MISSISSIPPI
Numbers known to have been assigned in bold. Truck began 1931.
1912 1 - 2567 (2896)
1913 71, 5019 - 5064 (262)
1914-18 UNDATED BASE
Type 1: Black/Aluminum, round dies 1 - 5000
Type 2: Black/White, round dies 7506 - 9072?
Type 3: Black/White, square dies (alum. or steel) 11004?- 44318
1919 1 - 59530 1941 103-610 - 317-884
1920 1 - 64752 (67675) 1942 400-304 - 642-974*
1921 717 - 64490 1943 600-782 - 814-445*
1922 7 - 77083 1944 700-897 - 897-300*
1923 1 - 106469 1945 503-336 - 699-149*
1924 1 - 132624 1946 200-050 - 410-406
1925 1 - 176-999 1947 500-077 - 734-600
1926 2-828 - 206-966 1948 100-779 - 635-033*
1927 1-993 - 234-779* 1949 301-499 - 825-876*
1928 4-482 - 249-004 1950 400-001 - 954-575*
1929 1 - 278-989* 1951 200-020 - 782-963*
1930 1 - 282-910* 1952 100-001 - 713-980*
1931 4-180 - 244-512* (254-000) 1953 100-001 - 935-500*
1932 3-734 - 220-334* 1954 100-001 - 935-250*
1933 1 - 138-300* 1955 100-001 - 935-600*
1934 1 - 149-048* 1956 100-001 - 935-750*
1935 11 - 152-061* 1957 100-001 - 935-800*
1936 17 - 163-428* 1958 100-001 - 936-250*
1937 1 - 169-647 (see below) 1959 100-001 - 936-250*
1938 300-722 - 560-137* (see below) 1960 100-025 - 912-658*
1939 300-001 - 506-872* 1961 100-001 - 939-100*
1940 703-937 - 895-375
1933-38: A,B,C codes used (on strip 1933-36). Vehicle tax was 10c
per horsepower and 35c per 100 lbs. gross weight.
VEHICLE TAX 1937 1938
A = Under $15.00 1 - 169-647 300-722 - 490-886*
B = $15.00 - $19.99 955 - 5-698 551-118 - 554-329
C = $20.00 + 379 - 1-299 560-126 - 560-137
1950: 277,600 assigned.
1952: 332,550 ordered. 1959: 497,300 ordered.
1952-59, 1961: County assignments on file.
Slight shifts occurred 1956-59, major shifts 1961.
1960: Monroe 670-067 (old block),
Tishomingo 840-027 (new block) seen.
(Numbers seen by county 1941-47 - see Misc. #1)
(Numbers seen by county 1948-51 - see Misc. #2)
(County assignments 1952-61 except 1960 - see Misc. #2)
1962 FORMAT A/1 1 - D/82 99999
WEIGHT CODES 1962-76 ("C" omitted on 1963-68 plates)
A = 1 - 1,800 lbs. (6,300 ordered for 1962 = 1%)
B = 1,801 - 3,000 lbs. (31,350 ordered for 1962 = 6%)
C = 3,001 - 4,000 lbs. (463,050 ordered for 1962 = 85%)
D = 4,001 + lbs. (43,600 ordered for 1962 = 8%)
(544,300 TOTAL ordered 1962)
COUNTY CODES 1962-73
Counties numbered alphabetically, except in 1963-68 when 17 most
populous 2-digit counties substituted letters E - X (no I,O,Q).
1963-68 FORMATS A,B,D CLASSES C CLASS
1963-66 1A-1001 - 9A-9999 1-1001 - 9-9999++
10A-101 - 81A-999 10-101 - 81-9999
EA-1001 - XA-9999+ E-1001 - X-99999
1967-68 1A-101 - 9A-9999 1-101 - 9-99999
10A-101 - 81A-999* 10-101 - 81-9999
EA-101 - XA-9999* E-101 - X-99999
+except HD-101 1963-66, HB-101 1964-66, GB-101 1965-66, plus
HB15001, HD15001 1965-66.
++6-10000 and higher also seen 1964, 1966. (Verify 1963)
*plus HB20001, HD15001, 31B1001, 54B1001 1967-68, 54D1001, 68B1001 1968.
7-figure seen: 1964 55B1348, 1965 HB11111, 1966 31B1073, 43D1113,
1968 HB12111, 36B1111.
1969-73 FORMAT 1A 101 - 82D99999
1974 AAA 001 - AEU 999 (109,890 S = 8%) No I,O,Q used.
BAA 001 - BMA 999 (253,746 S)
CAA 001 - CYP 999 (496,503 S)
001 CAA - 999 CGU (155,844 S) (C TOTAL 652,347 S)
DAA 001 - DLE 999 (234,765 S) (A-D TOTAL 1,250,748*S)
Jackson BMJ 056 (260,795 S = 20%)
Washington 732 CHE (165,567 S = 51%)
(CHG expected = 1972 #76C12752 seen)
Coahoma DLJ 200 - DLJ 999 (DLR omitted?)
Hinds DMC 222
Lauderdale DMM 300
Chickasaw DMU 074
Coahoma DMV 056 - DMV 273 (271,002 S = 21%)
(GRAND TOTAL 1,303,757*S)
1974-76: Weight codes same as 1962-73.
Initial alphabetical assignments on file.
Suffix format used by 5 most populous counties:
Harrison, Hinds, Jackson, Lauderdale, Washington.
1975 AAA 001 - DYR 999 No I,O,Q used.
001 AAA - 999 DGU BRA prefix, DAV suffix omitted.
All classes aligned with C class of 1974, except Newton through
Yazoo (excluding Washington) advanced by one letter combination.
1976 AAA 001 - DZM 999 No I,O,Q used.
001 AAA - 999 DWA No U used in 2nd position.
All classes aligned with each other, but most assignments shifted.
Jackson, Lauderdale and Washington used the first letter of the
county name in 5th position, i.e. AJA, ALA, AWA.
Jackson #931 CJZ seen.
1977-82 MAGNOLIA BASE
Oct.76 "(OCT) 77" AAA 001 - YTW 466
No Q used. No U used in 2nd position. No I,O,U in 3rd position.
1977 Type 1 alphabetical county assignment (1,522,902 S) on file.
Substitute = ZZA 001 - ZZX 655.
Replaced 10/1/81 to 9/30/82.
1982-88 6-FIGURE TANGLED-S BASE
Oct.81 "OCT 82" AAA 001 - YTZ 069
Omitted letters, county assignments and Substitute same as 1977-82.
No Alcorn AIA-AIZ seen. Newton NUH 250 error seen.
Replaced 10/1/87 to 9/30/88.
1988-93 7-FIGURE TANGLED-S BASE No I,O,Q,U or 666 used.
Oct.87 "OCT 88" 1AAA001 - 1FNJ684 (2,670,333 S)
Initial alphabetical county assignment to 1CGN999 (1,099,796 S) on
file. Secondary random allottments to 1EYW999 on file. Substitute
discontinued. 1ECE405 Jones seen from missing group. Reportedly
ended at 1FNPxxx. 1GHA001 - 1GHB015 = State Tax Commission.
Replaced 10/1/92 to 9/30/93.
1993-98 BLUE TANGLED-S BASE No I,O,Q,U or 666 used.
Oct.92 "OCT 93" AAA 001 - YTZ 999
Initial alphabetical county assignment (1,099,796 S) on file,
19 counties same as 1977-88, all others shifted. ARA-ASZ = Rental.
Replaced 10/1/97 to 9/30/98.
1998-2003 WHITE MAGNOLIA BASE No I,O,Q,U* or 666 used.
10-1-97 "OCT 98" AAA 001 - WPZ 999
Counties assigned in reverse alphabetical order for the only time.
*KKU 505 seen. WRA-WZZ = Rental. Replaced 10/1/02 to 9/30/03.
2003-08 SMALL MAGNOLIA BASE No O or 666 used.
10-1-02 "NOV 03" 001 ADA - 999 YZZ
WRA-WRZ = Rental.
Replaced 10/1/07 to 9/30/08.
2008-13 LIGHTHOUSE BASE No O or 666 used.
10-1-07 "10 08" ADA 001 - YZZ 999
62 counties have essentially the same codes as 2003-08.
Replaced 10/1/12 to 9/30/13.
2013-19 GUITAR BASE No O or 666 used.
10-1-12 "10 13" ADA 001 - YZZ 999
2018 "02-19" AAA 0001 - YLA 0989 (152,233)
County assignments same as 2008-13.
All 82 counties issued 7-figure plates of new system in 2018.
Replaced 1/2/19 to 12/31/19.
2019-24 STATE SEAL BASE No O used.
1-2-19 "12 19" AAA 0001 - YZZ 9999
59 county assignments same as 2008-19; 4 same as second assignments;
19 shifted to new series, 14 of them one second letter earlier.
Numbers start where each county left off in Guitar base.
2024- MAGNOLIA BUTTON BASE No O, 666 used.
1-2-24 "12 24" AAA 0001 - YZZ 999
County assignments believed to be same as 2019-23. DeSoto DAF 888 seen.
