Anchorage
Nature & WildernessEconomyMaritime Port
A blue anchor, a plane, a sailboat – the gateway to the Arctic.
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Phoenix
Economy
A white phoenix on brown – the city that truly rises from its ashes.
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Los Angeles
EconomyIndigenous Culture
A flag that looks like a torn sunset.
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Sacramento
Economy
Two blue rivers flow between green farmland and gold mining country – the hidden capital.
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Hartford
EconomyIndustry
White disc with seal on blue – the "Insurance Capital of the World."
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Wilmington
EconomyIndustry
Seal with a ship on blue – the "Corporate Capital," DuPont, credit-card capital.
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Dover
Economy
Delaware's understated capital, Dover hides behind its official flag a story of plains, political debate, and roads racing toward the coast.
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Jacksonville
Maritime PortEconomy
Seal with a fountain on maroon-and-gold stripes – the largest city by area in the United States.
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Tallahassee
Economy
Among pine-covered hills, humid heat and state institutions, Tallahassee embodies a deeper, quieter Florida than its postcard image.
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Atlanta
Civil RightsEconomy
On Atlanta's flag, the phoenix rises from the flames — symbol of a city destroyed, rebuilt, and propelled to the rank of global metropolis.
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Springfield
Economy
Illinois's peaceful capital, Springfield carries an institutional flag evoking Lincoln, the plains, and the administration of a state dominated by Chicago.
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Chicago
ArchitectureEconomy
Four red stars, two blue stripes, a city that burns and rises again.
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Indianapolis
Economy
A white star at the center of a red circle: Indianapolis's flag reflects a Midwestern crossroads capital, structured around its urban heart.
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Des Moines
Economy
Three white bridges on blue with a red stripe – capital of Iowa.
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Topeka
Economy
A quiet capital set on the prairie, Topeka flies a flag more institutional than spectacular, like a city that administers a state often reduced to its straight roads.
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Wichita
IndustryEconomy
A stylized sun on white – the "Air Capital of the World," Boeing, Cessna, Beechcraft.
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Frankfort
Economy
A small capital on the banks of the Kentucky River, Frankfort has a flag that tells a story of bridges, hills, and human-scale government.
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Louisville
MusicEconomy
A fleur-de-lis on white and blue – the Kentucky Derby, bourbon, Muhammad Ali.
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Portland
Nature & WildernessEconomy
Portland, the largest city in Maine, blends harbor, sea spray and brick facades into an understated flag that lets the sea tell the essential.
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Detroit
IndustryMusicEconomy
Detroit, the legendary industrial city, carries a flag that tells of immigration, music, automobiles and urban rebirth.
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Minneapolis
EconomyCivil Rights
A blue pennant on a white field with a circle – education, labor, lakes, progress.
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Saint Paul
Economy
A yellow-blue-yellow triband with a red shield – capital of Minnesota.
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Jefferson City
Economy
Jefferson City, capital of Missouri, blends classical architecture, Midwestern hills and political heritage in a flag that reflects a state of many identities.
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Kansas City
MusicEconomy
A red heart on white and blue – jazz, barbecue, fountains, the "real" Kansas City.
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Helena
EconomyCivil Rights
A state capital born of the gold rush, between the mountains and the Continental Divide.
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Billings
Nature & WildernessEconomy
Billings, Montana's largest city, carries a flag evoking arid plateaus, yellow cliffs and urban life set in a wild landscape.
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Lincoln
Economy
Lincoln, capital of Nebraska, blends endless plains, monumental architecture and a university spirit in a flag reflecting the restraint and history of the Midwest.
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Omaha
Economy
A seal on white – "Gateway to the West," Warren Buffett, Boys Town, stockyards.
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Las Vegas
Economy
A Joshua tree, a military jet, a rising sun – the desert meets aviation.
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Newark
IndustryImmigrationEconomy
Newark, a major city in New Jersey, blends industrial history, cultural diversity and urban energy in a flag reflecting its role as a crossroads for the whole region.
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New York City
Colonial HistoryEconomyImmigration
Orange, white, blue – the legacy of New Amsterdam and the stage for a million stories a day.
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Albany
Colonial HistoryEconomy
A Dutch orange-white-blue tricolor with a 1789 coat of arms – capital of New York State.
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Charlotte
Economy
A crown on blue with green stripes – the "Queen City," America's second banking center.
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Raleigh
TechnologyEconomy
An oak and a star on red and white – capital of NC, heart of the Research Triangle.
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Bismarck
Indigenous CultureEconomy
A golden cross, a red tipi and a white circle – capital of the Great Plains and the Bakken fields.
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Columbus
EconomyTechnology
Columbus, the dynamic capital of Ohio, blends innovation, universities, modern neighborhoods and tradition in a vivid, symbol-laden flag.
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Oklahoma City
Economy
A white seal on blue – "OKC," the 1995 bombing, the rebirth of downtown.
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Portland
Nature & WildernessEconomy
A four-pointed star radiates in blue and yellow on a green field – the "City of Roses."
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Salem
Economy
A pink cherry blossom with a white star – a new flag, a new identity.
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Harrisburg
Economy
A white keystone with the Capitol dome on blue bordered in gold – capital of Pennsylvania.
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Columbia
Economy
Columbia, the sunny capital of South Carolina, blends heat, history and campuses in an institutional flag carried by its strong Southern identity.
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Sioux Falls
Economy
A turquoise waterfall, green prairie and golden sun – the metropolis that runs the state with no income tax.
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Nashville
MusicEconomy
A seal with a fleur-de-lis on white and blue – "Music City USA," capital of country music.
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Austin
TechnologyMusicEconomy
"Keep Austin Weird" – capital of Texas, a tech hub and live-music city.
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Houston
TechnologyEconomy
Houston, the vast Texas metropolis, blends space, energy, diversity and modernity in a flag reflecting a city turned as much toward the sky as toward the earth.
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Seattle
TechnologyEconomyIndigenous Culture
Turquoise and white, the portrait of Chief Seattle – the "City of Goodwill."
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Charleston
IndustryEconomy
A seal on white – capital of West Virginia, a state born of secession.
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Cheyenne
Economy
A white field, a brown border, the seal of the capital of the least populous state.
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Fayetteville
EconomyTechnology
Red and yellow, "Fayetteville 1828" – the progressive paradox of conservative Arkansas.
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San Francisco
Colonial HistoryImmigrationTechnologyEconomy
A golden phoenix on a white field – the city that has risen from its ashes since 1906.
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Miami
ImmigrationEconomy
Three orange, white and blue diagonals – the reflection of a city built by exiles and sunshine.
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Cleveland
MusicIndustryEconomy
Sky blue, a red star, "CLEVELAND" in white – the city that fought its way back.
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Tulsa
Indigenous CultureCivil RightsIndustryEconomy
An Osage shield on a navy field – Tulsa, the oil capital that buried Black Wall Street.
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Dallas
IndustryEconomyCivil Rights
A blue field, a golden coat of arms – Dallas, the city of oil, the Cowboys, and the trauma of 1963.
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