List of flags of the United States
This is a list of flags used in or otherwise associated with the United States.
National flag
Historical progression of designs
As the exact pattern of stars was not specified prior to 1912, and exact colors not specified prior to 1934, many of the historical U.S. national flags shown below are typical rather than official designs.
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1960 – -
1959 – 1960 -
1912 – 1959 -
1908 – 1912 -
1896 – 1908 -
1891 – 1896 -
1890 – 1891 -
1877 – 1890 -
1867 – 1877 -
1865 – 1867 -
1863 – 1865 -
1861 – 1863 -
1859 – 1861 -
1858 – 1859 -
1851 – 1858 -
1848 – 1851 -
1847 – 1848 -
1846 – 1847 -
1845 – 1846 -
1837 – 1845 -
1836 – 1837 -
1822 – 1836 -
1820 – 1822 -
1819 – 1820 -
1818 – 1819 -
1795 – 1818 (the Star Spangled Banner) -
1777 – 1795 -
1776 – 1777 (the Grand Union Flag)
Other historical versions
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"Betsy Ross" circular 13-star version -
Battle of Bennington version
Flags with similar designs
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Flag of Abkhazia -
Flag of Ambazonia (secessionist region), Cameroon -
Flag of the Balearic Islands -
Flag of the English East India Company (pre 1707) -
Flag of the British East India Company (1707–1801) -
Flag of the British East India Company (from 1801) -
Flag of Caquetá Department, Colombia -
Flag of El Salvador (1865–1912) -
Flag of Florida
(1861, unofficial) -
Flag of Hawaii (kingdom and later U.S. state) -
Flag of the U.S. state of Louisiana
(February 1861–1912) -
Flag of the U.S. state of North Carolina -
Flag of the Orange Free State (1854-1902) -
Peace Flag (American version) -
Flag of the U.S. state of Vermont (1804–1837) -
Flag of the U.S. state of Vermont (1837–1923)
Other federal flags
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The Standard of the President -
The Standard of the Vice President
Military flags
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Gadsden flag (historical) -
First Navy Jack (naval jack, 2002–) -
Union Jack (naval jack, 1960–2002)
State flags
As examples, here are the four highest-rated flags in terms of design quality, according to a 2001 survey by the North American Vexillological Association (NAVA).[1]
Territory and commonwealth flags
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Puerto Rico (territory with commonwealth status) -
Guam (territory) -
American Samoa (territory) -
U.S. Virgin Islands (territory) -
Northern Mariana Islands (commonwealth in political union)
Insular area flags
The U.S. national flag is the official flag for all islands, atolls, and reefs comprising the United States Minor Outlying Islands. However, unofficial flags are in use on 5 of these 9 insular areas:
Source:
City flags
In 2004, NAVA conducted a survey to rank 150 U.S. city flags in terms of design quality.[2] Here are the top 8 city flags as ranked and their mean ratings on the survey's 10-point scale:
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Flag of Washington, DC
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Flag of Chicago, IL
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Flag of Denver, CO
(8.86) -
Flag of Phoenix, AZ
(8.65) -
Flag of St. Louis, MO
(8.56) -
Flag of Wichita, KS
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Flag of Portland, OR
(8.38) -
Flag of Indianapolis, IN
(8.35)
Maritime flags
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First Navy Jack (naval jack, 2002–) -
Civil Ensign and Naval Jack (c. 1776) -
Union Jack (naval jack, 1960–2002) -
Ensign of the United States Power Squadrons
Native American tribal flags
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Flag of the Arapaho -
Flag of the Sac and Fox
Confederate flags
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First National Flag -
Second National Flag -
Third National Flag -
Battle Flag -
Naval Ensign (1863) -
Navy Jack, 1861-1863 -
Navy Jack, 1863-1865
Historic flags
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Bedford Flag (1775) -
Challenger flag (1986) -
Fort Sumter Flag (1861)
Other flags of U.S. origin
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Gay Pride flag (original 1978 version) -
Pax Cultura Banner of Peace -
Peace Flag (American version)
See also
- Flag Day in the United States
- Flag desecration in the United States
- North American Vexillological Association
- United States Flag Code
References
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