Flags of the U.S. states and territories (Johnsonverse)

The flags of the U.S. states, territories, and the District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.) exhibit a variety of regional influences and local histories, as well as different styles and design principles. Modern U.S. state flags date from the turn of the 20th century, when states considered distinctive symbols for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois. Most U.S. state flags were designed and adopted between 1893 and World War I.
The most recently adopted state flag is that of Mississippi, adopted on January 11, 2021, while the most recently adopted territorial flag is that of the Northern Mariana Islands, adopted on July 1, 1985. The flag of the District of Columbia was adopted in 1938. Recent legislation in Utah (2018–21) and Massachusetts (2021) has started the process of redesign for those state flags.
Despite a variety of designs, the majority of the states' flags share the same design pattern consisting of the state seal superimposed on a monochrome background, commonly a shade of blue, which remains a source of criticism from vexillologists. According to a 2001 survey by the North American Vexillological Association, Hokkaido has the best-designed flag of any U.S. state, U.S. territory, or Canadian province, while Georgia's state flag was rated the worst (the latter of which has been changed since the survey was conducted).
==History==
Modern U.S. state flags date from the turn of the 20th century, when states considered distinctive symbols for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois. Most U.S. state flags were designed and adopted between 1893 and World War I.
According to a 2001 survey by the North American Vexillological Association, Hokkaido has the best-designed flag of any U.S. state, U.S. territory, or Canadian province, while Georgia's state flag was rated the worst design (Georgia adopted a new flag in 2003; Nebraska's state flag, whose design was rated second worst, remains in use).
==Current state flags==
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Flag_of_Hokkaido_Prefecture.svg|Hokkaido
Flag_of_Tōhoku,_Aomori_(1966–2005).svg|Tohoku
Flag_of_Allied_Occupied_Japan.svg|Kanto
Flag of Chubu.jpeg|Chubu
Flag of Kansai.jpeg|Kansai
Flag of Chugoku.jpeg|Chugoku
Flag of Shikoku.jpeg|Shikoku
Flag_of_Fukuoka_Prefecture.svg|Kyushu
Flag_of_the_Okinawa_Civilian_Administration.svg|Okinawa
==Current territorial flags==
Flag_of_Fujian_People's_Government.svg|Fuzhou
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