Each of the 50 states of the United States of America plus several of its territories and the District of Columbia issued individual passenger license plates for 1980.^[1][2][3][4]

Passenger baseplates

Passenger  car  plates

Image	Region	Design	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
	Alabama	Embossed blue serial on reflective white plate; red Alabama State Capitol graphic screened in the center; state flag, blue rectangle and U.S. Bicentennial logo screened at bottom; "ALABAMA" screened in blue centered at top.	"HEART OF DIXIE" in white within red heart screened at top left	ABC 123
	Alaska
	American Samoa
	Arizona
	California	Embossed gold serial and "CALIFORNIA" on blue plate	no slogan was used	1ABC234	1AAA000 to 1SWC999
	Colorado
	Connecticut
	Delaware
	District of Columbia
	Florida
	Georgia
	Guam
	Hawaii
	Idaho
	Illinois
	Indiana
	Iowa
	Kansas	This style introduced in 1976 was used until 1980 when the new blue with yellow wheat plate was introduced. The new plates were given at renewal time for all motorists to replace their old ones.		A/B C12345	Coded by county of issuance (A/B) and month of expiration (C)
		The new plates contained an embossed white serial on blue plate; yellow wheat stalk graphic screened at left and "KANSAS" screened in yellow centered at top		A/B C12345	Coded by county of issuance (A/B) and month of expiration (C)	Awarded "Plate of the Year" for best new license plate of 1980 by the Automobile License Plate Collectors Association, the first time Kansas was so honored. Discontinued due to legibility issues in 1982, but were revalidated with stickers until 1988.
	Kentucky
	Louisiana
	Maine
	Maryland
	Massachusetts
	Michigan
	Minnesota
	Mississippi
	Missouri
	Montana
	Nebraska
	Nevada
	New Hampshire
	New Jersey
	New Mexico
	New York
	North Carolina
	North Dakota
	Northern Mariana Islands
	Ohio
	Oklahoma
	Oregon
	Pennsylvania
	Puerto Rico
	Rhode Island
	South Carolina
	South Dakota
	Tennessee
	Texas
	Utah
	Vermont
	Virginia	Embossed dark blue serial on reflective white plate with border line; "Virginia" screened in blue centered at top.	None	ABC-123		Still currently revalidated.
	Washington
	West Virginia	Embossed dark blue numbers on reflective white plate; yellow state shape with blue outline screened at left behind numbers; "WEST VIRGINIA" screened in dark blue centered at bottom.	Dark blue bar screened at top with "Wild, Wonderful" in white in the center
	Wisconsin	Embossed black serial on reflective yellow plate; "WISCONSIN" at bottom, slogan at top; month of expiration at bottom left, debossed "80" at bottom right	AMERICA'S DAIRYLAND	A12-345 AB 1234	Coded by weight class (A)
	Wyoming

Non-passenger plates

Non-passenger  plates  

Image (standard)	Region	Type	Design and slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
	Maine	Trailer	Embossed black serial on reflective white plate with border line; "MAINE 74" at top offset to left, "TRAILER" at bottom	123-456	1 to approximately 125-000, 150-001 to 205-000	Revalidated for 1980 with white on dark green stickers.
			Embossed black serial on reflective white plate with border line; "MAINE 74" at top, "TRAILER" at bottom		125-001 to approximately 150-000
			Embossed black serial on reflective white plate with border line; "MAINE" at top left, "TRAILER" at bottom		205-001 to approximately 362-000
			Embossed black serial on reflective white plate with border line; "MAINE" at top, "TRAILER" at bottom		362-001 to approximately 599-999
	Oregon	Utility trailer	Blue characters on orange background; No slogan	U123456	U00001? to approximately U035000	Revalidated for 1980 with white on red stickers
	Wisconsin	Private semi-trailer	Embossed white serial on light blue plate; "WISCONSIN" at bottom, "SEMI TRAILER" at top; debossed "80" at bottom right	P/C12345	P/C 1 to approximately P/C22000