# Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1940

Vehicle registration plates of the United States by year :
| Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1939 | Events of 1940 | Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1941 |
Each of the 48 states of the United States of America plus several of its territories and the District of Columbia issued individual passenger license plates for 1940.

## Passenger baseplates

Passenger  Car  Plates :
| Region | Design | Slogan | Serial format | Serials issued | Notes |
| Alabama | | | | | |
| Alaska | | | | | |
| American Samoa | | | | | |
| Arizona | | | | | |
| Arkansas | | | | | |
| California | | | | | |
| Canal Zone | | | | | |
| Colorado | | | | | |
| Connecticut | | | | | |
| Delaware | | | | | |
| District of Columbia | | | | | |
| Florida | | | | | |
| Georgia | | | | | |
| Guam | | | | | |
| Hawai'i | | | | | |
| Idaho | | | | | |
| Illinois | | | | | |
| Indiana | | | | | |
| Iowa | | | | | |
| Kansas | Embossed white serial with border line on black plate ; "KANSAS '40" centered at bottom | none | 1-1234 12-1234 | Coded by county of issuance (1 or 12) | |
| Kentucky | | | | | |
| Louisiana | | | | | |
| Maine | | | | | |
| Maryland | | | | | |
| Massachusetts | | | | | |
| Michigan | | | | | |
| Minnesota | | | | | |
| Mississippi | | | | | |
| Missouri | | | | | |
| Montana | | | | | |
| Nebraska | Orange on turquoise with State Capitol graphic; "NEBRASKA 40" at bottom | none | 1-12345 10-1234 | Coded by county of issuance (1 or 10) | |
| Nevada | | | | | |
| New Hampshire | | | | | |
| New Jersey | | | | | |
| New Mexico | | | | | |
| New York | | | | | |
| North Carolina | | | | | |
| North Dakota | Embossed yellow serial on black plate with border line; vertical "ND" and "1940" at left and right respectively | none | 123-456 | 1 to approximately 147-000 | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | | | | | |
| Ohio | | | | | |
| Oklahoma | | | | | |
| Oregon | | | | | |
| Pennsylvania | | | | | |
| Puerto Rico | | | | | |
| Rhode Island | | | | | |
| South Carolina | | | | | |
| South Dakota | | | | | |
| Tennessee | | | | | |
| Texas | | | | | |
| Utah | | | | | |
| Vermont | | | | | |
| Virginia | | | | | |
| Washington | | | | | |
| West Virginia | | | | | |
| Wisconsin | | | | | |
| Wyoming | | | | | Sample plate shown. |

## Non-passenger plates

Non-passenger  Plates :
| Region | Type | Design & Slogan | Serial format | Serials issued | Notes |
| Wisconsin | City Bus | Embossed red serial on white plate; "CITY" over "BUS" at left, "WISCONSIN 1940" at top, "AMERICA'S DAIRYLAND" at bottom | 1 A | Coded by weight class | |
| Wisconsin | City Bus | Embossed white serial on dark blue plate with border line; "CITY" over "BUS" at left, "WISCONSIN 1940" at top, "EXP. 3-31-40" at bottom | 1 A | Coded by weight class | It is unknown what this plate was used for, other than it is a city bus plate type. |
| Wisconsin | Dealer | Embossed red serial on white plate; "WIS DEALER 1940" at top, "AMERICA'S DAIRYLAND" at bottom | 1234A | Dealer number and plate number | Number is the dealer number, letter is the plate number for that dealer |
| Wisconsin | Farm | Embossed blue serial on yellow plate; "39 FARM TR'K 40" at top, vertical "WIS" at left | 12-345 | 1 to approximately 58-000 | |
| Wisconsin | Interurban bus | Embossed white serial on dark blue plate; "INT" over "BUS" at left, "WISCONSIN 1940" at top, "EXP. 3-31-40" at bottom | 12 A | Coded by weight class | |
| Wisconsin | Motorcycle | Embossed red serial on white plate; "1940 WIS" at top | 1234 | 1 to approximately 3200 | |
| Wisconsin | Municipal | Embossed white serial on red plate; "WISCONSIN 1940" at top, "AMERICA'S DAIRYLAND" at bottom; embossed hollow star at right. | 1234 | 1 to approximately 8800 | Identifiable with a hollow star |
| Wisconsin | Trailer | Embossed blue serial on yellow plate; "39 WIS TRAILER 40" at top | 1234 A | Coded by weight class | Weight classes are same as truck. It is unknown if heavy trailers received green plates like heavy trucks did. |
| Wisconsin | Trailer | Embossed yellow serial on blue plate; "WIS TRAILER" at top, "EXP. 3-31-40" at bottom | 12 A | Coded by weight class | Weight classes are F, G, H, J, K, L, M, and N. It is unknown what this plate was used for, other than it was used on trailers. |
| Wisconsin | Truck | Embossed blue serial on yellow plate; "39 WIS TRUCK 40" at top | 12-345 A | Coded by weight class | Weight classes are A, B, C, and D |
| Wisconsin | Truck | Embossed white serial on green plate; "39 WIS TRUCK 40" at top | 12-345 A | Coded by weight class | Weight classes are E, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, and N. |
| Wisconsin | Truck | Embossed yellow serial on blue plate; "WIS TRUCK" at top, "EXP. 3-31-40" at bottom | 12 A | Coded by weight class | Weight classes are F, G, H, J, K, L, M, and N. It is unknown what this plate was used for, other than it was a truck plate type. |