Official United States Flags
| State(s) Represented | Admitted* | Date flag established | # Stars | # Stripes | Example Flag** |
|---|
Delaware
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Georgia
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Maryland
South Carolina
New Hampshire
Virginia
New York
North Carolina
Rhode Island
|
7 Dec 1787
12 Dec 1787
18 Dec 1787
2 Jan 1788
9 Jan 1788
6 Feb 1788
28 Apr 1788
23 May 1788
21 Jun 1788
25 Jun 1788
26 Jul 1788
21 Nov 1789
29 May 1790
|
14 June 1777†
|
13
|
13
|
Fort Independence Flag
|
Vermont
Kentucky
|
4 Mar 1791
1 Jun 1792
|
1 May 1795
|
15
|
15
|
Fort McHenry Flag
|
Tennessee
Ohio
Louisiana
Indiana
Mississippi
|
1 Jun 1796
1 Mar 1803
30 Apr 1812
11 Dec 1816
10 Dec 1817
|
4 July 1818
|
20
|
13
|
Capt. Reid's Proposal
|
|
Illinois
|
3 Dec 1818
|
4 July 1819
|
21
|
13
|
Rau Flag
|
Alabama
Maine
|
14 Dec 1819
15 Mar 1820
|
4 July 1820
|
23
|
13
|
U.S. Navy Pattern
|
|
Missouri
|
10 Aug 1821
|
4 July 1822
|
24
|
13
|
Militia Flag
|
|
Arkansas
|
15 Jun 1836
|
4 July 1836
|
25
|
13
|
Sea Flag
|
|
Michigan
|
26 Jan 1837
|
4 July 1837
|
26
|
13
|
Gildersleeve Flag
|
|
Florida
|
3 Mar 1845
|
4 July 1845
|
27
|
13
|
Truncated Diamond Pattern
|
|
Texas
|
29 Dec 1845
|
4 July 1846
|
28
|
13
|
Variant Pattern
|
|
Iowa
|
28 Dec 1846
|
4 July 1847
|
29
|
13
|
Double Wreath Pattern
|
|
Wisconsin
|
29 May 1848
|
4 July 1848
|
30
|
13
|
U.S. Navy Pattern
|
|
California
|
9 Sep 1850
|
4 July 1851
|
31
|
13
|
Lincoln Campaign Flag
|
|
Minnesota
|
11 May 1858
|
4 July 1858
|
32
|
13
|
U.S. Navy Pattern
|
|
Oregon
|
14 Feb 1859
|
4 July 1859
|
33
|
13
|
Fort Sumter
|
|
Kansas
|
29 Jan 1861
|
4 July 1861
|
34
|
13
|
Thirteen and Thirty-four Flag
|
|
West Virginia
|
20 Jun 1863
|
4 July 1863
|
35
|
13
|
The Free Flag
|
|
Nevada
|
31 Oct 1864
|
4 July 1865
|
36
|
13
|
Lincoln's Funeral Flag
|
|
Nebraska
|
1 Mar 1867
|
4 July 1867
|
37
|
13
|
U.S. Bunting Company Pattern
|
|
Colorado
|
1 Aug 1876
|
4 July 1877
|
38
|
13
|
Double Wreath Pattern
|
North Dakota
South Dakota
Montana
Washington
Idaho
|
2 Nov 1889
2 Nov 1889
8 Nov 1889
11 Nov 1889
3 Jul 1890
|
4 July 1890
|
43
|
13
|
U.S. Navy Pattern
|
|
Wyoming
|
10 Jul 1890
|
4 July 1891
|
44
|
13
|
Washburn Patent
|
|
Utah
|
4 Jan 1896
|
4 July 1896
|
45
|
13
|
Starburst Pattern
|
|
Oklahoma
|
16 Nov 1907
|
4 July 1908
|
46
|
13
|
Wayne Whipple's "History Flag" Proposal
|
New Mexico
Arizona
|
6 Jan 1912
14 Feb 1912
|
4 July 1912
|
48
|
13
|
Presidential Proclamation Pattern
|
|
Alaska
|
3 Jan 1959
|
4 July 1959
|
49
|
13
|
Presidential Proclamation Pattern
|
|
Hawaii
|
21 Aug 1959
|
4 July 1960
|
50
|
13
|
Presidential Proclamation Pattern
|
* By custom, the first 13 states are recognized in the order of their ratification of the U.S. Constitution. They effectively formed the country together on 4 July 1776 with the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
† From about 1 January 1776 to 14 June 1777, the "United Colonies" (after 4 July 1776, "United States") were unofficially represented by the "Continental Colors", a flag consisting of 13 red and white stripes bearing the British Union Jack in the canton (image, left).
** Until 1912, there was no official design for a U.S. Flag. There were many countless variations, including flags with an unofficial number of stars and/or stripes. See the PDF chart of 224 select examples on this site.
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