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 1983.^[1][2][3][4]

Passenger baseplates

Passenger  Car  Plates

Image	Region	Design	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
	Alabama	Embossed red serial on reflective white plate; "Alabama" screened in dark blue centered at top.	"HEART OF DIXIE" in white within dark blue heart screened at top left
	Alaska
	American Samoa
	Arizona
	Arkansas	Embossed red numbers on reflective white plate; "Arkansas" screened in blue centered at top	"Land of Opportunity" screened in blue centered at bottom	ABC 123	GED 001 to POP 999	Issued from 1978 to 1988.
	California
	Colorado
	Connecticut
	Delaware
	District of Columbia
	Florida
	Georgia
	Guam
	Hawaii
	Idaho
	Illinois
	Indiana
	Iowa
	Kansas	Embossed blue serial on reflective white plate; gold sunflower and wheat stalk graphic screened at top left; "KANSAS" screened in blue centered at top		A/B C12345	Coded by county of issuance (A/B) and month of expiration (C)
	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
	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 month of expiration (A)	Revalidated for 1983 with white on blue stickers.
	Wyoming

Non-passenger plates

Non-passenger  Plates  

Image (standard)	Region	Type	Design & Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
	Alaska	Truck	Embossed dark blue serial on reflective golden yellow plate with border line; black "ALASKA" screened at top	1234 AB	1000 BA to approximately 9999 DS	Revalidated for 1983 with white on green stickers.
	District of Columbia	Inaugural (Mayoral)
	Maine	Trailer	Embossed black serial on reflective white plate with border line; "MAINE 74" at top left, "TRAILER" at bottom	123-456	1 to approximately 125-000, 150-001 to 205-000	Revalidated for 1983 with orange on white 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 offset to 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
				A 12345	A 10000 to approximately C 40000
	Wisconsin	Private semi-trailer	Embossed white serial on green plate with border line; "WISCONSIN" at bottom, "SEMI TRAILER" at top; debossed "82" at bottom right	P/E12345	P/E 1 to approximately P/E22000	Revalidated for 1983 with blue on yellow stickers.
		Insert trailer	Embossed white serial on green plate with border line; "WISCONSIN" at bottom, "TRAILER" at top; "82" at bottom right	A/B1234	Coded by weight class (A)	Revalidated with quarterly stickers. The colors for each quarter are as follows: 1 - blue on orange, 2 - yellow on red, 3 - yellow on blue, 4 - blue on yellow. Weight classes are A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K, L, N, P, Q, R, S, and T.