Proposed flags of U.S. states
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
Arkansas
Colorado
Connecticut
Illinois
Indiana
"Centennial Flag" (1915)
[ 8]
"The Indian and Pioneer Banner" (1915)
[ 9]
"The Beech Tree and Red Clover Banner" (1915)
[ 9]
"The Buffalo Banner" (1915)
[ 9]
Kansas
Maine
Massachusetts
#2 (2025)
#3 (2025)
#29 (2025)
#38 (2025)
#58 (2025)
#70 (2025)
#105 (2025)
#110 (2025)
#119 (2025)
#130 (2025)
#146 (2025)
#171 (2025)
#176 (2025)
#193 (2025)
#252 (2025)
#272 (2025)
#297 (2025)
#317 (2025)
#349 (2025)
#354 (2025)
#518 (2025)
#542 (2025)
#571 (2025)
#734 (2025)
#784 (2025)
#788 (2025)
#793 (2025)
#804 (2025)
#815 (2025)
#816 (2025)
#837 (2025)
#858 (2025)
#863 (2025)
#865 (2025)
#908 (2025)
#917 (2025)
#918 (2025)
#928 (2025)
#1018 (2025)
#1022 (2025)
#1056 (2025)
#1074 (B) (2025)
#1141 (2025)
#1151 (2025)
Minnesota
"North Star Flag" (1989)
[ 14]
F944 "Mirror of the Sky Flag" (2023)
[ 15]
F29 "Starflake Flag" (2023)
[ 15]
Mississippi
Missouri
"Holcomb Flag" (1909)
[ 18]
Montana
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
North Dakota
Oregon
Pennsylvania
(2004)
(2007)
(2009)
"Keystone Flag" (2017)
South Carolina
South Dakota
Utah
Virginia
Washington
Federal District flag
Washington, D.C.
References
^ "The Kids' Gazette for Eight Stars of Gold - flag_gazette.pdf" (PDF) . museums.alaska.gov . Alaska State Museum . Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022.
^ 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 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq Arkansas State Archives . Arkansas State Government https://web.archive.org/web/20250302201519/https://findingaids.digitalheritage.arkansas.gov/repositories/3/resources/793 . Archived from the original on March 2, 2025. Retrieved March 2, 2025 . [permanent dead link ]
^ 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 .
^ a b c d e f g h i "Indiana is Hunting for... Official State Flag" . The Indianapolis News .
^ "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 .
^ Stennis, Laurin. "Radiolab: The Flag and the Fury" .
^ "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 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Ted Kaye. "A New Flag For Utah? The Utah Flag Design Contest". NAVA News (Issue #174) . April–June 2002.
^ 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.
^ 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.)" .