All men are created equal, but American license plates? Nope. Anybody stuck in stop-and-go traffic on a given U.S. interstate highway knows this truth to be self-evident.

Thankfully, we’ve recently chiseled out a definitive list ranking each plate from worst (#50) to best (#1). Explanations have been redacted, however, and will be released to the public at a later date.

50. Maryland

49. Pennsylvania

48. New Jersey

47. New York

46. Texas

45. Connecticut

44. Indiana

43. Alaska

42. Kansas

41. Michigan

40. Virginia

39. Rhode Island

38. Ohio

37. Oklahoma

36. North Dakota

35. Florida

34. Missouri

33. Arkansas

32. Idaho

31. Massachusetts

30. Nevada

29. Maine

28. South Dakota

27. Utah

26. Wyoming

25. Alabama

24. Illinois

23. Mississippi

22. Minnesota

21. North Carolina

20. Tennessee

19. West Virginia

18. Arizona

17. Georgia

16. Montana

15. Kentucky

14. Louisiana

13. Oregon

 

12. Wisconsin

 

11. South Carolina

 

10. Washington

 

9. New Mexico

 

8. Iowa

 

7. Nebraska

 

6. Delaware

 

5. Hawaii

 

4. California

 

3. Vermont

 

2. New Hampshire

 

1. Colorado

 

Perhaps the best license plate, however, doesn’t represent a state — per se. It represents a district.

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