Reviewed by: Caleb Turrentine
What are the most popular license plates in Alabama?
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There are more than 190 license plate tags to choose from in Alabama, so it’s no surprise that some stand out among the rest.
In Alabama, just 18.8% of tag registrants for passenger vehicles elected to get a non-standard tag (the standard designs are the Alabama Travel state plate, the Alabama Bicentennial and the white God Bless America tag), according to the annual registration statistics report from the Alabama Department of Revenue.
In total, 5,433,434 were registered between October 2024 and September 2025.
Many of these tags support local entities (i.e. school districts), nonprofits or colleges, but a large chunk are reserved for members of certain groups or organizations (i.e. armed forces, sororities and fraternities).
Here are the top 10 most popular plates designs in Alabama, excluding the standard designs, membership-only designations and collegiate tags. A separate list of college and university tags is below the following list.
1. Helping Schools
This classic tag supports a school district designated by the applicant (if they do not choose a district, it is directed to the school district in which the tag was purchased) to purchase classroom supplies and equipment for kindergarten through 12th grade classes.
Total registrants: 46,008
2. Alabama Wildlife Federation
The Alabama Wildlife Federation’s picturesque tag has captured the hearts of nature enthusiasts throughout the state.
Total registrants: 36,954
3. Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum
Whether or not you are a frequent visitor of the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum, car lovers are sure to fall for the iconic checkered flag design on this plate.
Total registrants: 34864
4. Pink Breast Cancer — Joy of Life
There are two breast cancer plates in Alabama supporting two separate organizations. The pink is the most popular overall, and it supports Joy of Life, which provides free mammograms and other breast cancer screenings to medically underserved women in Alabama.
Total registrants: 21,841
5. Alabama Nurses Foundation
Show your support of some of the hardest workers out there with the Alabama Nurses Foundation tag. Funds go to the Alabama State Nurses Association.
Total registrants: 16,137
6. Grey Breast Cancer — Research
This breast cancer tag funds research toward curing and preventing breast cancer in Alabama.
Total registrants: 15,754
7. Don’t Tread On Me
This bold tag with a classic flag emblem supports the Montgomery-based Foundation for Moral Law, which works to defend the Constitution of the State of Alabama and the U.S. Constitution.
Total registrants: 15,191
8. State Parks Supporter
For the state park enthusiasts of Alabama, this unique tag depicts a hiker overlooking dawn. The proceeds are directed to the Department of Conservation to benefit the state park system.
Total registrants: 13,772
9. Alabama Space Tag
This might just be the coolest tag Alabama has to offer. Proceeds benefit the U.S. Space and Rocket Center Education Foundation to be used for restoration and maintenance of the museum exhibits.
Total registrants: 13,414
10. Agriculture Tag
Proceeds from the “Ag Tag” go toward the Alabama Farmers Federation to be used to support and promote the development of agricultural education, provide teacher training and educate the public on agriculture awareness.
Total registrants: 9,968
Most popular college tags in Alabama
Of course, we can’t count out the college and university tags. The top 10 tags’ registration numbers for Alabama are:
- University of Alabama — 121,114
- Auburn University — 85,709
- Troy University — 9,733
- Alabama A&M — 6,036
- Jacksonville State University — 5,948
- Alabama State University — 5,832
- UAB — 5,279
- University of Georgia — 4,353
- Mississippi State University — 4,068
- University of South Alabama — 2,784
