# Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1997

Vehicle registration plates of the United States by year :
| Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1996 | Events of 1997 | Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1998 |
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 1997.

## Passenger baseplates

Passenger  car  plates :
| Region | Design | Slogan | Serial format | Serials issued | Notes |
| Alabama | Embossed black serial on reflective white plate; pale blue fade with stars at top and pale red fade at bottom; "Alabama" screened in red at bottom. | "Heart of Dixie" screened in blue centered at top; with red heart behind the "of". | | | |
| Alaska | | | | | |
| American Samoa | | | | | |
| 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 | | | | | |
| California | | | | | |
| Colorado | Embossed white on reflective green; mountains at top. | None | | | |
| Connecticut | | | | | |
| Delaware | Flat gold serial on dark blue background; "DELAWARE" centered at bottom | "THE FIRST STATE" centered at top; | 1234567 | Random, but serials 1, 2, and 3 reserved | 1969 Delaware base |
| District of Columbia | | | | | |
| 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 at top corners. | "Celebrate & Discover" centered at bottom | AB-1234 | | |
| Florida | | | | | |
| Georgia | | | | | |
| Guam | | | | | |
| Hawaii | | | | | |
| Idaho | | | | | |
| Illinois | | | | | |
| Indiana | | | | | |
| Iowa | Embossed blue serial on reflective graphic plate with light blue sky, white city skyline and gray farm scene; "IOWA" screened in blue centered at top; county name on sticker centered at bottom | light blue county name on sticker | 123 ABC | 000 AAA to 399 FSK | 'D' series not used. |
| Kansas | Embossed blue serial on reflective light blue, white and light yellow gradient plate; yellow wheat stalk graphic screened in the center; "KANSAS" screened in blue centered at top | | ABC 123 | GRS 000 to approximately PAZ 999; SMA 000 to approximately SVC 499 | |
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| New York | | | | | |
| North Carolina | | | | | |
| North Dakota | | | | | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | | | | | |
| Ohio | | | | | |
| Oklahoma | | | | | |
| Oregon | | | | | |
| Pennsylvania | | | | | |
| Puerto Rico | Black on reflective white with fort graphic | "Isla Del Encanto" centered at bottom | ABC 123 | | |
| Rhode Island | | | | | |
| South Carolina | | | | | |
| South Dakota | | | | | |
| Tennessee | | | | | |
| Texas | | | | | |
| Utah | | | | | |
| Vermont | | | | | |
| Virginia | Embossed dark blue serial on reflective white plate; "VIRGINIA" screened in blue centered at top. | None | ABC-1234 | | |
| Washington | Embossed dark blue serial on reflective white plate with light blue Mount Rainier graphic and dark blue border line; "Washington" screened in red centered at top. | None | 123-ABC | | |
| West Virginia | | | | | |
| Wisconsin | | | | | |
| Wyoming | | | | | |

## Non-passenger plates

Non-passenger  plates :
| Image | Region | Type | Design and slogan | Serial format | Serials issued | Notes |
| | North Carolina | Temporary | | | | |