Having three vertical stripes blue, white and red the Iowa flag resembles the flag of France. On the white stripe is a bald eagle carrying a blue streamer in its beak. The state motto "Our Liberties We Prize, and Our Rights We will Maintain" is written on the streamer. The name of the state is emblazoned in red letters. Flag adopted 1921.

Population, 2006 estimate 2,982,085, White persons 94.9%, Black persons 2.3%, American Indian and Alaska Native persons 0.3%, Asian persons 1.4%, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.0%, Persons reporting two or more races 0.9%, Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin 3.7%.