Vehicle registration plates of Oklahoma


The U.S. state of Oklahoma first required its residents to register their motor vehicles and display license plates in 1915. Plates are currently issued by the Oklahoma Tax Commission. Only rear plates have been required since 1944.

Passenger baseplates

1915 to 1978

In 1956, the United States, Canada, and Mexico came to an agreement with the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, the Automobile Manufacturers Association and the National Safety Council that standardized the size for license plates for vehicles at in height by in width, with standardized mounting holes. The 1955 issue was the first Oklahoma license plate that complied with these standards.
ImageDates issuedDesignSloganSerial formatSerials issuedNotes
1915Embossed blue serial on white plate; vertical "OKLA" and "1915" at left and right respectivelynone123454001 to approximately 33500, with gapsSingle series of serials used for all classes of vehicles, with blocks reserved for non-passenger classes. This practice continued in one form or another through 1938.
1916Embossed white serial on blue plate; vertical "OKLA" and "1916" at left and right respectivelynone123452501 to approximately 60500, with gaps
1917Embossed white serial on brown plate; vertical "OKLA" and "1917" at left and right respectivelynone1234566501 to approximately 118500, with gaps
1918Embossed yellow serial on green plate; vertical "OKLA" and "1918" at left and right respectivelynone12345618001 to approximately 131500
1919Embossed green serial on yellow plate with border line; vertical "OKLA" and "1919" at left and right respectivelynone1234568001 to approximately 156500
1920Embossed white serial on blue plate with border line; vertical "OKLA" and "1920" at left and right respectivelynone1234568001 to approximately 212000
1921Embossed white serial on brown plate with border line; vertical "OKLA" and "1921" at left and right respectivelynone12345610001 to approximately 231500, with gaps
1922Embossed black serial on turquoise plate with border line; vertical "OKLA" and "1922" at left and right respectivelynone123-45611-001 to approximately 261-000, with gaps
1923Embossed white serial on maroon plate with border line; vertical "OKLA" and "1923" at left and right respectivelynone123-45618-001 to approximately 313-000
1924Embossed white serial on olive green plate with border line; vertical "OKLA" and "1924" at left and right respectivelynone123F456
123.456		Plates with an 'F' in the serial were issued on Fords. This practice continued through 1928.
1925Embossed silver serial on black plate; silver lines at top and bottom borders; "1925 OKLA" at rightnone123F456
123.456
1926Embossed black serial on yellow plate; black lines at top and bottom borders; "OKLA 1926" at bottomnone123F456
123-456
1927Embossed yellow serial on black plate with border line; "OKLA 1927" at bottomnone123F45630F001 to approximately 375F000
1927Embossed yellow serial on black plate with border line; "OKLA 1927" at bottomnone123-456495-001 to approximately 674-000
1928Embossed black serial on yellow plate with border line; vertical "OKLA" and "1928" at left and right respectivelynone123F45635F001 to approximately 370F000
1928Embossed black serial on yellow plate with border line; vertical "OKLA" and "1928" at left and right respectivelynone123-456480-001 to approximately 727-000
1929Embossed yellow serial on black plate with border line; "OK–29" centered at topnone123-45650-001 to approximately 571-000
1930Embossed black serial on yellow plate with border line; "OKLA–1930" centered at bottomnone123-45660-001 to approximately 597-000
1931Embossed yellow serial on black plate with border line; "OKLA–1931" centered at bottomnone123-45660-001 to approximately 564-000
1932Embossed black serial on yellow plate with border line; "OKLAHOMA-1932" at topnone123-45660-001 to approximately 464-000First use of the full state name.
1933Embossed yellow serial on black plate with border line; "OKLAHOMA-1933" at bottomnone123-45660-001 to approximately 481-000
1934Embossed black serial on yellow plate with border line; "OKLAHOMA-1934" at topnone123A45660A001 to approximately 507A000
1935Embossed black serial on white plate with border line; "1935-OKLAHOMA" at bottomnone123A45660A001 to approximately 510A000
1936Embossed black serial on yellow plate with border line; "1936-OKLAHOMA" at topnone123-45660-001 to approximately 516-000Front and rear plates required; rear plates used an 'R' as the separator in the serial.
1937Embossed yellow serial on black plate with border line; "1937-OKLAHOMA" at bottomnone123-45660-001 to approximately 528-000Front plates used an 'F' as the separator in the serial, while rear plates used an 'R'.
1938Embossed black serial on yellow plate with border line; "OKLAHOMA-1938" at topnone123-45660-001 to approximately 546-000
1939Embossed black serial on silver plate with border line; "OK–39" at bottom, offset to rightnoneA/B123County-coded
1940Embossed black serial on yellow plate with border line; "OKLA–1940" at topnone1-12345
10-1234		County-coded
1941Embossed white serial on black plate with border line; "OKLA—1941" at bottomnone1-12345
10-1234		County-coded
Embossed dark blue serial on white plate with border line; "OKLA-1942" at topnone1-12345
10-1234		County-coded Revalidated for 1943 with windshield stickers, due to metal conservation for World War II.
1944Embossed black serial on yellow plate with border line; "OKLAHOMA–44" at topnone1-12345
10-1234		County-coded Only rear plates issued; this practice continues today.
1945Embossed orange serial on black plate with border line; "OKLAHOMA–45" at bottomnone1-12345
10-1234		County-coded
1946–47Embossed white serial on black plate with border line; "OKLAHOMA–46" at topnone1-12345
10-1234		County-coded Revalidated for 1947 with yellow tabs.
1948Embossed black serial on yellow plate with border line; "OKLAHOMA–48" at bottomnone1-12345
10-1234		County-coded
1949Embossed white serial on black plate with border line; "49–OKLAHOMA" at topnone1-12345
10-1234		County-coded
1950Embossed black serial on white plate with border line; "50–OKLAHOMA" at bottomnone1-12345
1-A1234
10-1234
10-A123		County-coded
1951Embossed black serial on yellow plate with border line; "51–OKLAHOMA" at topnone1-12345
1-A1234
10-1234
10-A123		County-coded
1952Embossed white serial on black plate with border line; "52–OKLAHOMA" at bottomnone1-12345
1-A1234
10-1234
10-A123		County-coded
1953Embossed black serial on yellow plate with border line; "OKLAHOMA–53" at topnone1-12345
1-A1234
10-1234
10-A123		County-coded
1954Embossed yellow serial on black plate with border line; "54-OKLAHOMA" at bottomnone1-12345
1-A1234
10-1234
10-A123		County-coded
1955Embossed white serial on black plate with border line; "55" at top right"VISIT OKLAHOMA" at top, offset to left1-12345
1-A1234
10-1234
10-A123		County-coded
1956Embossed black serial on white plate with border line; "56" at bottom right"VISIT OKLAHOMA" at bottom, offset to left1-123456
10-12345		County-coded
1957Embossed white serial on black plate with border line; "57" at top right"VISIT OKLAHOMA" at top, offset to left1-123456
10-12345		County-coded
1958Embossed black serial on white plate with border line; "58" at top right"VISIT OKLAHOMA" at top, offset to left1-123456
10-12345		County-coded
1959Embossed white serial on black plate with border line; "59" at top right"VISIT OKLAHOMA" at top, offset to left1-123456
10-12345		County-coded
1960Embossed black serial on white plate; "19" at top left and "60" at top right"VISIT OKLAHOMA" centered at top1-123456
10-12345		County-coded
1961Embossed white serial on black plate; "19" at top left and "61" at top right"VISIT OKLAHOMA" centered at top1-123456
10-12345		County-coded
1962Embossed black serial on white plate; "19" at top left and "62" at top right"VISIT OKLAHOMA" centered at top1-123456
10-12345		County-coded
1963Embossed white serial on black plate with border line; "19 OKLAHOMA 63" at topnoneAB-1234County-codedTwo-letter county codes introduced. Serials with numbers below 1000 used leading zeros; this happened again in 1964.
1964Embossed black serial on white plate; "19 OKLAHOMA 64" at topnoneAB-1234County-coded
1965Embossed white serial on black plate; "19 OKLAHOMA 65" at topnoneAB-1234County-coded
1966Embossed black serial on white plate; "19 OKLAHOMA 66" at topnoneAB-1234County-coded
1967Embossed red serial on reflective white plate; "67" at top left"OKLAHOMA IS OK" at top, offset to rightAB-1234County-coded
1968Embossed black serial on reflective orange plate; "68" at top left"OKLAHOMA IS OK" at top, offset to rightAB-1234County-coded
1969Embossed red serial on reflective white plate; "69" at top left"OKLAHOMA IS OK" at top, offset to rightAB-1234County-coded
1970Embossed green serial on reflective white plate; "70" at top left"OKLAHOMA IS OK" at top, offset to rightAB-1234County-coded
1971Embossed red serial on reflective white plate; "71" at top left"OKLAHOMA IS OK" at top, offset to rightAB-1234
ABC-1234		County-codedThree-letter county codes introduced in some counties that had exhausted their two-letter allocations.
1972Embossed green serial on reflective white plate; "72" at top left"OKLAHOMA IS OK" at top, offset to rightAB-1234
ABC-1234		County-coded
1973Embossed red serial on reflective white plate; "73" at top left"OKLAHOMA IS OK" at top, offset to rightAB-1234
ABC-1234		County-codedCarried over into 1974 after the plate shop at Oklahoma State Penitentiary was hit by fire during a riot in July 1973, destroying the supply of 1974 plates.
1973–74As above, but with border line"OKLAHOMA IS OK" at top, offset to rightAB-1234
ABC-1234		County-codedSupplemental plates manufactured by Polyvend Inc. of Arkansas while the prison plate shop was being repaired.
Embossed green serial on reflective white plate; "74" at top left"OKLAHOMA IS OK" at top, offset to rightAB-1234
ABC-1234		County-codedMost of these plates were destroyed in the prison plate shop fire of July 1973 ; salvaged plates were not issued.
1975Embossed green serial on reflective white plate with border line; "75" at top left"OKLAHOMA IS OK" at top, offset to rightAB-1234
ABC-1234		County-codedManufactured by Polyvend Inc. while the prison plate shop was being repaired.
1976Embossed red serial on reflective white plate with border line; "19 OKLAHOMA 76" at top"1776 BICENTENNIAL 1976" at bottomAB-1234
ABC-1234		County-coded
1977Embossed green serial on reflective white plate with border line; "77" at top left"OKLAHOMA IS OK" at top, offset to rightAB-1234
ABC-1234		County-coded
1978Embossed red serial on reflective white plate with border line; "78" at top left"OKLAHOMA IS OK" at top, offset to rightAB-1234
ABC-1234		County-coded

1979 to present

County coding

The order of the numeric county codes used from 1952-61 was based on the populations of each county according to the 1950 United States Census, and the order of the codes used in 1962 was based on the populations of each county according to the 1960 Census.
CountyNumeric codes, 1952-61Numeric codes, 19622-letter codes, 1963-823-letter codes, 1971-82
Adair4646AD, AR
Alfalfa6262AL
Atoka5157AT
Beaver7369BV
Beckham2935BK, BE
Blaine4549BL
Bryan2527BR, BY
Caddo1620CA, CD
Canadian2626CN, CXCNN, CXX, CCN
Carter1412CR, CECRR
Cherokee3736CZCZZ
Choctaw3239CW
Cimarron7777CI
Cleveland117CL, CV, CY, CFCLL, CVV, CFF, CYY, CLE, CLV, CLY
Coal7174CO
Comanche43CC, CH, CM, CB, CPCCC, CCB, CCH, CMH
Cotton6665CT
Craig3937CGCGG
Creek1011CK, CJ, CUCKK
Custer3028CSCSS
Delaware4745DL, DE
Dewey6870DW
Ellis7575EL
Garfield55GA, GR, GF, GB, GL
Garvin2422GV, GN
Grady1718GD, GYGDD
Grant6464GT
Greer5960GE
Harmon7073HM
Harper7671HP
Haskell5458HK
Hughes3140HG
Jackson3317JA, JK, JS, JX
Jefferson6063JE
Johnston6361JN
Kay66KA, KY, KKKAY
Kingfisher5554KF
Kiowa3841KW
Latimer6767LA
Le Flore1519LE, LF, LR
Lincoln2831LN, LL
Logan2732LG, LO
Love7272LV
Major6566MA
Marshall6968MR
Mayes3530ME, MY
McClain4847ML, MN
McCurtain2225MC, MT
McIntosh4048MO
Murray6155MU
Muskogee34MK, MG, MS, MBMKK
Noble5756NB
Nowata5653NW
Okfuskee4351OK
Oklahoma11XA-YZXXA, XXY-XXZ
Okmulgee814OM, OLOML
Osage1916OS, OA, OE, OGOSG
Ottawa2121OT, OWOTT
Pawnee5352PW
Payne78PA, PY, PFPYY
Pittsburg1215PB, PSPPB
Pontotoc2323PN, PC
Pottawatomie910PT, PE, PDPTT
Pushmataha5859PM
Roger Mills7476RM
Rogers3629RG, RE, RO, RR
Seminole1324SM, SE
Sequoyah3434SY, SH
Stephens1813ST, SP, SNSTE
Texas5243TX, TS
Tillman4242TL
Tulsa22ZA-ZZZZA-ZZP
Wagoner4438WG, WN
Washington209WA, WH, WS, WI
Washita4133WT
Woods4950WD
Woodward5044WW, WE, WB

Optional plates