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

Since 1818, a star for each new state has been added to the flag on the Fourth of July immediately following each state's admission. In years which multiple states were admitted, the number of stars on the flag jumped correspondingly; the most pronounced example of this is 1890, when five states were admitted within the span of a single year (North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, and Washington in November 1889 and Idaho on July 3, 1890). This change has typically been the only change made with each revision of the flag since 1777, with the exception of changes in 1795 and 1818, which increased the number of stripes to 15 and then returned it to 13, respectively.

As the exact pattern of stars was not specified prior to 1912, and the exact colors not specified prior to 1934, many of the historical U.S. national flags shown below are typical rather than official designs.

Other historical versions

Proposed future designs

Flags that look alike

Red and white striped/barred

Others

Other federal flags

Military flags

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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). [ [http://www.nava.org/Flag%20Design/State&Provincial%20Survey%202001/surveyresults.htm New Mexico Tops State/Provincial Flags Survey, Georgia Loses By Wide Margin ] ]

Territory and commonwealth flags

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 five of these nine insular areas:

Source:
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City flags

In 2004, NAVA conducted a survey to rank 150 U.S. city flags in terms of design quality. [ [http://www.nava.org/Flag%20Design/city_survey.htm Nava - American City Flags Survey ] ] Here are the top 8 city flags as ranked and their mean ratings on the survey's 10-point scale:

Maritime flags

Ensigns

National

Since 1777, the national ensign of the United States has been its national flag. The current version is shown below; for previous versions, please see the section "Historical progression of designs" above.

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Other

Jacks

=Native American tribal flags=

Confederate flags

Historic flags

American Revolution

Other States

Other flags of U.S. origin

ee also

*Flag Day in the United States
*Flag desecration in the United States
*North American Vexillological Association
*United States Flag Code

References

External links

* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=sExcCSE-dlQ The History of US Flags (YouTube)] (Slideshow on US National Flags Historical Progression)