Flag of Mississippi

What the flag looks like

A blue central band between two vertical red bands, separated by thin gold stripes; in the center, a white magnolia blossom ringed by 20 white stars and a gold star at the top, above the words IN GOD WE TRUST.

What it means

The magnolia stands for the state's hospitality, the 20 stars for Mississippi as the 20th state, and the gold star for its Native American peoples.

How to remember it

Mississippi's new flag is a white magnolia flower inside a ring of stars on blue, flanked by red bands.

Fun facts

• It replaced the 1894 flag, the last US state flag to contain the Confederate battle emblem.
• About 73 percent of voters approved the magnolia design in a November 2020 referendum.

Mississippi at a glance

Nickname

The Magnolia State

Statehood

1817

Capital

Jackson

Region

East South Central

Population

3.0 million

Area

125,438 km²

Flag adopted

2021