ARKANSAS
2" diameter disc issued with plates 1911 through at least 1921.
Plates ordered in bold.
PASSENGER TRUCK DEALER
1911 1 - 1600* (Began 1921) (Began 1916?)
1912 1 - 2500*
1913 1 - 3597 [3000]
1914 1 - 5124 [5000]
1915 1 - 8200*
1916 1 - 14267 [13000] A14810 -
- 15450
1917 1 - 26301 [20000]
1918 1 - 40794*[40000]
1919 1 - 50000* 50160 - A50438
1920 1 - 60000* 60037 -
1921 1 - 70710 [70000]
1922 1 - 76-619* 8-844 - 208 - 368
1923 1 - 69-388 84-937 - A90-505 -
91-136 - 112-808
1924 1 - 128-165* 131-057 - 137-819 145-867 - 146-574-D
157-207 - 150-754 -
1925 1 - 156-937 159-303 - 173-196 176-208 - 176-658-A
183-806 - 203-133* 206-017 - 207-849
1926 1 - 186-204* 197-261 - 224-845 156A - 680
226-341 - 244-994* 246-301 -
1927 1 - 176-839* 249-389 - 284-248
233-138 - 234-012 TRAILER
1928 1 - 180-430 240-001 - 281-100 281-101 - 282-999
231-757 -
1929 1 - 192-037 241-891 - 291-331
225-092 - 227-077
1930 1 - 185-423 220-368 -
203-701 - 207-150*
1931 1 - 188-133* 230-882 -
202-852 - 208-782
1932 1 - 169-517* 227-649 - 272-913
207-958 - 208-568
1933 1 - 125-000 218-001 - 273-400 274-001 - 279-000
146-173
200-001 - 205-000
201-383
209-501 - 210-000
1934 1 - 177-805* 216-723 - 262-958 277-353 - 281-161
1935 1 - 172-260* 212-949 - 274-205 278-423 - 280-297
1936 -1 - 179-431* 206-999 - 276-055 277-081 - 286-100
1937 -1 - 182-230* 199-335 - 270-205 276-015 - 276-074
1938 -1 - 179-959* 216-472 - 275-863 281-115 -
1939 -1 - 186-174* 200-725 - 262-545 278-506 -
1940 -1 - 192-823* 204-132 - 271-176 277-473 - 283-316
300-988 - 304-231
1941 -1 - 193-922 203-216 - 276-566 280-529 - 283-824
300-242 - 333-575* 298-598 -
1942 -1 - 196-727 200-685 - 267-762 281-098 -
300-732 - 389-821
1922: Pulaski assigned #1 - 12-500.
1936-41: Formats -1 to -99, 1-00 to 9-99, 1-000 to 399-999
1942: Formats -1 to -999, 1-000 to 399-999
1943-47: Non-Passenger 400-001 - 699-999.
1950-56: County assignments believed to start with Pulaski,
followed by remaining 74 counties alphabetically.
1954: $5 extra fee began for reserved numbers. Perhaps not all
low numbers made; 4,750 issued in 1953 when free but only
1,075 issued in 1954.
1944 1 - 224-093* 1951 1 - 374-245*
1945 1 - 217-812* 1952 1 - 388-756*
1946 1 - 221-852* 1953 1 - 393-290*
1947 1 - 244-719* 1954 1 - 392-784*
1948 1 - 344-322 1955 1 - 398-595*
1949 TAB 2166 - 298131* 1956 1 - 428-879*
1950 1 - 374-061*
1957-67 FORMATS 1-1 - 9-99999
10-1 - 75-9999 76 = Supplemental.
Reserved numbers also issued in 1 - 99999 formats.
1957-60 and 1961-67 county codes on County Code page.
7-DIGIT PLATES
Highest number expected per registration figures (*or observed
number, if higher):
PULASKI PHILLIPS BENTON WHITE MILLER OUACHITA SALINE
1957 [12-11300 allocated]
1958 12-12118
1959 12-12688
1960 12-13086 16-10611
1961 11-13752 (14-9915)
1962 11-14652* 13-10836 14-10687
1963 1-105289 11-15865 13-11305 14-11324
1964 1-109922 11-16320 13-11412 14-11841 17-10215
1965 1-119464 11-17001 13-11915 14-12279 15-10500* 17-11149
1966 1-124472 10-10203 11-18095* 13-12368 14-12728 15-10620 17-11560
1967 1-130251 10-10622 11-19493* 13-12494* 14-13328 15-11349 17-12241
TOTALS
1957 [1,301] 1963 13,787 2%
1958 2,119 1964 19,715 3%
1959 2,689 1965 32,314 5%
1960 3,699 1966 40,053 6%
1961 3,753 1967 49,785 7%
1962 6,178 1%
Non-Passenger Prefixes: (not counted in totals)
AUN-AUW, BPU, BVY, BZF, CBH, DAV, EEW, ETB, ETE, FIW-FIX, FZM, GSM, HOG,
HYP, IYC, JBU, JLP, JXN, KLC, LGI, LLB-LLC, MBM-MBN, MGE, MHM, MHX, NOX,
OBU, OFC, PFK, PHS, POW, SJN, SOD, SRO, TNP, WST, WSW, XMR, ZKY, ZPJ-ZPK.
College Prefixes: (not counted in totals - See Branch Offices page)
HCC, HSC, LRU, PSC, SBC, SSC, UOA, WJC.
Non-Passenger Suffixes: (not counted in totals)
AEM, CNL, DXY, EJA, FIF, HKI, TCW, XEG.
1968-78 EMBOSSED BASE No Q used*.
1968 Undated Type 1 AAA 001 - EET 999 (2,506,491 S)
1-16-75 "JAN 76" Type 2 EEX 001 - GEC 999 (1,035,963 S)
(TOTAL 3,542,454 S)
Description of Types: Type 1 - No slogan
Type 2 - "LAND OF OPPORTUNITY" slogan
*Last U seen: DBU ("AUG 74")
Last V seen: DDV (Verify M and W in adjacent positions)
Replaced 1982. (AMM, AMW, BWM, EWW seen)
1978-89 OPPORTUNITY GRAPHIC BASE No Q,U,V used.
Sep.77 "SEP 78" GED 001 - POP 999 (4,978,017 S)
Replaced 1991-96 by series as follows: 1991 - GED-JZZ, 1992 - K,
1993 - L, 1994 - M, 1995 - N, 1996 - O.
1989-97 NATURAL STATE BASE No Q,U,V used.
Jun.89 "DEC 89" POR 001 - ZWS 143 (3,814,325 S)
Replaced 1997-2004 upon 8 years of use.
1997-2006 NEW NATURAL STATE BASE No Q,U,V used.
May 96 "5 97" Type 1 001 AAA - 807 BDZ (619,188 S)
Sep.97 "5 98" Type 2 527 BEA - 937 DCT (1,029,381 S)
May 99 "5 00" Type 3 402 DDJ - 999 KPF (3,969,625 S)
(TOTAL 5,631,363 S)
Description of Types:
Type 1 - 1978-98 Polyvend dies, rounded corners
Type 2 - Waldale dies, square corners
Type 3 - Manitoba dies, square corners
Replaced 2004-14 upon 8 years of use.
2007-24 DIAMOND BASE No Q,U,V* used.
3-10-06 "3 07" 001 KPG - 999 WZZ (4,934,061 S)
2015 "07-16" 001 UAA - 999 VZZ (1,248,750 S)
2018 "03-19" 001 XAA - 999 ZZZ (1,873,125 S)
Apr. 21 "04-22" AAA 01A - AJL 38Y (562,952 S)
(TOTAL 8,618,889 S)
*U,V added in all positions starting at UAA.
NGR series recalled after some issued.
By 2020, switched to High Intensity Scotchlite (XFA reported).
Assuming no O,Q in suffix position on 2021-22 format.
Replaced 2014-2020 upon 8 years of use. Replacement discontinued 2020.
