This is a list of tartans that have been adopted by law by their respective state legislatures as official U.S. state symbols. Not all states have an official tartan.
State | Tartan | Year | Name | Pattern (sett) |
---|---|---|---|---|
California | 2001 [1] [2] | California state tartan | Y8 B2 G20 S4 G20 S8 G20 S4 G20 B32 A56 B2 K8 | |
Colorado | 1997 [3] [4] | Colorado state tartan | [Y/8] R6 MB34 K40 G4 W6 Lv6 W6 [G/64] | |
Connecticut | 1995 [5] [6] | Connecticut state tartan [5] | ||
Georgia | 1997 [7] [8] | Georgia tartan [7] | ||
Hawaii | 2008 [9] | Hawaii tartan [10] | A8 R4 Y4 A48 E16 GN40 Y4 R6 [9] | |
Illinois | 2012 [11] | Illinois state tartan | ||
Iowa | 2004 [12] | Iowa tartan [13] | ||
Louisiana | 2001 [14] | Louisiana tartan [15] | ||
Massachusetts | 2003 [16] | Bay State tartan [16] | DB8 LB4 DB48 R3 DB10 R8 G4 DB8 AW4 DB22 G6 DB6 G12
[17]
DB8 LB4 DB48 R4 DB10 R8 G4 DB8 VLT4 DB22 G6 DB6 G12 [18] | |
Michigan | 2010 | State of Michigan tartan [19] | ||
Missouri | 2019 [20] [21] | Missouri state tartan | G6, DT4, G4, DT4, B4, DT4, B6, A6, R4, W4, G8, W4, R4, A6, B6, DT4, B4, DT4, G4, DT4, G6, DT4, G16, DT12, G16, A4, G16, DT12, G16, DT4 | |
Nevada | 2001 [22] | Nevada state tartan [23] | ||
New Hampshire | 1995 [24] [25] | New Hampshire state tartan [24] | ||
North Carolina | 1991 [26] | Carolina tartan [27] | R64 A28 K32 Y6 K6 W8 K8 R4 G56 R26 K8 R8 W4 [28] | |
Oklahoma | 1999 | Oklahoma tartan | R3 W6 B42 Y4 K16 Y4 B42 W6 R3 | |
Rhode Island | 2000 [29] | Official Rhode Island tartan | ||
South Carolina | 2002 [30] | Carolina tartan [31] | R64 A28 K32 Y6 K6 W8 K8 R4 G56 R26 K8 R8 W4 [28] | |
Tennessee | 1999 [32] | Tennessee state tartan | ||
Texas | 1989 | Texas Bluebonnet tartan [33] | G4 R2 B16 W2 R2 W2 LB16 W2 LB16 W2 Y1 [33] | |
Utah | 1996 [34] | Utah Centennial tartan [34] | W2 B6 R6 B4 R6 G18 R6 W4 [34] | |
Virginia | 2007 [35] | Virginia Quadricentennial tartan [35] | ||
Washington | 1991 (designed 1988) [36] | Washington state tartan [37] [36] |
WW6 DR6 RB32 G64 A6 K6 MY4 [38] | |
West Virginia | 2008 | Official tartan of the State of West Virginia |
GO8 G8 B16 G16 A12 SCR54 W2 K6 SCR54 G16 SCR16 B16 G8 GO8 [39] | |
Wisconsin | 2008 | Wisconsin tartan [40] | [B/44] R6 B4 N6 K28 DG40 DY4 DG40 K28 B22 [DT/12] [41] |
This is a list of tartans that have been adopted by law by their respective state legislatures as official U.S. state symbols. Not all states have an official tartan.
State | Tartan | Year | Name | Pattern (sett) |
---|---|---|---|---|
California | 2001 [1] [2] | California state tartan | Y8 B2 G20 S4 G20 S8 G20 S4 G20 B32 A56 B2 K8 | |
Colorado | 1997 [3] [4] | Colorado state tartan | [Y/8] R6 MB34 K40 G4 W6 Lv6 W6 [G/64] | |
Connecticut | 1995 [5] [6] | Connecticut state tartan [5] | ||
Georgia | 1997 [7] [8] | Georgia tartan [7] | ||
Hawaii | 2008 [9] | Hawaii tartan [10] | A8 R4 Y4 A48 E16 GN40 Y4 R6 [9] | |
Illinois | 2012 [11] | Illinois state tartan | ||
Iowa | 2004 [12] | Iowa tartan [13] | ||
Louisiana | 2001 [14] | Louisiana tartan [15] | ||
Massachusetts | 2003 [16] | Bay State tartan [16] | DB8 LB4 DB48 R3 DB10 R8 G4 DB8 AW4 DB22 G6 DB6 G12
[17]
DB8 LB4 DB48 R4 DB10 R8 G4 DB8 VLT4 DB22 G6 DB6 G12 [18] | |
Michigan | 2010 | State of Michigan tartan [19] | ||
Missouri | 2019 [20] [21] | Missouri state tartan | G6, DT4, G4, DT4, B4, DT4, B6, A6, R4, W4, G8, W4, R4, A6, B6, DT4, B4, DT4, G4, DT4, G6, DT4, G16, DT12, G16, A4, G16, DT12, G16, DT4 | |
Nevada | 2001 [22] | Nevada state tartan [23] | ||
New Hampshire | 1995 [24] [25] | New Hampshire state tartan [24] | ||
North Carolina | 1991 [26] | Carolina tartan [27] | R64 A28 K32 Y6 K6 W8 K8 R4 G56 R26 K8 R8 W4 [28] | |
Oklahoma | 1999 | Oklahoma tartan | R3 W6 B42 Y4 K16 Y4 B42 W6 R3 | |
Rhode Island | 2000 [29] | Official Rhode Island tartan | ||
South Carolina | 2002 [30] | Carolina tartan [31] | R64 A28 K32 Y6 K6 W8 K8 R4 G56 R26 K8 R8 W4 [28] | |
Tennessee | 1999 [32] | Tennessee state tartan | ||
Texas | 1989 | Texas Bluebonnet tartan [33] | G4 R2 B16 W2 R2 W2 LB16 W2 LB16 W2 Y1 [33] | |
Utah | 1996 [34] | Utah Centennial tartan [34] | W2 B6 R6 B4 R6 G18 R6 W4 [34] | |
Virginia | 2007 [35] | Virginia Quadricentennial tartan [35] | ||
Washington | 1991 (designed 1988) [36] | Washington state tartan [37] [36] |
WW6 DR6 RB32 G64 A6 K6 MY4 [38] | |
West Virginia | 2008 | Official tartan of the State of West Virginia |
GO8 G8 B16 G16 A12 SCR54 W2 K6 SCR54 G16 SCR16 B16 G8 GO8 [39] | |
Wisconsin | 2008 | Wisconsin tartan [40] | [B/44] R6 B4 N6 K28 DG40 DY4 DG40 K28 B22 [DT/12] [41] |