# Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1981

Vehicle registration plates of the United States by year :
| Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1980 | Events of 1981 | Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1982 |
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 1981.

## Passenger baseplates

Passenger  Car  Plates :
| Region | Design | Slogan | Serial format | Serials issued | Notes |
| Alabama | | | | | |
| Alaska | | | | | |
| American Samoa | | | | | |
| Arizona | | | | | |
| Arkansas | Embossed red numbers on reflective white plate; "Arkansas" screened in blue centered at top | "Land of Opportunity" screened in blue centered at bottom | ABC 123 | GED 001 to POP 999 | Issued from 1978 to 1988. |
| California | | | | | |
| Colorado | | | | | |
| Connecticut | | | | | |
| Delaware | | | | | |
| District of Columbia | | | | | |
| District of Columbia | Presidential Inauguration | | | |
| Florida | | | | | |
| Georgia | | | | | |
| Guam | | | | | |
| Hawaii | | | | | |
| Idaho | | | | | |
| Illinois | | | | | |
| Indiana | | | | | |
| Iowa | | | | | |
| Kansas | Embossed white serial on blue plate; yellow wheat stalk graphic screened at left and "KANSAS" screened in yellow centered at top | | A/B C12345 | Coded by county of issuance (A/B) and month of expiration (C) | |
| Kentucky | | | | | |
| Louisiana | | | | | |
| Maine | | | | | |
| Maryland | | | | | |
| Massachusetts | | | | | |
| Michigan | | | | | |
| Minnesota | | | | | |
| Mississippi | | | | | |
| Missouri | | | | | |
| Montana | | | | | |
| Nebraska | | | | | |
| Nevada | | | | | |
| New Hampshire | | | | | |
| New Jersey | | | | | |
| New Mexico | | | | | |
| New York | | | | | |
| North Carolina | | | | | |
| North Dakota | | | | | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | | | | | |
| Ohio | | | | | |
| Oklahoma | | | | | |
| Oregon | | | | | |
| Pennsylvania | | | | | |
| Puerto Rico | | | | | |
| Rhode Island | | | | | |
| South Carolina | | | | | |
| South Dakota | | | | | |
| Tennessee | | | | | |
| Texas | | | | | |
| Utah | | | | | |
| Vermont | | | | | |
| Virginia | Embossed dark blue serial on reflective white plate with border line; "Virginia" screened in blue centered at top. | None | ABC-123 | | Still currently revalidated. |
| Washington | | | | | |
| West Virginia | | | | | |
| Wisconsin | Embossed black serial on reflective yellow plate; "WISCONSIN" at bottom, slogan at top; month of expiration at bottom left, debossed "80" at bottom right | AMERICA'S DAIRYLAND | A12-345 AB 1234 | Coded by month of expiration (A) | Revalidated for 1981 with white-on-green stickers. |
| Wyoming | | | | | |

## Non-passenger plates

Non-passenger  Plates :
| Region | Type | Design & Slogan | Serial format | Serials issued | Notes |
| Maine | Trailer | Embossed black serial on reflective white plate with border line; "MAINE 74" at top offset to left, "TRAILER" at bottom | 123-456 | 1 to approximately 125-000, 150-001 to 205-000 | Revalidated for 1981 with white-on-light-brown stickers. |
| Maine | Trailer | Embossed black serial on reflective white plate with border line; "MAINE 74" at top, "TRAILER" at bottom | 123-456 | 125-001 to approximately 150-000 | Revalidated for 1981 with white-on-light-brown stickers. |
| Maine | Trailer | Embossed black serial on reflective white plate with border line; "MAINE" at top offset to left, "TRAILER" at bottom | 123-456 | 205-001 to approximately 362-000 | Revalidated for 1981 with white-on-light-brown stickers. |
| Maine | Trailer | Embossed black serial on reflective white plate with border line; "MAINE" at top, "TRAILER" at bottom | 123-456 | 362-001 to approximately 599-999 | Revalidated for 1981 with white-on-light-brown stickers. |