Each 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 2002.[1][2][3][4]
"Stars Fell On" screened in white centered on blue bar; "HEART OF DIXIE" in white within red heart screened above and to right of state name| Alaska |
| American Samoa | "CENTENNIAL 2000" centered at top |
| Arizona | Embossed dark green serial on reflective graphic plate with desert scene featuring turquoise, white, and orange gradient sky, white setting sun and purple mountains and cacti; "ARIZONA" screened in turquoise, with white outlines, centered at top. | "GRAND CANYON STATE" screened in dark green below serial, offset to right. |
| Arkansas | Embossed red serial on reflective white plate; "Arkansas" screened in dark blue centered at top | "The Natural State" screened in dark blue centered at bottom | 123 ABC |
| California | Blue on reflective white with graphic red state name | None | 1ABC123 |
| Colorado | Embossed dark green on reflective graphic plate with white and grey mountains against dark green background | None | 123-ABC |
| Connecticut |
| Delaware | Screened gold numbers on reflective dark blue plate with gold border; "DELAWARE" centered at bottom. | "THE FIRST STATE" centered at top | 123456 | Several variations of the font used for the serial exist. Some replacement plates have riveted numbers. |
District of
Columbia | Embossed blue serial on reflective white plate, screened district flag used as separator, screened red stripes above and below serial; "Washington, D.C." screened in blue centered at top; debossed sticker boxes in bottom corners | "TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION" centered at bottom | AB-1234 |
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| Florida | Embossed green serial on reflective white plate; citrus orange graphic over green state map screened in the center; "FLORIDA" screened in orange and yellow centered at top. | A12 BCD |
| Georgia | Screened image of a Georgian peach centered on a white background; "GEORGIA" at top left. | "...on my mind" at top right | 1234 ABC |
| Guam | Embossed black on reflective white; gold map graphic in center. | "TANO Y CHAMORRO" centered at bottom |
| Hawaii | Black on reflective white with rainbow graphic | "ALOHA STATE" centered at bottom |
| Idaho |
| Illinois |
| Indiana |
| Iowa |
| Kansas |
| Kentucky |
| Louisiana |
| Maine |
| Maryland | Embossed black numbers on white plate; shield with the design of the Maryland state flag screened in the center; "Maryland" screened in black centered at top. | None | ABC 123 | Modification of the optional 350th Anniversary base introduced in 1983. Two-year renewals started on July 1, 1992. |
| Massachusetts | Embossed red serial on reflective white plate; "Massachusetts" screened in blue centered at top. | "The Spirit of America" screened in blue centered at bottom |
| Michigan | Embossed reflective (glass-beaded) white serial on blue plate; "MICHIGAN" centered at top. | "GREAT LAKES" centered at bottom | ABC 123 |
| Minnesota |
| Mississippi |
| Missouri |
| Montana |
| Nebraska |
| Nevada |
| New Hampshire |
| New Jersey |
| New Mexico |
| New York |
| North Carolina | Blue on reflective white with light blue Wright Flyer graphic | "First in Flight" screened at top | ABC-1234 |
| North Dakota |
Northern Mariana
Islands |
| Ohio | Dark blue on reflective white, with Ohio Bicentennial Commission logo, and red and blue bars. | "1803 Ohio Bicentennial 1903" centered at top, "BIRTHPLACE OF AVIATION" centered at bottom. | AB12CD |
| Oklahoma |
| Oregon |
| Pennsylvania |
| Puerto Rico |
| Rhode Island |
| South Carolina | Embossed black serial on reflective white plate; light blue mountain graphic screened at top and sides and Sabal palmetto in the center; "South Carolina" screened in light blue centered at bottom. | "Smiling Faces. Beautiful Places." screened in black at top | 123 ABC | Letters I, O and Q not used, and U used only from 2002 onwards, beginning with the NKU series.[5] |
| South Dakota |
| Tennessee |
| Texas |
| Utah |
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| Vermont |
| Virginia | Embossed dark blue serial on reflective white plate; "VIRGINIA" screened in blue centered at top. | None | ABC-1234 |
| Embossed dark blue serial on reflective white plate; "VIRGINIA" screened in blue centered at top. | "1607 400th Anniversary 2007" centered at bottom |
| As above, but with state name in red. |
| Washington |
| West Virginia | Embossed dark blue serial on reflective white plate; dark blue bar screened at top containing "West Virginia" in gold in the center; thin gold stripe screened between dark blue bar and serial. | "Wild, Wonderful" as before, plus "www.callwva.com" in dark blue between state name and serial, cutting off thin gold stripe in the middle. | First character corresponds to month of expiration. |
| Wisconsin |
| Wyoming |