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Plates from 50 of 56 states and other jurisdictions are shown on this page. Latest noteworthy updates to this page
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The images shown on this page are U.S. passenger car plate designs that are in current use. Both standard plates and optional designs available for no additional cost are shown. Optional designs that cost extra are far too numerous for the scope of this project, and therefore are not shown.
The left column shows the plate design and serial format currently being issued; included in the right column are older designs no longer being issued but still on the road, and additional serial formats that either are concurrently being issued or were previously issued. Only older designs and formats issued within about the last 20 years or so, and still in use, are shown. Even so, not all such older designs and formats are shown, either due to space considerations, or because I do not have any photo available.
Passenger car plates are used not just for sedans, but also station wagons, mini-vans, and sport-utility vehicles (SUVs), in all states except Delaware and Maryland. For those two states, I've included images of both sedan and non-sedan private passenger vehicle plates. In some states, passenger car plates are also used for other types of vehicles, such as pickup trucks, motor homes, and buses; however, I'm not otherwise addressing these vehicle types on this page.
If you have, or can take, a digital photo of a plate not shown below, send it to me in an e-mail attachment. I'll add it to this page, and will credit you for submitting it.
Plates shown on this page are from a variety of sources, including my collection, my trade box, plates in actual use, and submissions by others. All photographs were taken by me, unless otherwise credited.
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| Rhode Island |  |
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| Connecticut |  |
(Clinchy photo, stickered plate above) |
Northeast | ||
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| Delaware (sedans) |
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| Delaware (station wagons, mini-vans, SUVs) |
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| Maryland (sedans, station wagons) |
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| Kentucky (standard) |
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| North Carolina |  |
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Southeast | ||
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| Georgia | 
(Fazekas plate, above) |
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| Florida (standard #1) |
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| Florida (standard #2) |
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| Florida (no-cost option) |
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| Alabama (standard) |
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| Alabama (no-cost option) |
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Great Lakes | ||
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| Indiana (standard) |
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North Central | ||
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| Minnesota |  |
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| North Dakota |
(Jackson photo, above) | |
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South Central | ||
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| Louisiana |  |
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Southwest | ||
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| New Mexico (standard #1) |
(Jackson photo, above) | |
| New Mexico (standard #2) |
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| Utah (standard #1) |
(Jackson photo, above) |
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| Utah (standard #2) |
(Jackson photo, above) |
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| Arizona |  |
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| Nevada |  |
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| California |
(D. Kretschmer photo, above) |
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Northwest | ||
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| Montana |  |
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| Idaho |  |
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| Oregon |  |
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| Washington | 
(Clinchy photo, above) |
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| Alaska |  |
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Islands | ||
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Thanks to those who have directly contributed to the information on this page: Chirstopher Jackson, Ross Clinchy, Jeff Fazekas, and Debbie Kretschmer.
Jackson, Clinchy, and D. Kretschmer photographs are presumed to be copyrighted, and were submitted by and used with permission of Chirstopher Jackson, Ross Clinchy, and Debbie Kretschmer, respectively. Fazekas plate is from the collection of Jeff Fazekas.
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