All of the 50 states of the United States of America plus several of its territories and the District of Columbia issued individual passenger license plates for the year 1949.[1][2][3][4]
none1-12345; 10-12345 | County-coded registration. | | Connecticut | none | AB·1234 |
Delaware | 123456 |
District of Columbia | 12-345 |
| Florida | 1D-12345 10D12345 1-123456 10-123456 1W123456 10W12345 1WW12345 10WW1234 | Coded by county (1 or 10) and weight class |
Georgia | Embossed red numbers and border on unpainted aluminum base. | "Peach State" | 1·12345 1·A·12345 10·1234 10·A·1234 100·1234 100·A·123 | Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100) and weight class |
| Guam | 1234 |
Hawai'i |
Idaho | Coded by county of issuance |
Illinois | Yellow lettering on back base; "ILLINOIS 1949" at top. | 123 456 123 4567 | All-numerical serials. |
Indiana | White lettering embossed on red base. | none | 0A1234 00A1234 | County-coded registration. |
Iowa | Embossed white numbers on black with border line; "IOWA 1949" embossed at top. | none | 1-12345 1/0 123456 | County-coded registration ((1 or 1/0)) |
Kansas | Embossed black numbers on silver plate with border line; "KANSAS" embossed in black block letters centered at top; "19" embossed in top left corner and "49" in top right corner. | "THE WHEAT STATE" embossed in black block letters at bottom. | 1-12345
10-12345
100-1234 | County-coded registration (A/B) |
Kentucky | Embossed black numbers on waffle-textured silver plate; "KENTUCKY-'49" and county name embossed in black block letters centered at top and bottom respectively. | none | 123–456 | Issued in blocks by county. |
Louisiana |
Maine | 123–456 |
Maryland | none | AB:1234 |
Massachusetts | none | 123·456 A12·345 |
Michigan | White on black; "MICHIGAN" at top and "49" at bottom. | none | AB-12-34 | County-coded. Front and rear plates required. |
Minnesota | Embossed black numbers on waffle-textured silver plate; "MINNESOTA" embossed in narrow black block letters centered at top. | 12-345 123-456 | 1 to approximately 871-000 | "CENTENNIAL" embossed in narrow black block letters centered at bottom, with "1849" to the left and "1949" to the right. Commemorated the 100th anniversary of the creation of the Minnesota Territory. |
Mississippi | Black with embossed orange lettering and rim. The county name was stamped at the top left of the license plate, The letters "MISS" were arranged vertically between the "123" and "456" parts of the registration number. | none | 123-456 | Issued in blocks by county. |
Missouri | Embossed white lettering on maroon base. "MISSOURI" embossed at top center and month of validation at top left. | none | AB1-234 |
Montana | Embossed black numbers on white plate with state-shaped border; "MONTANA–49" embossed in black block letters below numbers | none | 1·12345 10·1234 | County-coded registration. |
Nebraska | Red embossed lettering on white base. | none | 1-A1234 1-AB123 10-A123 10-AB12 | County-coded (1 or 10). |
Nevada |
New Hampshire | Embossed forest green numbers on white plate with border line; "NH 49" embossed in wide forest green block letters at top. | AB123 | County-coded (AB). |
New Jersey | white embossed lettering on black base, "N.J. 49" embossed in wide block font below numbers. | none | AB-123 |
New Mexico | County-coded registration. |
New York | Embossed black lettering on golden base. | none | A-1234 AB-1234 1234-A 1234-AB 1A-1234 | County-coded registration. |
North Carolina | Yellow base with embossed black lettering. "NORTH CAROLINA 49" at bottom. | none | 123-456 |
North Dakota |
Ohio | Embossed yellow lettering and rims on black base. "1949 OHIO" embossed at bottom. | none | A 123 B AB 1234 1234AB | County-coded registration. |
Oklahoma | Embossed orange lettering on reflective white base. | OKLAHOMA IS OK | AB1234 | County-coded registration (AB). |
Oregon | Embossed gold numbers on blue plate; border line around plate and around registration year sticker spot in bottom right corner; "OREGON" embossed in block letters centered at bottom; month of expiration embossed in bottom left corner. | none | ABC 123 | Coded by month of expiration (A). |
Pennsylvania | Blue embossed lettering and state-shaped rims on yellow base. | none | 123–456 A12-345 123-45A 1A2-345 12A-345 | 1965 base plates revalidated for 1967 with red stickers. |
Rhode Island | Embossed black lettering and rims on white base. State name at bottom center. | "DISCOVER" embossed at top center. | AB-123 | Previously-issued base plates revalidated with stickers for 1967. |
South Carolina | Embossed black lettering and rims on white base. | none | A123-456 |
South Dakota | Embossed red lettering and rims on white base. Mt. Rushmore decal at top center. | none | 1-23456 12-3456 | County-coded registration (1 or 12) |
Tennessee | Embossed yellow lettering and rims on black base. "1949 TENN." embossed at bottom center. | none | 12-1234 | County-coded registration. |
Texas | Embossed black lettering on yellow base. | none | ABC-123 | BBB-10 to approximately RKN-999 |
Utah | White embossed lettering on green base, "UTAH 67" embossed at bottom. | none | AB 1234 | AA 1000 to approximately FD 5000 |
Vermont | Debossed white numbers and letters on green plate with border line; "VERMONT" centered at bottom; white rectangular sticker box debossed at bottom left corner and "67" at bottom right corner. | none | 123456 | 1 to approximately 187000 | Kelly green used instead of forest green as on previous issues. |
Virginia | Embossed black numbers on white plate; "1967 VIRGINIA" embossed in black block letters at bottom. | none | 123–456 A123-456 | 1 to 999–999 and A-100 to approximately A700-000 |
Washington | Embossed green numbers on non-reflective white plate with border line; "WASHINGTON" embossed in green block letters centered at bottom. | none | ABC 123 | County-coded registration. 1965 base plates revalidated for 1967 with stickers. |
West Virginia | Debossed yellow numbers on blue plate with border line; "WEST VIRGINIA" debossed in yellow block letters centered below numbers; "19" debossed in bottom left corner and "67" in bottom right corner. | "MOUNTAIN STATE" debossed in yellow block letters centered above numbers. | 123–456 | 1 to approximately 522-000 |
Wisconsin | Embossed white numbers on maroon plate; "WIS" embossed in white block letters in top left corner; month of expiration and "65" embossed in top right corner. | "AMERICA'S DAIRYLAND" embossed in white block letters centered at bottom | A12-345 | Letter in registration corresponds to month of expiration. 1965 base plates revalidated for 1967 with stickers. |
Wyoming | Embossed white numbers and Bucking Horse and Rider on red plate with border line; "WYO 67" embossed in white block letters at top right. | none | 1–1234 1-123A 1-A123 1/0-1234 1/0-123A | County-coded registration (1 or 1/0) |