The National Flag of the United States of America, the Stars and Stripes; The Red, White, and Blue; Old Glory; and the Star-Spangled Banner. The 50 stars on the flag represent the 50 U.S. states, and the 13 horizontal stripes represent the thirteen British colonies that declared independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain, and became the first states in the United States. The first flag was adopted on December 13, 1775 and the current 50 stars version flag adopted on July 4, 1960.
The National Flag of the United States of America

America Flag Facts
Names | The American flag or the USA Flag or the U.S. Flag |
Use | National flag |
Proportion | 10:19 |
Design | A official flag of united states be made of thirteen stripe alternating red and white, in the canton, 50 white stars of alternating numbers of six and five per horizontal row on a blue field. |
Designed by | Robert G. Heft |
Adopted (1st) | December 3, 1775 (Grand Union Flag) |
Adopted (2nd) | June 14, 1777 (13-star version) |
Adopted (Current lag) | July 4, 1960 (current 50-star version) |
Number Of Stars In The U.S. Flag and States Represented 1777 to Present
Year of Flag | States with date of entry into Union |
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13 stars - 1777 to 1795 | Delaware (December 7, 1787) |
13 stars - 1777 to 1795 | Pennsylvania (December 12, 1787) |
13 stars - 1777 to 1795 | New Jersey (December 18, 1787) |
13 stars - 1777 to 1795 | Georgia (January 2, 1788) |
13 stars - 1777 to 1795 | Connecticut (January 9, 1788) |
13 stars - 1777 to 1795 | Massachusetts (February 6, 1788) |
13 stars - 1777 to 1795 | Maryland (April 28, 1788) |
13 stars - 1777 to 1795 | South Carolina (May 23, 1788) |
13 stars - 1777 to 1795 | New Hampshire (June 21, 1788) |
13 stars - 1777 to 1795 | Virginia (June 25, 1788) |
13 stars - 1777 to 1795 | New York (July 26, 1788) |
13 stars - 1777 to 1795 | North Carolina (November 21, 1789) |
13 stars - 1777 to 1795 | Rhode Island (May 29, 1790) |
15 stars - 1795 to 1818 | Vermont (March 4, 1791) |
15 stars - 1795 to 1818 | Kentucky (June 1, 1792) |
20 stars - 1818 to July 3, 1819 | Tennessee (June 1, 1796) |
20 stars - 1818 to July 3, 1819 | Ohio (March 1, 1803) |
20 stars - 1818 to July 3, 1819 | Louisiana (April 30, 1812) |
20 stars - 1818 to July 3, 1819 | Indiana (December 11, 1816) |
20 stars - 1818 to July 3, 1819 | Mississippi (December 10, 1817) |
21 stars - July 4, 1819 to July 3, 1820 | Illinois (December 3, 1818) |
23 stars - July 4, 1820 to July 3, 1822 | Alabama (December 14, 1819) |
23 stars - July 4, 1820 to July 3, 1822 | Maine (March 15, 1820) |
24 stars - July 4, 1822 to July 3, 1836 | Missouri (August 10, 1821) |
25 stars - July 4, 1836 to July 3, 1837 | Arkansas (June 15, 1836) |
26 stars - July 4, 1837 to July 3, 1845 | Michigan (Jan 26, 1837) |
27 stars - July 4, 1845 to July 3, 1846 | Florida (March 3, 1845) |
28 stars - July 4, 1846 to July 3, 1847 | Texas (December 29, 1845) |
29 stars - July 4, 1847 to July 3, 1848 | Iowa (December 28, 1846) |
30 stars - July 4, 1848 to July 3, 1851 | Wisconsin (May 29, 1848) |
31 stars - July 4, 1851 to July 3, 1858 | California (September 9, 1850) |
32 stars - July 4, 1858 to July 3, 1859 | Minnesota (May 11, 1858) |
33 stars - July 4, 1859 to July 3, 1861 | Oregon (February 14, 1859) |
34 stars - July 4, 1861 to July 3, 1863 | Kansas (January 29, 1861) |
35 stars - July 4, 1863 to July 3, 1865 | West Virginia (June 20, 1863) |
36 stars - July 4, 1865 to July 3, 1867 | Nevada (October 31, 1864) |
37 stars - July 4, 1867 to July 3, 1877 | Nebraska (March 1, 1867) |
38 stars - July 4, 1877 to July 3, 1890 | Colorado (August 1, 1876) |
43 stars - July 4, 1890 to July 3, 1891 | North Dakota (November 2, 1889) |
43 stars - July 4, 1890 to July 3, 1891 | South Dakota (November 2, 1889) |
43 stars - July 4, 1890 to July 3, 1891 | Montana (November 8, 1889) |
43 stars - July 4, 1890 to July 3, 1891 | Washington (November 11, 1889) |
43 stars - July 4, 1890 to July 3, 1891 | Idaho (July 3, 1890) |
44 stars - July 4, 1891 to July 3, 1896 | Wyoming (July 10, 1890) |
45 stars - July 4, 1896 to July 3, 1908 | Utah (January 4, 1896) |
46 stars - July 4, 1908 to July 3, 1912 | Oklahoma (November 16, 1907) |
48 stars - July 4, 1912 to July 3, 1959 | New Mexico (January 6, 1912) |
48 stars - July 4, 1912 to July 3, 1959 | Arizona (February 14, 1912)" |
49 stars - July 4, 1959 to July 3, 1960 | Alaska (January 3, 1959) |
50 stars - July 4, 1960 to present | Hawaii (August 21, 1959) |