Display of State Flags
State flags are normally displayed in the order of admittance to the State of the Union. However, they may be displayed in alphabetical order. The following is the date each state was admitted to the Union:
| Delaware - 7 Dec 1787 |
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Michigan - 26 Jan 1837 |
| Pennsylvania - 12 Dec 1787 |
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Florida - 3 Mar 1845 |
| New Jersey - 18 Dec 1787 |
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Texas - 29 Dec 1845 |
| Georgia - 2 Jan 1788 |
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Iowa - 28 Dec 1846 |
| Connecticut - 9 Jan 1788
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Wisconsin - 29 May 1848 |
| Massachusetts - 6 Feb 1788 |
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California - 9 Sep 1850 |
| Maryland - 28 Apr 1788 |
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Minnesota - 11 May 1858 |
| South Carolina - 23 May 1788 |
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Oregon - 14 Feb 1859 |
| New Hampshire - 21 Jun 1788 |
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Kansas - 29 Jan 1861 |
| Virginia - 25 Jun 1788 |
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West Virginia - 20 Jun 1863 |
| New York - 26 Jul 1788 |
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Nevada - 31 Oct 1864 |
| North Carolina - 21 Nov 1789 |
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Nebraska - 1 Mar 1867 |
| Rhode Island - 29 May 1790 |
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Colorado - 1 Aug 1876 |
| Vermont - 4 Mar 1791 |
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North Dakota - 2 Nov 1889 |
| Kentucky - 1 Jun 1792 |
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South Dakota - 2 Nov 1889 |
| Tennessee - 1 Jun 1796 |
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Montana - 8 Nov 1889 |
| Ohio - 1 Mar 1803
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Washington - 11 Nov 1889 |
| Louisiana - 30 Apr 1812 |
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Idaho - 3 Jul 1890 |
| Indiana - 11 Dec 1816 |
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Wyoming - 10 Jul 1890 |
| Mississippi - 10 Dec 1817 |
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Utah - 4 Jul 1896 |
| Illinois - 3 Dec 1818 |
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Oklahoma - 16 Nov 1907 |
| Alabama - 14 Dec 1819 |
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New Mexico - 6 Jan 1912 |
| Maine - 15 Mar 1820 |
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Arizona - 14 Feb 1912 |
| Missouri - 10 Aug 1821 |
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Alaska - 3 Jan 1959 |
| Arkansas - 15 Jun 1836 |
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Hawaii - 21 Aug 1959 |
The following territorial flags are normally displayed when all of the state flags are displayed:
- District of Columbia
- Virgin Islands
- Puerto Rico
- Guam
- American Samoa
- Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands
Other areas such as Baker Islands, Howland Islands, Jarvis Island, Palmyra Atoll, Johnson Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Navassa Island, and Wake Atoll are either uninhabited or use the United States Flag.