Boat registration numbers by state.
Every state follows the federal standard in 33 CFR 173.27: 3 inch plain block characters, contrasting color, both sides of the forward half, a space or hyphen between the prefix, the digits and the letters. What varies is the prefix and where the sticker goes. Checked September 2026.
FLFlorida
MCMichigan
MNMinnesota
OHOhio
WSWisconsin
TXTexas
NYNew York
NCNorth Carolina
SCSouth Carolina
GAGeorgia
ALAlabama
AZArizona
LALouisiana
TNTennessee
MOMissouri
PAPennsylvania
NJNew Jersey
OROregon
NVNevada
IDIdaho
UTUtah
COColorado
ILIllinois
INIndiana
KYKentucky
VAVirginia
MDMaryland
MSMassachusetts
CTConnecticut
MEMaine
NHNew Hampshire
VTVermont
RIRhode Island
DLDelaware
OKOklahoma
ARArkansas
MIMississippi
IAIowa
KAKansas
NBNebraska
MTMontana
WYWyoming
NDNorth Dakota
SDSouth Dakota
NMNew Mexico
WVWest Virginia
HAHawaii
AKAlaska
