Flag of Wyoming

What the flag looks like

A blue field with a white inner border and a red outer border, filled by a large white bison with the state seal printed on its side.

What it means

The bison once roamed the state, and the seal on it is said to represent the custom of branding livestock; red is said to honor Native Americans and the pioneers, white purity and blue the sky and mountains.

How to remember it

Wyoming is the bison flag: a big white buffalo branded with the state seal, inside red and white borders.

Fun facts

• The flag was designed by Verna Keays in a 1916 competition held by the Daughters of the American Revolution.
• Wyoming is the least populous US state.

Wyoming at a glance

Nickname

The Equality State

Statehood

1890

Capital

Cheyenne

Region

Mountain

Population

576,851

Area

253,335 km²

Flag adopted

1917