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Timeline of U.S. state and territory flags

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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

class="wikitable"
rowspan="2" style="min-width:8em" |State

!Pre-1800s

!1800s

! colspan="3" |1830s

! colspan="2" |1840s

!1850s

! colspan="6" |1860s

! colspan="3" |1870s

! colspan="3" |1880s

! colspan="5" |1890s

! colspan="10" |1900s

! colspan="7" |1910s

! colspan="7" |1920s

! colspan="3" |1930s

! colspan="2" |1940s

! colspan="3" |1950s

! colspan="6" |1960s

!1970s

!1980s

!1990s

! colspan="2" |2000s

!2010s

! colspan="2" |2020s

! rowspan="2" |Current

! rowspan="2" style="min-width:8em" |State

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Alabama

| colspan="9" |

|{{nowrap|File:Flag of Alabama (1861, obverse).svg/File:Flag of Alabama (1861, reverse).svg}}
1861

| colspan="12" |
1865

| colspan="49" |File:Flag of Alabama.svg
1895

| colspan="1" |40px

|Alabama

Alaska

| colspan="47" |

| colspan="24" |File:Flag of Alaska.svg
1927

| colspan="1" |40px

|Alaska

Arizona

| colspan="40" |

| colspan="31" |File:Flag of Arizona.svg
1917

| colspan="1" |40px

|Arizona

Arkansas

| colspan="38" |

| colspan="6" |File:Flag of Arkansas (1913–1923).svg
1913

| colspan="1" |File:Flag of Arkansas (1923).svg
1923

| colspan="23" |File:Flag of Arkansas (1924–2011).svg
1924

| colspan="3" |File:Flag of Arkansas.svg
2011

| colspan="1" |40px

|Arkansas

California

| colspan="36" |

| colspan="35" |File:Flag of California.svg
1911

| colspan="1" |40px

|California

Colorado

| colspan="32" |

| colspan="4" |File:Flag of Colorado (1907–1911).svg
1907

| colspan="24" |File:Flag of Colorado (1911–1964).svg
1911

| colspan="11" |File:Flag of Colorado.svg
1964

| colspan="1" |40px

|Colorado

Connecticut

| colspan="24" |

| colspan="47" |File:Flag of Connecticut.svg
1897

| colspan="1" |40px

|Connecticut

Delaware

| colspan="38" |

| colspan="33" |File:Flag of Delaware.svg
1913

| colspan="1" |40px

|Delaware

Florida

| colspan="9" |

|File:Florida Provisional 1861.svg
1861

| colspan="3" |
1865

| colspan="12" |File:Flag of Florida (1868–1900).svg
1868

| colspan="39" |File:Flag of Florida (1900–1985).svg
1900

| colspan="7" |File:Flag of Florida.svg
1985

| colspan="1" |40px

|Florida

Georgia

| colspan="9" |

|File:Flag of the State of Georgia (1861, red).svg
1861

| colspan="6" |
1865

| colspan="15" |File:Flag of the State of Georgia (1879–1902).svg
1879

| colspan="11" |File:Flag of the State of Georgia (1906–1920).svg
1906

| colspan="13" |File:Flag of the State of Georgia (1920–1956).svg
1920

| colspan="11" |File:Flag of the State of Georgia (1956–2001).svg
1956

| colspan="1" |File:Flag of the State of Georgia (2001–2003).svg
2001

| colspan="4" |File:Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg
2003

| colspan="1" |40px

|Georgia

Hawaii

| colspan="6" |

| colspan="65" |File:Flag of Hawaii.svg
1845

| colspan="1" |40px

|Hawaii

Idaho

| colspan="56" |

| colspan="15" |File:Flag of Idaho.svg
1957

| colspan="1" |40px

|Idaho

Illinois

| colspan="39" |

| colspan="23" |File:Flag of Illinois (1915–1969).svg
1915

| colspan="9" |File:Flag of Illinois.svg
1969

| colspan="1" |40px

|Illinois

Indiana

| colspan="40" |

| colspan="31" |File:Flag of Indiana.svg
1917

| colspan="1" |40px

|Indiana

Iowa

| colspan="43" |

| colspan="25" |File:Flag of Iowa (variant).svg
1921

| colspan="3" |File:Flag of Iowa.svg
2018

| colspan="1" |40px

|Iowa

Kansas

| colspan="47" |

| colspan="11" |File:Flag of Kansas (1927–1961).svg
1927

| colspan="13" |File:Flag of Kansas.svg
1961

| colspan="1" |40px

|Kansas

Kentucky

| colspan="41" |

| colspan="18" |File:Flag of Kentucky (1918-1963).svg
1918

| colspan="12" |File:Flag of Kentucky.svg
1963

| colspan="1" |40px

|Kentucky

Louisiana

| colspan="9" |

| colspan="28" |File:Flag of Louisiana (January 1861).svg File:Flag of Louisiana (February 1861).svg
1861 1861

| colspan="29" |File:Flag of Louisiana (1912–2006).svg
1912

| colspan="2" |File:Flag of Louisiana (2006–2010).svg
2006

| colspan="3" |File:Flag of Louisiana.svg
2010

| colspan="1" |40px

|Louisiana

Maine

| colspan="34" |

| colspan="37" |File:Flag of Maine.svg
1909

| colspan="1" |40px

|Maine

Maryland

| colspan="9" |

| colspan="20" |File:Flag of Maryland (pre-1904).png

| colspan="42" |File:Flag of Maryland.svg
1904

| colspan="1" |40px

|Maryland

Massachusetts

| colspan="33" |

| colspan="30" |File:Flag of Massachusetts (1908–1971).svg
1908

| colspan="8" |File:Flag of Massachusetts.svg
1971

| colspan="1" |40px

|Massachusetts

Michigan

| colspan="36" |

| colspan="35" |File:Flag of Michigan.svg
1911

| colspan="1" |40px

|Michigan

Minnesota

| colspan="20" |

| colspan="36" |File:Flag of Minnesota (1893).svg File:Flag of Minnesota (1893–1957).svg
1893 1893

| colspan="8" |File:Flag of Minnesota (1957–1983).svg
1957

| colspan="6" |File:Flag of Minnesota (1983-2024).svg
1983

|23px
2024

| colspan="1" |40px

|Minnesota

Mississippi

| colspan="9" |

|File:Flag of Mississippi (1861-1865).svg
1861

| colspan="11" |
1865

| colspan="44" |File:Flag of Mississippi (1894-1996).svg
1894

|File:Flag of Mississippi (1996–2001).svg
1996

| colspan="3" |File:Flag of Mississippi (2001–2020).svg
2001

| colspan="2" |File:Flag of Mississippi.svg
2021

| colspan="1" |40px

|Mississippi

Missouri

| colspan="38" |

| colspan="33" |File:Flag of Missouri.svg
1913

| colspan="1" |40px

|Missouri

Montana

| colspan="30" |

| colspan="34" |File:Flag of Montana (1905–1981).svg
1905

| colspan="7" |File:Flag of Montana.svg
1981

| colspan="1" |40px

|Montana

Nebraska

| colspan="59" |

| colspan="12" |File:Flag of Nebraska.svg
1963

| colspan="1" |40px

|Nebraska

Nevada

| colspan="30" |

| colspan="9" |File:Flag of Nevada (1905–1915).svg
1905

| colspan="9" |File:Flag of Nevada (1915-1929).png
1915

| colspan="17" |File:Flag of Nevada (1929–1991).svg
1929

| colspan="6" |File:Flag of Nevada.svg
1991

| colspan="1" |40px

|Nevada

New Hampshire

| colspan="34" |

| colspan="16" |File:Flag of New Hampshire (1909-1931).png
1909

| colspan="21" |File:Flag of New Hampshire.svg
1931

| colspan="1" |40px

|New Hampshire

New Jersey

| colspan="23" |

| colspan="48" |File:Flag of New Jersey.svg
1896

| colspan="1" |40px

|New Jersey

New Mexico

| colspan="39" |

| colspan="3" |File:Flag of New Mexico (1912-1925).svg
1915

| colspan="29" |File:Flag of New Mexico.svg
1920

| colspan="1" |40px

|New Mexico

New York

| colspan="26" |File:Flag of New York (1778–1901).svg
1778

| colspan="43" |File:Flag of New York (1901–2020).svg
1901

| colspan="2" |File:Flag of New York.svg
2020

| colspan="1" |40px

|New York

North Carolina

| colspan="9" |

| colspan="10" |File:Flag of North Carolina (1861–1885).svg
1861

| colspan="46" |File:Flag of North Carolina (1885–1991).svg
1885

| colspan="6" |File:Flag of North Carolina.svg
1991

| colspan="1" |40px

|North Carolina

North Dakota

| colspan="36" |

| colspan="35" |File:Flag of North Dakota.svg
1911

| colspan="1" |40px

|North Dakota

Ohio

| colspan="27" |

| colspan="44" |File:Flag of Ohio.svg
1902

| colspan="1" |40px

|Ohio

Oklahoma

| colspan="36" |

| colspan="10" |File:Flag of Oklahoma (1911–1925).svg
1911

| colspan="7" |File:Flag of Oklahoma (1925–1941).svg
1925

| colspan="11" |File:Flag of Oklahoma (1941–1988).svg
1941

| colspan="2" |File:Flag of Oklahoma (1988–2006).svg
1988

| colspan="5" |File:Flag of Oklahoma.svg
2006

| colspan="1" |40px

|Oklahoma

Oregon

| colspan="46" |

| colspan="25" |File:Flag of Oregon.svg/File:Flag of Oregon (reverse).svg
1925

| colspan="1" |40px

|Oregon

Pennsylvania

| colspan="32" |

| colspan="39" |File:Flag of Pennsylvania.svg
1907

| colspan="1" |40px

|Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

| colspan="15" |File:Flag of Rhode Island.svg
1640

| colspan="3" |File:Flag of Rhode Island (1877–1882).svg
1877

| colspan="6" |File:Flag of Rhode Island (1882–1897).svg
1882

| colspan="47" |File:Flag of Rhode Island.svg
1897

| colspan="1" |40px

|Rhode Island

South Carolina

| colspan="9" |File:Flag of Fort Moultrie, South Carolina.svg
1775

| colspan="26" |File:Flag_of_South_Carolina_(1861–1910).svg
1861

| colspan="17" |File:Flag_of_South_Carolina_(1910–1940).svg
1910

| colspan="19" |File:Flag_of_South_Carolina.svg
1940

| colspan="1" |40px

|South Carolina

South Dakota

| colspan="34" |

| colspan="25" |File:Flag of South Dakota (1909–1963).svg
1909

| colspan="6" |File:Flag of South Dakota (1963–1992).svg
1963

| colspan="6" |File:Flag of South Dakota.svg
1992

| colspan="1" |40px

|South Dakota

Tennessee

| colspan="24" |

| colspan="6" |File:Flag of Tennessee (1897–1905).svg
1897

| colspan="41" |File:Flag of Tennessee.svg
1905

| colspan="1" |40px

|Tennessee

Texas

| colspan="2" |

| colspan="2" |File:Flag of the Republic of Texas (1836–1839).svg
1836

| colspan="67" |File:Flag of Texas.svg
1839

| colspan="1" |40px

|Texas

Utah

| colspan="7" |

| colspan="21" |File:Flag of the Utah Territory.svg
1850

| colspan="10" |File:Flag of Utah (1904–1911).svg
1903

| colspan="30" |File:Flag of Utah (1913–2011).svg
1913

| colspan="2" |File:Flag of Utah (2011–2024).svg
2011

|23px
2024

| colspan="1" |40px

|Utah

Vermont

|File:Flag of the Vermont Republic.svg
1770

| colspan="2" |File:Flag of Vermont (1804–1837).svg
1804

| colspan="41" |File:Flag of Vermont (1837–1923).svg
1837

| colspan="27" |File:Flag of Vermont.svg
1923

| colspan="1" |40px

|Vermont

Virginia

| colspan="9" |

|File:Flag of Virginia (1861–1865).svg
1861

| colspan="44" |
1865

| colspan="17" |File:Flag of Virginia.svg
1950

| colspan="1" |40px

|Virginia

Washington

| colspan="44" |

| colspan="17" |File:Flag of Washington (1923–1967).svg
1923

| colspan="10" |File:Flag of Washington.svg
1967

| colspan="1" |40px

|Washington

Washington D.C.

| colspan="45" |

| colspan="6" |File:District of Columbia flag design (Charles Dunn, 1924).svg
1924

| colspan="20" |File:Flag of the District of Columbia.svg
1938

| colspan="1" |40px

|Washington D.C.

West Virginia

| colspan="32" |

| colspan="16" |File:Flag of West Virginia (1907–1929).png
1907

| colspan="23" |File:Flag of West Virginia.svg
1929

| colspan="1" |40px

|West Virginia

Wisconsin

| colspan="12" |

| colspan="26" |File:Flag of Wisconsin (1866–1913).png
1866

| colspan="26" |File:Flag of Wisconsin (1913–1981).svg
1913

| colspan="7" |File:Flag of Wisconsin.svg
1981

| colspan="1" |40px

|Wisconsin

Wyoming

| colspan="40" |

| colspan="31" |File:Flag of Wyoming.svg
1917

| colspan="1" |40px

|Wyoming

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! rowspan="2" |Current

! rowspan="2" |State

Pre-1800s

!1800s

! colspan="3" |1830s

! colspan="2" |1840s

!1850s

! colspan="6" |1860s

! colspan="3" |1870s

!

! colspan="2" |1880s

! colspan="5" |1890s

! colspan="10" |1900s

! colspan="7" |1910s

! colspan="7" |1920s

! colspan="3" |1930s

! colspan="2" |1940s

! colspan="3" |1950s

! colspan="6" |1960s

!1970s

!1980s

!1990s

! colspan="2" |2000s

!2010s

! colspan="2" |2020s

Territories

class="wikitable"
rowspan="2" style="min-width:10em" |Territory

! colspan="4" |Pre-1850s

! colspan="2" |1850s

!1860s

! colspan="3" |1870s

! colspan="3" |1880s

! colspan="4" |1890s

! colspan="2" |1900s

! colspan="5" |1910s

! colspan="2" |1920s

!1930s

! colspan="5" |1940s

! colspan="3" |1950s

! colspan="2" |1960s

! colspan="3" |1970s

! colspan="2" |1980s

! rowspan="2" |Current

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American Samoa

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| colspan="3" |File:Flag of Samoa (1858-1873) as reported in the Flags of Paradise chart.svg
1858

|File:Flag of Tuiaana line 1873-1887 1889-1900.svg
1873

| colspan="3" |File:Flag of Samoa (1879).svg
1879

| colspan="5" |File:Flag of Tupua Tamasesse 1887-1889.svg
1887

|File:US flag 45 stars.svg
1900

| colspan="2" |File:US flag 46 stars.svg
1908

| colspan="14" |File:US flag 48 stars.svg
1912

|File:US flag 49 stars.svg
1959

| colspan="7" |File:Flag of American Samoa.svg
1960

|File:Flag of American Samoa.svg

|American Samoa

Guam

| colspan="11" |

| colspan="4" |File:Flag of Spain (1785-1873 and 1875-1931).svg
1885

| colspan="3" |File:US flag 45 stars.svg
1898

| colspan="2" |File:US flag 46 stars.svg
1908

| colspan="8" |File:US flag 48 stars.svg
1912

|File:Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg
1941

|File:US flag 48 stars.svg
1944

|File:Flag of the United Nations.svg
1947

| colspan="11" |File:Flag of Guam.svg
1948

|File:Flag of Guam.svg

|Guam

Northern Mariana Islands

| colspan="11" |

| colspan="5" |File:Flag of Spain (1785-1873 and 1875-1931).svg
1885

| colspan="5" |File:Flag of the German Empire.svg
1899

| colspan="2" |File:Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg
1914

| colspan="6" |File:Flag of the South Pacific Mandate.svg
1919

|File:Flag of the United States (1912–1959).svg
1944

| colspan="6" |File:Flag of the United Nations.svg
1947

| colspan="2" |File:Flag of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.svg
1965

|File:Flag_of_the_Northern_Mariana_Islands_(1972).svg
1972

| colspan="2" |File:Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands (1976–1989).svg
1976

|File:Flag_of_the_Northern_Mariana_Islands.svg
1989

|File:Flag_of_the_Northern_Mariana_Islands.svg

|Northern Mariana Islands

Puerto Rico

|File:Flag of New Spain.svg
1506

|File:Bandera de España 1701-1760.svg
1701

|File:Bandera de España 1760-1785.svg
1760

| colspan="5" |File:Flag of Spain (1785-1873 and 1875-1931).svg
1785

| colspan="6" |File:Flag of Puerto Rico (1873–1875).svg
1873

| colspan="19" |File:Flag_of_Puerto_Rico_(1895-1952, light blue).svg
1895

| colspan="9" |File:Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg
1952

|File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg

|Puerto Rico

Virgin Islands

| colspan="22" |File:Danish blue ensign.svg
1672

| colspan="3" |File:US flag 48 stars.svg
1917

| colspan="17" |File:Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg
1921

|File:Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg

|Virgin Islands

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! rowspan="2" |Current

! rowspan="2" |Territory

colspan="4" |Pre-1850s

! colspan="2" |1850s

!1860s

! colspan="3" |1870s

! colspan="3" |1880s

! colspan="4" |1890s

! colspan="2" |1900s

! colspan="5" |1910s

! colspan="2" |1920s

!1930s

! colspan="5" |1940s

! colspan="3" |1950s

! colspan="2" |1960s

! colspan="3" |1970s

! colspan="2" |1980s

See also

References

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{{US state flags}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Timeline of U.S. state flags}}

Category:History of flags