1. New York
   South Carolina
2. Arizona
   Oregon

Design-wise, the New York state license plate is dark blue on reflective gold and bears the slogan Empire State. Front and rear plates are notably required on all vehicles (except motorcycles).

1. Washington
   Connecticut
2. Florida
   Kentucky

Design-wise, the Florida state license plate is green on reflective white with state map and a citrus orange graphic. It is notable for being one of the last of the contiguous 48 states to supply plates for registrants.

1. Indiana
   Oklahoma
2. New Hampshire
   Tennessee

Design-wise, the Tennessee state license plate is black text on a mountain scene with a county name sticker. This standard design was first introduced on July 1, 2017.

1. Pennsylvania
   Vermont
2. Texas
   Louisiana

Design-wise, the Texas state license plate is black on white with 5-point star in the upper left corner and bears the slogan The Lone Star State. This standard design has been in use since 2012.

1. Utah
   Iowa
2. Wyoming
   Rhode Island

Design-wise, the Iowa state license plate features black text on a reflective graphic plate with blue sky and a white city skyline, farm and wind turbine. This new design was chosen by voters at the 2017 Iowa State Fair and on the Iowa State Fair's website.

1. Oregon
   Minnesota
2. Maine
   Massachusetts

Design-wise, the Massachusetts state license plate is a basic red on reflective white and bears the slogan The Spirit of America. Massachusetts is notable for being the first U.S. state to issue license plates.

1. Kentucky
   California
2. North Dakota
   Utah

Design-wise, the California state license plate features dark blue text on a white background with a red state name graphic and slogan printed above. The state name has been modified to be larger on newer versions.

1. Montana
   New Hampshire
2. Wisconsin
   Pennsylvania

Design-wise, the Montana state license plates that are currently in use are varied. However, they do share a common theme of blue and “Big Sky”.

1. Louisiana
   North Carolina
2. Illinois
   Indiana

Design-wise, the North Carolina state license plate is blue on reflective white with a quill pen graphic. It also bears the slogan "First In Flight".

1. Maine
   Rhode Island
2. Washington
   West Virginia

Design-wise, the West Virginia state license plate is blue text on white with the state name in a dark blue bar and it bears the slogan “Wild, Wonderful”. West Virginia is notable for having been gradually formed after the onset of the Civil War.

1. New York
   Hawaii
2. Delaware
   South Carolina

Design-wise, the Hawaii state license plate is black text on reflective white with a rainbow graphic and bears the slogan “Aloha State”. Hawaii is notable for being the most recently admitted state and the only one that is made up entirely of islands.

1. New Jersey
   Florida
2. Idaho
   Illinois

Design-wise, the New Jersey state license plate is black text on a yellow gradient fade and it bears the slogan “Garden State”. It is one of the most populous states but also the fourth smallest one.

1. Kansas
   North Carolina
2. Virginia
   North Dakota

Design-wise, the Virginia state license plate is simply blue text on a white background. It also bears the slogan “Virginia is for Lovers”.

1. Texas
   Colorado
2. Wisconsin
   Alaska

Design-wise, the Colorado state license plate features an embossed mountain scene with white text. This design references the state’s mountainous terrain and the fact that the highest peak of the Rockies is located here.

1. Iowa
   Oklahoma
2. New Mexico
   Minnesota

Design-wise, the New Mexico state license plate is bright yellow with bold red text. It also notably bears the slogan "Land of Enchantment".

1. Massachusetts
   Hawaii
2. Kansas
   Ohio

Design-wise, the Ohio state license plate features a silver word cloud background and simple bold black text. It bears the slogan “Birthplace of Aviation” and an assortment of 45 other relevant slogans, famous names, and facts.

1. California
   Colorado
2. Alaska
   Vermont

Design-wise, the Alaska state license plate is gold with blue text and a representation of the state flag. It also bears the slogan “The Last Frontier”.

1. Kansas
   Montana
2. Virginia
   Ohio

Design-wise, the Kansas state license plate features dark blue text that sits on a light blue gradient background. It also only bears the state name and features no slogans of any kind on current standard plates.

1. Tennessee
   New Jersey
2. Connecticut
   Idaho

Design-wise, the Idaho state license plate features an iconic red, white and blue background with black text. It also bears the simple slogan “Famous Potatoes”.

1. Delaware
   New Mexico
2. West Virginia
   Arizona

Design-wise, the Delaware state license plate features gold text on a navy blue background. It also bears the slogan “The First State”; an obvious reference to Delaware’s status as the first state to ratify the Constitution of the United States.

1. Delaware
   Massachusetts
2. Oregon
   Arizona

Design-wise, the Arizona state license plate features dark text that sits atop a stylized desert landscape. It also bears the slogan “Grand Canyon State”.

1. California
   Connecticut
2. Kentucky
   Idaho

Design-wise, the Connecticut state license plate features dark blue text on a blue and white gradient fade. It also bears the slogan “Constitution State”.

1. Montana
   New Hampshire
2. North Carolina
   Oklahoma

Design-wise, the Oklahoma state license plate is reflective blue with black text. The background also features the silhouette of the scissor-tailed flycatcher in the center.

1. Tennessee
   Vermont
2. Louisiana
   Alaska

Design-wise, the Vermont state license plate is a solid green color with white text and accents. It bears the slogan “Green Mountain State” and a depiction of a white tree in the top left corner.

1. Wyoming
   West Virginia
2. Rhode Island
   Ohio

Design-wise, the Wyoming state license plate features the Green River Lakes and Squaretop Mountain. Since 1936, the state’s license plates have included an image of a Bucking Horse and Rider (a registered trademark of the U.S. state of Wyoming).

1. New York
   New Mexico
2. Minnesota
   Maine

Design-wise, the Minnesota state license plate features a reflective white background with an additional lake scene graphic. It also bears the slogan 10,000 Lakes.

1. Florida
   Washington
2. Wisconsin
   Colorado

Design-wise, the Wisconsin state license plate features a reflective white background with a stylized lake and farm graphic. It also bears the slogan “America's Dairyland”.

1. Wyoming
   North Dakota
2. Indiana
   Virginia

Design-wise, the North Dakota state license plate features a blue sky to sunrise gradient that also has a prairie scene. It also bears the slogans “Legendary” and “Peace Garden State”. .

1. Illinois
   Texas
2. New Jersey
   Utah

Design-wise, the Illinois state license plate features a blue gradient fade background with a portrait of Abraham Lincoln. It also fittingly bears the slogan "Land of Lincoln".

1. Iowa
   Hawaii
2. South Carolina
   Pennsylvania

Design-wise, the South Carolina state license plate is a white and blue background with black text on top and a palmetto tree in the middle. It also bears the slogan “While I Breathe, I Hope”.

1. Delaware
   Washington
2. Wisconsin
   West Virginia

Design-wise, the Washington state license plate features a light blue Mount Rainier graphic and dark blue text. It also bears the slogan “Evergreen State”.

1. Idaho
   Illinois
2. Tennessee
   Indiana

Design-wise, the Indiana state license plate features a reflective country scene graphic with the colors green, red, blue, and white. It has no slogan but features relevant information like the expiration date, year, county number, as well as even a recycling symbol.

1. Montana
   North Carolina
2. Pennsylvania
   South Carolina

Design-wise, the Pennsylvania state license plate is a basic blue, white, and yellow horizontally striped pattern. Pennsylvania is notable for being the second state to ratify the United States Constitution and one of the Thirteen Colonies.

1. Alaska
   North Dakota
2. California
   Utah

Design-wise, the Utah state license plate features a graphic that depicts the Delicate Arch. It also bears the slogan “Life Elevated”.

1. Ohio
   Maine
2. Minnesota
   Massachusetts

Design-wise, the Maine state license plate is simply reflective white with a chickadee and pine tassel graphic. It also bears the slogan “Vacationland”.

1. Kansas
   Iowa
2. New Mexico
   Rhode Island

Design-wise, the Rhode Island state license plate features a simple background that bears a stylized ocean wave graphic. It also bears the slogan “Ocean State”.

1. Louisiana
   Colorado
2. Vermont
   Texas

Design-wise, the Louisiana state license plate features a yellow-pink gradient with a pelican graphic. It also bears the slogan "Sportsman's Paradise".

1. Wyoming
   Oklahoma
2. New Hampshire
   Virginia

Design-wise, the New Hampshire state license plate notably features a green on Old Man of the Mountain graphic. It also bears the slogan “Live Free or Die”.

1. Kentucky
   Arizona
2. Connecticut
   Florida

Design-wise, the Kentucky state license plate features a light blue gradient with a county name sticker. It also bears the slogan “Unbridled Spirit“ or alternatively “In God We Trust”.

1. Hawaii
   Oregon
2. Arizona
   New York

Design-wise, the Oregon state license plate features a mountain graphic with a fir tree. Oregon is notable for being one of only three mainland US states that is washed by the Pacific Ocean.