The States[]
Current state flags[]
.svg "Flag of Absaroka (No Napoleon).svg (91 KB)")
Absaroka
(December 17, 1981)
(December 17, 1981)
Arizona
(January 25, 1917)
(January 25, 1917)
.svg "Flag of Arkansas (Hocker).svg (15 KB)")
Arkansas
(March 16, 1940)
(March 16, 1940)
.svg "Flag of the Bahamas (No Napoleon).svg (2 KB)")
Bahamas
(July 5, 1903)
(July 5, 1903)
Carolina
(March 2, 1895)
(March 2, 1895)
.svg "Flag of Wyoming (No Napoleon).svg (5 KB)")
Cheyenne
(March 4, 1917)
(March 4, 1917)
Columbia
(June 10, 1928)
(June 10, 1928)
Connecticut
(September 9, 1897)
(September 9, 1897)
Cuba
(June 19, 1905)
(June 19, 1905)
.svg "Flag of Dakota (No Napoleon).svg (530 KB)")
Dakota
(November 9, 1992)
(November 9, 1992)
.png "Delaware flag (Alternity).png (22 KB)")
Delaware
(May 18, 1948)
(May 18, 1948)
.png "Deseret (maple uprising).png (5 KB)")
Deseret
(December 21, 1953)
(December 21, 1953)
.svg "Flag of East Florida (Montcalm Survives).svg (4 KB)")
East Florida
(September 24, 1900)
(September 24, 1900)
.svg "Flag of the State of Georgia (1920-1956).svg (99 KB)")
Georgia
(April 10, 1956)
(April 10, 1956)
Guadeloupe & Martinique
(May 2, 1961)
(May 2, 1961)
Hawaii
(December 29, 1975)
(December 29, 1975)
.png "Illinois centennial flag (Alternity).png (13 KB)")
Illinois
(December 3, 1918)
(December 3, 1918)
Iowa
(March 12, 1921)
(March 12, 1921)
.png "Flag of Jefferson (Alternity).png (125 KB)")
Jefferson
(December 4, 1911)
(December 4, 1911)
Kansas
(September 22, 1961)
(September 22, 1961)
Kentucky
(March 26, 1918)
(March 26, 1918)
Louisiana
(February 1, 1961)
(February 1, 1961)
Luzon
(August 22, 1960)
(August 22, 1960)
Maine
(March 21, 1901)
(March 21, 1901)
Maryland
(November 25, 1904)
(November 25, 1904)
Massachusetts
(March 21, 1971)
(March 21, 1971)
Michigan
(June 26, 1911)
(June 26, 1911)
Micronesia
(July 24, 1989)
(July 24, 1989)
Mindanao
(May 8, 1966)
(May 8, 1966)
Minnesota
(August 2, 1973)
(August 2, 1973)
Mississippi
(April 23, 1934)
(April 23, 1934)
Missouri
(September 4, 1913)
(September 4, 1913)
Nebraska
(July 16, 1963)
(July 16, 1963)
Nevada
(July 25, 1991)
(July 25, 1991)
New Hampshire
(November 30, 1931)
(November 30, 1931)
New Jersey
(January 15, 1896)
(January 15, 1896)
New Mexico
(March 8, 1925)
(March 8, 1925)
New York
(September 12, 1788)
(September 12, 1788)
.png "Flag of California (no words).png (53 KB)")
North California
(February 3, 1911)
(February 3, 1911)
Nova Scotia
(August 24, 1888)
(August 24, 1888)
.png "Flag of Ohio (Alternity - 18th state).png (21 KB)")
Ohio
(May 9, 1902)
(May 9, 1902)
Oklahoma
(April 21, 1925)
(April 21, 1925)
.svg "Flag of Oregon (No Napoleon).svg (45 KB)")
Oregon
(April 15, 1925)
(April 15, 1925)
Panama
(June 22, 1952)
(June 22, 1952)
.png "Flag of Pennsylvania (Alternity).png (6 KB)")
Pennsylvania
(January 1, 1970)
(January 1, 1970)
Puerto Rico
(July 10, 1952)
(July 10, 1952)
Rhode Island
(November 1, 1897)²
(November 1, 1897)²
Santo Domingo
(August 2, 1912)
(August 2, 1912)
.png "Flag of Sequoyah (New World Democracy).png (21 KB)")
Sequoyah
(October 8, 1927)
(October 8, 1927)
South California
(July 27, 1926)
(July 27, 1926)
Tennessee
(February 3, 1905)
(February 3, 1905)
Texas
(June 30, 1839)
(June 30, 1839)
Vermont
(June 1, 1770)¹
(June 1, 1770)¹
Virginia
(January 1, 1901)
(January 1, 1901)
.svg "Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg (3 KB)")
Visayas
(January 1, 1970)
(January 1, 1970)
.png "Flag of Wabash (Alternity).png (29 KB)")
Wabash
(October 21, 1917)
(October 21, 1917)
Washington
(August 25, 1923)
(August 25, 1923)
West Florida
(August 10, 1810)
(August 10, 1810)
Wisconsin
(September 17, 1979)
(September 17, 1979)
Note[]
¹ Vermont's flag is the oldest of (official) US state flags. The second-oldest is New York's (1788).
² Rhode Island's flag is unofficially the oldest of state flags. It was created in July 1640, but was not formally used until 1897.
State ensigns (maritime)[]
Massachusetts and Maine have distinct flags (separate from the state flags) for maritime use.
Massachusetts
Historic state flags[]
Civil War[]
.svg "Flag of Louisiana (January 1861).svg (795 bytes)")
Louisiana
(January-February 1861)
(January-February 1861)
Louisiana
(February 1861-1912)
(February 1861-1912)
Mississippi
(April 1861-April 1863)
(April 1861-April 1863)
Former state flags[]
Delaware (1913-1948)
Georgia (unofficial, pre-1879)
.svg "Flag of the State of Georgia (1879).svg (460 bytes)")
Georgia (1879-1902)
.svg "Flag of the State of Georgia (1902-1906).svg (52 KB)")
Georgia (1902-1920)
Pennsylvania (1907-1970)