State	Pre-1800s	1800s	1830s		1840s	1850s	1860s			1870s	1880s	1890s	1900s		1910s	1920s		1930s	1940s	1950s	1960s	1970s	1980s	1990s	2000s		2010s	2020s		Current	State

Territories

Territory	Pre-1850s				1850s	1860s	1870s		1880s	1890s	1900s		1910s		1920s	1930s	1940s				1950s	1960s	1970s		1980s	Current	Territory
American Samoa					1858		1873	1879	1887		1900	1908	1912								1959	1960					American Samoa
Guam									1885	1898		1908	1912				1941	1944	1947	1948							Guam
Northern Mariana Islands									1885	1899			1914	1919				1944	1947			1965	1972	1976	1989		Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico	1506	1701	1760	1785			1873			1895											1952						Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands	1672												1917		1921												Virgin Islands
Territory	Pre-1850s				1850s	1860s	1870s		1880s	1890s	1900s		1910s		1920s	1930s	1940s				1950s	1960s	1970s		1980s	Current	Territory

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