Flags of counties of the United States
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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[]
Cleburne County St. Clair County Washington County
Alaska[]
Municipality of Anchorage City and Borough of Juneau City and Borough of Wrangell
Arizona[]
Cochise County Maricopa County Yuma County
Arkansas[]
Benton County Craighead County Faulkner County Franklin County Mississippi County Pulaski County Searcy County White County
California[]
Alameda County Alpine County Amador County Calaveras County El Dorado County Imperial County Kings County Los Angeles County Madera County Mariposa County Orange County Placer County Riverside County Sacramento County San Benito County San Bernardino County San Diego County City and County of San Francisco[Note 1] Santa Barbara County Santa Clara County Santa Cruz County Siskiyou County Tuolumne County Yolo County
Historical[]
Los Angeles County (1967–2004) Los Angeles County (2004–2014) Los Angeles County (2014–2016) Placer County (1996–2019)
Colorado[]
City and County of Denver Garfield County
Delaware[]
New Castle County Sussex County
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.
Alachua County Bay County Brevard County Collier County Clay County Hillsborough County Lake County Leon County Miami-Dade County Monroe County Okaloosa County Orange County Osceola County Palm Beach County Pasco County St. Johns County
Georgia[]
Some Georgia counties are known to have no flag, including Atkinson, Baker, Banks, Barrow, and Troup Counties.
Hawaii[]
City and County of Honolulu
Illinois[]
St. Clair County
Indiana[]
Elkhart County Porter County St. Joseph County
Iowa[]
Linn County
Kansas[]
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Kentucky[]
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Louisiana[]
Ascension Parish[1] Bienville Parish Orleans Parish - Plaquemines Parish
St. Bernard Parish
Maine[]
Aroostook County Hancock County Lincoln County[Note 2] Washington County
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.
Allegany County Anne Arundel County Baltimore County Calvert County Caroline County Carroll County Cecil County Charles County Dorchester County Frederick County Garrett County Harford County Howard County Kent County Montgomery County (details) Somerset County (details) Talbot County Washington County Wicomico County Worcester County
Historical[]
Prince George's County (1696–1963) Montgomery County (1944–1976)
Massachusetts[]
Barnstable County Berkshire County Town and County of Nantucket Norfolk County
Michigan[]
Baraga County Grand Traverse County Kent County Leelanau County Macomb County Oakland County
Minnesota[]
Goodhue County
Mississippi[]
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Missouri[]
St. Charles County
Montana[]
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Nebraska[]
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Nevada[]
Carson City Churchill County Lincoln County Lyon County Mineral County Nye County Pershing County
New Jersey[]
Bergen County Burlington County Cape May County Cumberland County Essex County Gloucester County Hunterdon County Hudson County Mercer County Morris County Ocean County Passaic County Somerset County Union County Warren County
New Hampshire[]
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New Mexico[]
Bernalillo County Colfax County Curry County
New York[]
Some counties have placeholders due to Copyright issues with their seals
Allegany County Bronx County Broome County Cattaraugus County Cayuga County Chautauqua County Chenango County Clinton County Columbia County Cortland County Delaware County Dutchess County Erie County Essex County Franklin County Fulton County Genesee County Greene County Hamilton County Herkimer County Jefferson County Kings County Lewis County Livingston County Madison County Monroe County Montgomery County Nassau County New York County Niagara County Oneida County Onondaga County Ontario County Orange County Orleans County Oswego County Otsego County Putnam County Queens County Rensselaer County Richmond County Rockland County St. Lawrence County Saratoga County Schenectady County Schuyler County Seneca County Steuben County Suffolk County Sullivan County - Ulster County
Warren County Washington County Wayne County Westchester County Wyoming County Yates County
Historical[]
Richmond County (until 1975) Richmond County (1975–2016) Westchester County (1939–1985)
North Carolina[]
Alamance County Forsyth County
Ohio[]
Columbiana County Hamilton County Hancock County Hardin County Huron County Jefferson County Knox County Logan County Lucas County Madison County Marion County Noble County Ottawa County Scioto County Union County Washington County Wayne County Wood County
Oklahoma[]
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Oregon[]
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Pennsylvania[]
Allegheny County Chester County Clearfield County Delaware County Erie County Montgomery County Northampton County Perry County Philadelphia Washington County Westmoreland County
South Carolina[]
Chesterfield County
Tennessee[]
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Texas[]
Some Texan county flags, such as those of Collin County, Dallas County, and McLennan County, feature design cues taken from the Texas state flag, such as the Lone Star. The Falls County flag designed by Joydelle G. Wolfram was recognized by the Texas Legislature on February 28, 1985, for optional adaptation by other counties in the runup to the state's 1986 sesquicentennial. The design has a royal blue field; on the left is a large white star surrounded by two white arcs containing 254 small stars, which represent the counties of Texas and are colored gold, red, blue, or green based on their dates of formation. On the right is the county's name, above its date of formation and a star of the correspnonding color.[2] Counties having adopted the sesquicentennial design include Brazoria,[3] Brazos,[4] and Liberty[5] (with gold star) and Denton[6] and Hidalgo[7] (with red star).
Collin County Dallas County Falls County Hidalgo County Jackson County Orange County Tarrant County
Virginia[]
Appomattox County Arlington County Augusta County Clarke County Fairfax County Henrico County Loudoun County Prince William County Spotsylvania County
Washington[]
All 39 counties have a flag. The flag of King County is copyrighted.
Pierce County Snohomish County
Historical[]
King County (c. 1984–2007) Pierce County (c. 1981–2011)
Wisconsin[]
Calumet County Manitowoc County Portage County Racine County Sheboygan County Waukesha County
Wyoming[]
Albany County Big Horn County Campbell County Carbon County Converse County Crook County Goshen County Hot Springs County Johnson County Laramie County Natrona County Park County Platte County Sheridan County Sweetwater County Uinta County Weston County
See also[]
- Flags of cities of the United States
- Flags of the U.S. states
- History of the flags of the United States
Notes[]
- ^ San Francisco is considered to be both a city as well as a County under Californian state law.
- ^ Lincoln County utilizes the former New England flag for its county flag.
References[]
- ^ dmitchell@theadvocate.com, DAVID J. MITCHELL |. "New flag approved for Ascension Parish hints at parish past, present". The Advocate. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
- ^ Spain, Jr., Charles A. "Flags of Texas". Handbook of Texas. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Brazoria County, Texas (U.S.)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Brazos County, Texas (U.S.)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Liberty County, Texas (U.S.)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Denton County, Texas (U.S.)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Hidalgo County, Texas (U.S.)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
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