The 2004 NAVA City Flag Survey is a flag survey made by NAVA to rank 150 city flags from the United States.
List[]
Washington, D.C. (9.17)
Chicago, Illinois (9.03)
Denver, Colorado (8.86)
Phoenix, Arizona (8.65)- St. Louis, Missouri (8.56)
- Wichita, Kansas (8.41)
- Portland, Oregon (8.38)
- Indianapolis, Indiana (8.35)
- Louisville, Kentucky (8.11 | 1934-2003)
- Corpus Christi, Texas (8.02)
- Madison, Wisconsin (7.92 | 1962-2018)
- Jackson, Mississippi (7.83)
- San Antonio, Texas (7.79)
- Des Moines, Iowa (7.77 | 1974-2009/2019-present)
- Richmond, Virginia (7.76)
- New Orleans, Louisiana (7.74)
- Irving, Texas (7.65 | 1975-2009)
- Baltimore, Maryland (7.64)
- Colorado Springs, Colorado (7.05)
- Fremont, California (6.79)
- Dallas, Texas (6.27)
- Cincinnati, Ohio (6.26)
- St. Petersburg, Florida (6.24)
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (6.06)
- Albuquerque, New Mexico (5.89)
- Omaha, Nebraska (5.59)
- Minneapolis, Minnesota (5.58)
- Annapolis, Maryland (5.39)
- Anchorage, Alaska (5.33)
- Seattle, Washington (5.32)
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (5.30)
- Buffalo, New York (5.26)
- Los Angeles, California (5.24)
- Albany, New York (5.20)
- San Francisco, California (5.14)
- Fresno, California (5.12)
- New York City, New York (5.11)
- Jacksonville, Florida (5.03)
- Birmingham, Alabama (4.97)
- Sacramento, California (4.97)
- Springfield, Illinois (4.89 | with lettering)
- Wilmington, Delaware (4.88)
- Nashville, Tennessee (4.85)
- St. Paul, Minnesota (4.80)
- Montgomery, Alabama (4.76)
- Topeka, Kansas (4.76 | 1977-2019)
- Oakland, California (4.74)
- Shreveport, Louisiana (4.74)
- Fort Smith, Arkansas (4.73)
- Charleston, West Virginia (4.71)
- Salem, Oregon (4.71 | 1972-2022)
- Fort Wayne, Indiana (4.62)
- Rochester, New York (4.61)
- Memphis, Tennessee (4.56)
- Houston, Texas (4.55)
- Raleigh, North Carolina (4.48)
- San Diego, California (4.47)
- Arlington, Texas (4.45 | 1980-2008)
- Cleveland, Ohio (4.45)
- Casper, Wyoming (4.42)
- Riverside, California (4.42 | 1967-2020)
- Austin, Texas (4.38)
- Jefferson City, Missouri (4.36 | 1990-2025)
- Concord, New Hampshire (4.30)
- Tallahassee, Florida (4.29 | 1955-1986)
- Charlotte, North Carolina (4.24)
- Fort Worth, Texas (4.24 | 1968-2004)
- Trenton, New Jersey (4.24)
- Chesapeake, Virginia (4.20)
- Miami, Florida (4.18)
- Detroit, Michigan (4.17 | 1976-2000)
- Columbus, Ohio (4.09)
- Grand Forks, North Dakota (4.09)
- Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (4.09)
- Little Rock, Arkansas (4.06)
- Mobile, Alabama (4.05)
- Worcester, Massachusetts (4.02)
- San Jose, California (3.97)
- Tampa, Florida (3.97)
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana (3.95)
- Cheyenne, Wyoming (3.95)
- Newark, New Jersey (3.86)
- Plano, Texas (3.86 | 1980-2013)
- Carson City, Nevada (3.85)
- Columbia, South Carolina (3.83 | 1912-2020)
- Garland, Texas (3.79)
- Jersey City, New Jersey (3.79)
- Lincoln, Nebraska (3.79 | 1931-2022)
- Dover, Delaware (3.77)
- Long Beach, California (3.70 | 1967-2020)
- El Paso, Texas (3.67)
- Santa Ana, California (3.65)
- Las Vegas, Nevada (3.61)
- Toledo, Ohio (3.61 | 1994-2025)
- Bismarck, North Dakota (3.59)
- Atlanta, Georgia (3.58)
- Augusta, Maine (3.58)
- Greensboro, North Carolina (3.48 | 1965-2016)
- Salt Lake City, Utah (3.47 | 1969-2006)
- Stockton, California (3.45)
- Warwick, Rhode Island (3.44)
- Glendale, Arizona (3.38 | 1990-2019)
- Kansas City, Missouri (3.38 | 1992-2023)
- Aurora, Colorado (3.36 | 1969-2011)
- Grand Rapids, Michigan (3.36)
- Billings, Montana (3.35)
- Burlington, Vermont (3.29 | 1990-2017)
- Lansing, Michigan (3.20)
- Olympia, Washington (3.18)
- Augusta, Georgia (3.15)
- Spokane, Washington (3.15 | 1967-2021)
- Lexington, Kentucky (3.11)
- Bakersfield, California (3.09)
- Boise, Idaho (3.05 | 2001-2020)
- Pierre, South Dakota (3.05)
- Norfolk, Virginia (3.00)
- Santa Fe, New Mexico (2.97)
- Manchester, New Hampshire (2.95)
- Hartford, Connecticut (2.94)
- Glendale, California (2.92)
- Gulfport, Mississippi (2.92 | between 1977 and 1981-2024)
- Honolulu, Hawaii (2.91)
- Helena, Montana (2.89)
- Tulsa, Oklahoma (2.88 | 1973-2018)
- Virginia Beach, Virginia (2.88)
- Akron, Ohio (2.86 | 1996-2009)
- Yonkers, New York (2.86)
- Scottsdale, Arizona (2.80)
- Providence, Rhode Island (2.79)
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (2.74)
- Portland, Maine (2.74)
- Tacoma, Washington (2.74)
- Boston, Massachusetts (2.71)
- Juneau, Alaska (2.70)
- Tucson, Arizona (2.67)
- Charleston, South Carolina (2.61)
- Anaheim, California (2.56 | 1967-2018/2019-present)
- Maui, Hawaii (2.56)
- Bridgeport, Connecticut (2.50)
- Frankfort, Kentucky (2.41 | 1959-2024)
- Montpelier, Vermont (2.35 | 2000-2017)
- Cedar Rapids, Iowa (2.23 | 1962-2021)
- Provo, Utah (2.14 | 1989-2015)
- Lubbock, Texas (1.92 | 1999-2011)
- Hialeah, Florida (1.85)
- Mesa, Arizona (1.73 | ????-2005)
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin (1.59)
- Rapid City, South Dakota (1.56 | 1990-2010/2011)
- Huntington, West Virginia (1.50 | 1976-2004)
- Pocatello, Idaho (1.48 | 2001-2017)
Flag Changes[]
These flag changes happened before, during, or after the flag survey.
- Louisville, Kentucky | 2003 | after the merger with Jefferson County.
- Madison, Wisconsin | July 24, 2018 | in response to the immense backlash about the former.[1]
- Des Moines, Iowa | 2008 | city opted to have a new flag design, relinquished following a protest by a local couple in 2019.[2]
- Irving, Texas | 2009 | new adopted logo.
- Springfield, Illinois | October 22, 1917 | city's name does not appear on the flag.[3]
- Topeka, Kansas | November 12, 2019 | after the flag redesign.
- Salem, Oregon | July 11, 2022 | after the flag redesign.[4]
- | Arlington, Texas | 2008/2014 | logo would be redesigned two times.
- Riverside, California | December 8, 2020 | after the flag redesign.
- Jefferson City, Missouri | May 19, 2025 | after the flag redesign.
- | | Tallahassee, Florida | 1986/2002/2020 | unknown reasons.
- Fort Worth, Texas | July 6, 2004 | city council decided to change the flag.
- Detroit, Michigan | 2002 | design of seal modified.
- Plano, Texas | 2013 | design modified.
- Columbia, South Carolina | March 10, 2020 | after the flag redesign.
- Lincoln, Nebraska | January 24, 2022 | after the flag redesign.
- Long Beach, California | 2020 | design modified.
- Toledo, Ohio | January 7, 2025 | after the flag redesign.
- Greensboro, North Carolina | 2016 | flag became outdated.
- | Salt Lake City, Utah | 2006/2020 | after the flag redesigns.
- Glendale, Arizona | 2019 | new adopted logo.
- | Kansas City, Missouri | 1995/2023 | unofficially amended in 1995, new flag adopted on February 9, 2023.
- Aurora, Colorado | 2011 | new adopted seal.
- Burlington, Vermont | November 27, 2017 | after the flag redesign.
- Spokane, Washington | June 14, 2021 | after the flag redesign.
- Lexington, Kentucky | 2017 | adopted as a separate flag, not a redesign.
- Boise, Idaho | 2020 | design modified.
- | Gulfport, Mississippi | unknown/2024 | old flag became outdated, new flag adopted on December 17, 2024.
- Tulsa, Oklahoma | October 3, 2018 | after the flag redesign.
- Akron, Ohio | 2009 | design of seal modified.
- Scottsdale, Arizona | February 19, 2019 | after the flag redesign poll, rescinded on March 5, 2019.[5]
- Anaheim, California | August 28, 2018 | after the flag redesign, relinquished in 2019.
- Frankfort, Kentucky | December 9, 2024 | after the flag redesign.
- Montpelier, Vermont | July 9, 2017 | after the flag redesign.
- Cedar Rapids, Iowa | September 18, 2021 | after the flag redesign.
- Provo, Utah | January 6, 2015 | after the flag redesign.
- | Lubbock, Texas | 1971/2011 | different from one used in survey/came back in 2011.
- Mesa, Arizona | March 4, 2005 | after the flag contest.
- Rapid City, South Dakota | unknown (possibly 2010 or 2011) | after a flag redesign contest.
- | Huntington, West Virginia | 2004/2022 | unknown reasons.
- Pocatello, Idaho | July 20, 2017 | after the flag redesign contest.
References[]
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Flag Surveys |
