Flags of counties of the United States

The flags of the counties of the United States exhibit a wide variety of regional influences and local histories, as well as widely different styles and design principles. For example, some Floridian and Alabamian municipal flags feature a saltire, due to saltires being used on their states' flags. Some Maryland county flags feature the coat of arms of the Calvert family, as it is featured on the Maryland state flag, and due to the Calvert family's prominence in Maryland history. County flags were not always ubiquitous. Many counties went decades without a flag, until a certain event, such as a local sesquicentennial or the U.S. founding's bicentennial, spurred the creation of a flag. Frederick County, Maryland is one example, in 1976, it hosted a contest, asking the public to submit their designs to a commission. A panel then reviewed the five winning entries, choosing one to become the official county flag. Frederick County's example is typical of the flag adoption processes that many counties undertook with their flags. The 250th anniversary of Augusta County, Virginia's founding also spurred the creation of a flag, in 1988. Some flags, such as the flags of Montgomery County, Maryland, and Loudoun County, Virginia, were created by foreign entities, such as the College of Arms in the United Kingdom.

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Historical

Colorado

Delaware

Florida

Many Floridian county flags feature their county seals on a saltire, incorporating elements from the Floridian flag, itself based on the former Spanish flag, into their designs.

Georgia

Some Georgia counties are known to have no flag, including Atkinson, Baker, Banks, Barrow, and Troup Counties.

Hawaii

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa


Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Every county in Maryland has its own flag, either officially through adoption or through custom and usage. Several Maryland county flags, such as the flags of Calvert County, Baltimore County, and Anne Arundel County, incorporate the coat of arms of the Calvert family in their designs, due to the design being featured in the Maryland state flag, and the Calvert family's prominence in Maryland history. Howard County's flag also incorporates design cues from the Maryland state flag, albeit of the Crossland banner, rather than Calvert family heraldry.

Historical

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Missouri

Nevada

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

Some counties have placeholders due to Copyright issues with their seals

Historical

North Carolina

Ohio

Pennsylvania

South Carolina

Texas

Some Texan county flags, such as the flags of Collin County, Dallas County, Falls County, Hidalgo County, and McLennan County, feature design cues, such as the Lone Star, taken from the Texas state flag.

Virginia

Washington

All 39 counties have a flag. The flag of King County is copyrighted.

Historical
  • King County (c. 1984–2007)
  • Pierce County (c. 1981–2011)

Wisconsin

Wyoming

See also

Notes
  1. San Francisco is considered to be both a city as well as a County under Californian state law.
  2. Lincoln County utilizes the former New England flag for its county flag.

References
  1. dmitchell@theadvocate.com, DAVID J. MITCHELL |. "New flag approved for Ascension Parish hints at parish past, present". The Advocate. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
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