Proposed flags of U.S. states

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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

(1927)^[1]
(1976)^[2]

Arkansas

Colorado

(1910)^[5]

Connecticut

(1976)^[2]

Illinois

#200 (2024)^[6]
#869 (2024)^[6]
#2246 (2024)^[6]
#2752 (2024)^[6]
#3679 (2024)^[6]
#3754 (2024)^[6]
#4129 (2024)^[6]
#4220 (2024)^[6]
#4321 (2024)^[6]
#4669 (2024)^[6]

Indiana

(1917)^[7]
(1914)^[8]
"Centennial Flag" (1915)^[8]
"The Indian and Pioneer Banner" (1915)^[9]
"The Beech Tree and Red Clover Banner" (1915)^[9]
(1915)^[9]
(1915)^[9]
(1915)^[9]
(1915)^[9]
(1915)^[9]
"The Buffalo Banner" (1915)^[9]
(1915)^[9]

Kansas

(1916)^[10]

Maine

(2024)^[11]

Massachusetts

(2020)^[12]

Minnesota

(1957)^[13]
"North Star Flag" (1989)^[14]
F1953 (2023)^[15]
F2100 (2023)^[15]
F944 "Mirror of the Sky Flag" (2023)^[15]
F29 "Starflake Flag" (2023)^[15]
(2023)^[15]
(2023)^[15]

Mississippi

(2001)^[16]
"Hospitality Flag" (2014)^[17]
Mississippi State Flag Shield Proposal (2020)
Mississippi Flag Proposal E1322 (2020)

Missouri

"Holcomb Flag" (1909)^[18]

Montana

(1974)^[19]
(1979)^[20]

Nevada

(1953)
(2001)^[21]

New Hampshire

(2023)^[22]

New Jersey

(2016)^[24]

North Dakota

(1951)^[25]^[26]

Oregon

(1976)^[2]
(2008)^[27]
(2008)^[27]
(2008)^[27]
(2008)^[27]
(2008)^[27]
(2008)^[27]
(2008)^[27]
(2008)^[27]
(2008)^[27]
(2008)^[27]
(2013)^[28]

Pennsylvania

(2004)
(2007)
(2009)
"Keystone Flag" (2017)

South Carolina

(1861)^[29]
(2019)^[30]
Standard A (2020)^[31]
Standard B (2020)^[31]

South Dakota

(2012)^[32]

Utah

(1927)^[33]
(2002)^[34]
(2002)^[34]
(2002)^[34]
(2002)^[34]
(2002)^[34]
(2002)^[34]
(2002)^[34]
(2002)^[34]
(2002)^[34]
(2002)^[34]
(2002)^[34]
(2002)^[34]
(2002)^[34]
(2002)^[34]
(2002)^[34]
(2002)^[34]
(2002)^[34]
(2002)^[34]
(2002)^[34]
(2002)^[34]
(2002)^[34]
(2002)^[34]
(2002)^[34]
(2019)^[35]
(2022)^[36]
(2022)^[36]
(2022)^[36]
(2022)^[36]

Virginia

(1976)^[2]

Washington

(1976)^[2]

Federal District flag

Washington, D.C.

(1924)^[38]
(1924)^[39]
(2002)^[40]

References

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "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.
^ Ware, David (January 14, 2019). "Official State Flag". Encyclopedia of Arkansas.
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^ Trembath, Brian K. "The Untold Story Behind Colorado's Iconic State Flag". Denver Public Library. Archived from the original on April 22, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Illinois Flag Commission (Illinois Office of the Secretary of State) (December 10, 2024). "TOP 10 FINALISTS - New State Flag Design Contest" (PDF).
^ Browne, Tiffany Benedict (January 9, 2019). "The Who and How's of Indiana's Flag". Historic Indianapolis. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Reddick, David (August 21, 2023). The Indiana Flag: Who Really Designed It?. Fideli Publishing. p. 34. ISBN 978-1-955622-03-5.
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^ "Kansas State Flag". Kansas Historical Society. April 2010.
^ Cook, Emily (August 5, 2024). "Flag contest winning design unveiled". Wiscasset Newspaper.
^ 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.
^ "Proposal for a new Minnesota state flag (1957)". Archived from the original on June 17, 2024.
^ Derosier, Alex (March 25, 2022). "Minnesota's state flag doesn't get much love. Why it vexes experts who want it changed". Duluth News Tribune. Archived from the original on December 21, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Hoff, Jennifer (November 21, 2023). "Here are the six finalists for a new Minnesota flag". KARE 11.
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^ "What is the Stennis flag? Why a famous MS senator's granddaughter made her own". Sun Herald. January 22, 2018.
^ "Kids Page". mo.gov.
^ "STATE OF MONTANA". The Flag Bulletin. 13 (3): 20.
^ Reilly, Patrick (August 18, 2019). "University of Montana art historian calls for new state flag". The Missoulian.
^ Karp Jr., John C. (July–September 2001). "Proposed Redesign Of The Nevada State Flag". NAVA News (171).
^ Todd Bookman (December 26, 2023). "Wave Free or Die: Should this be the new state flag?". New Hampshire Public Radio.
^ Porter, Stephen. "New Hampshire's 'Governor for a Day' wants a new Granite State flag". The Boston Globe. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
^ Donohue, Brian (June 14, 2016). "Here's the flag you chose to replace our drab N.J. state flag". NJ.com.
^ "North Dakota State Symbols".
^ Report of The North Dakota State Flag Commission
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Redesign the Oregon flag". The Oregonian. December 11, 2008.
^ "www.neworegonflag.org". Archived from the original on October 31, 2021.
^ Hicks, Brian (January 27, 2011) [last updated 2016-12-08]. "Birth of a flag: Newspaper editor's design chosen 150 years ago today". Charleston Post and Courier. Archived from the original on June 26, 2021. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
^ South Carolina State Flag Study Committee (March 4, 2021). "Report of the South Carolina State Flag Study Committee" (PDF).
^ ^a ^b South Carolina State Flag Study Committee (March 4, 2021). "Addendum to the Report of the South Carolina State Flag Study Committee" (PDF).
^ Hunhoff, Bernie (January 24, 2012). "A New Flag for South Dakota". South Dakota Magazine.
^ Fox, Ron; De Groote, Michael (April 20, 2023). "Raising a flag: The mistakes and struggles that made Utah's state flags". Deseret News.
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^ Wood, Benjamin (February 13, 2019). "Facing dueling state flag proposals, a Utah House committee says deliberation is better than a quick redesign". The Salt Lake Tribune.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Williams, Carter (September 8, 2022). "Does one of these flags say 'Utah' to you? Lawmaker teases flag finalist 'sneak peek'". Deseret News. Archived from the original on September 25, 2022.
^ Jayswal, Palak (November 10, 2022). "New design for Utah's flag: A beehive, mountains and a symbolic star". The Salt Lake Tribune. Archived from the original on November 14, 2022.
^ Washington Coat-of-Arms Favored for District Flag - Evening Star - March 16, 1924 - Page 7
^ D.C. flag Design Has Three Stars Representing Cities in Original Area - Evening Star - May 02, 1924 - Page 23
^ "Flags of the World: D.C. Taxation Without Representation flag (U.S.)".

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