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2020 Specialty License Plate Rankings 2020 Specialty License Plate Rankings 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 Rank Plate Total Rank Total Rank Total Rank Total Rank Total Rank Total 1 ENDLESS SUMMER 93,986 3 84,009 3 73,289 4 62,577 4 49,806 8 42,463 2 UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA 93,716 1 92,868 1 93,051 1 94,685 1 88,906 1 96,643 3 HELPING SEA TURTLES SURVIVE 91,423 2 87,102 2 82,001 2 77,861 3 66,242 3 69,148 4 FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY 70,909 4 70,953 4 71,485 3 71,549 2 66,335 2 69,995 5 PROTECT WILD DOLPHINS 52,247 5 52,073 5 52,459 5 53,166 5 48,406 4 53,409 6 MIAMI HEAT 51,572 8 42,877 10 36,728 10 36,529 9 39,055 9 40,971 7 MARINE CORPS 48,036 7 46,806 7 45,966 8 45,040 8 40,778 7 42,480 8 SAVE THE MANATEE 47,673 6 47,183 6 47,024 6 47,117 7 41,225 6 45,967 9 PROTECT THE PANTHER 41,080 9 42,137 8 43,617 7 45,432 6 42,276 5 47,746 10 TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS 41,004 13 36,030 13 33,772 13 30,926 13 26,572 16 24,178 11 SAVE OUR SEAS 39,706 11 37,455 11 35,058 11 33,421 11 30,321 11 31,820 12 PROTECT OUR REEFS 38,276 10 38,204 9 37,982 9 37,601 10 33,093 10 36,116 13 ARMY 37,563 12 36,122 12 34,775 12 33,229 12 29,219 12 29,884 14 PROTECT OUR OCEANS 30,473 16 26,783 22 22,654 25 18,540 28 14,669 49 10,350 15 UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA 30,017 17 26,715 21 22,734 26 18,445 30 14,430 36 14,352 16 ANIMAL FRIEND 28,500 15 26,965 18 24,802 20 22,465 23 18,009 25 18,662 17 GOLF CAPITAL OF THE WORLD 27,698 14 27,500 14 27,400 14 27,343 15 23,719 13 25,852 18 AIR FORCE 27,092 19 26,420 16 25,563 16 24,693 20 20,763 18 22,075 19 NAVY 26,830 20 26,169 17 25,329 17 24,219 18 20,794 20 21,854 20 UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI 26,565 18 26,489 15 25,985 15 25,285 14 23,977 15 24,854 21 SALUTES FIREFIGHTERS 25,309 21 24,160 19 23,617 18 23,084 16 22,357 17 23,213 22 FISH FLORIDA 25,149 22 23,611 20 22,740 21 22,025 19 20,763 19 21,882 23 STATE OF THE ARTS 20,170 24 19,759 25 19,624 24 19,745 24 17,554 23 19,388 24 CHOOSE LIFE 19,955 23 20,906 23 21,749 19 22,920 17 21,852 14 25,159 25 IN GOD WE TRUST 19,762 27 18,717 28 17,858 28 16,580 33 14,025 38 13,495 26 SUPPORT EDUCATION 19,553 26 19,037 26 19,189 23 20,182 22 19,051 21 21,543 27 END BREAST CANCER 19,364 25 19,745 24 20,214 22 20,731 21 19,123 22 20,402 28 STATE WILDFLOWER 18,714 31 16,031 38 13,830 39 13,561 42 12,108 40 13,340 29 CHALLENGER/COLUMBIA 17,906 28 17,785 27 17,900 27 18,262 25 16,693 24 18,761 30 MOTORCYCLE SPECIALTY 17,301 29 16,513 30 15,978 33 15,408 34 13,878 32 14,629 31 SUPPORT LAW ENFORCEMENT 16,771 30 16,214 31 15,914 31 15,643 32 14,346 30 15,312 32 FLORIDA A & M UNIVERSITY 16,168 32 15,974 29 15,993 30 16,071 27 15,106 27 16,540 33 PROTECT FLORIDA WHALES 16,037 33 15,573 33 15,370 34 15,079 35 13,561 33 14,605 34 AGRICULTURE 15,980 36 14,744 36 14,313 37 14,156 31 14,417 31 14,871 35 MIAMI DOLPHINS 15,753 34 15,309 32 15,762 29 16,272 26 15,948 26 17,053 36 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA 15,035 35 14,928 35 14,858 35 14,747 37 13,001 34 14,591 37 WILDLIFE FOUNDATION OF FLORIDA 14,186 43 12,199 45 11,265 48 10,295 45 10,091 47 10,587 38 SALUTES VETERANS 14,153 37 14,503 34 14,995 32 15,622 29 14,496 28 16,372 39 DISCOVER FLORIDA OCEANS 14,029 38 13,909 37 13,834 38 13,679 41 12,184 39 13,343 40 IMAGINE 13,799 39 13,623 41 13,417 41 13,343 40 12,193 42 12,997 41 AQUACULTURE 13,558 40 13,502 40 13,479 40 13,503 39 12,268 37 13,597 42 CONSERVE WILDLIFE 13,329 41 13,370 39 13,735 36 14,232 36 13,502 29 15,402 43 FALLEN LAW ENFORCEMENT 12,746 45 11,453 52 9,414 59 6,950 69 4,548 97 1,473 44 INDIAN RIVER LAGOON 12,711 42 12,443 42 12,684 42 13,082 38 12,941 35 14,368 45 UNITED WE STAND 11,916 46 11,449 44 11,278 44 11,170 44 10,147 44 11,113 46 POLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE 11,371 44 11,629 43 11,889 43 12,007 43 12,048 41 13,158 47 TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING 11,171 54 9,500 56 8,472 57 7,273 58 6,159 62 5,654 48 EVERGLADES RIVER OF GRASS 11,141 47 10,950 47 10,752 46 10,802 50 9,427 48 10,469 49 SUPPORT AUTISM PROGRAMS 10,933 50 10,142 53 9,128 54 8,162 55 6,794 59 6,251 50 SHARE THE ROAD 10,738 48 10,812 46 11,040 45 11,164 46 9,819 45 10,835 51 STOP HEART DISEASE 10,534 49 10,490 48 10,435 47 10,406 48 9,600 51 10,215 52 JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 9,821 51 9,850 51 9,614 52 8,708 52 8,230 52 8,734 53 PROTECT FLORIDA SPRINGS 9,408 58 8,682 58 7,959 56 7,321 57 6,255 60 6,058 54 INVEST IN CHILDREN 9,399 52 9,588 50 9,872 49 10,260 47 9,610 43 11,197 55 HORSE COUNTRY 9,367 57 8,840 57 8,239 55 7,694 54 6,973 55 6,835 56 COAST GUARD 9,311 55 9,192 54 8,968 53 8,670 53 7,647 53 8,126 57 GO FISHING 9,309 56 8,947 55 8,930 51 9,146 51 9,304 50 10,253 2020 Specialty License Plate Rankings 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 Rank Plate Total Rank Total Rank Total Rank Total Rank Total Rank Total 58 HOSPICE EVERYDAY IS A GIFT 9,305 53 9,571 49 9,962 50 10,212 49 9,558 46 10,704 59 SAVE WILD FLORIDA 8,234 59 7,845 59 7,269 61 6,317 64 4,997 67 4,568 60 FLORIDA SHERIFFS ASSOC 8,045 62 6,843 68 5,356 76 3,891 85 2,669 104 1,075 61 LAURENS KIDS 7,975 60 7,512 62 6,623 67 5,571 71 4,407 77 3,334 62 BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS 7,454 65 6,540 69 5,317 78 3,741 86 2,259 115 583 63 DISCOVER FLORIDA'S HORSES 7,343 63 6,826 64 6,294 66 5,626 67 4,750 70 4,399 64 VISIT OUR LIGHTS 7,334 67 5,933 70 5,157 71 4,791 75 3,844 75 3,684 65 FREEMASONRY 7,211 61 6,871 63 6,448 64 5,962 63 5,108 68 4,546 66 TAMPA BAY ESTUARY 6,884 64 6,622 61 6,639 60 6,653 56 6,400 54 7,081 67 FAMILY FIRST 6,273 66 6,266 65 6,180 63 6,223 61 5,957 57 6,440 68 STOP CHILD ABUSE 5,740 68 5,803 66 6,067 62 6,252 60 5,968 56 6,683 69 OLYMPIC SPIRIT 5,522 69 5,514 67 5,622 65 5,783 62 5,253 61 5,704 70 LIVE THE DREAM 5,292 70 5,030 71 4,982 69 4,914 65 4,803 64 5,115 71 TREES ARE COOL 5,259 72 4,828 76 4,553 75 4,262 76 3,747 74 3,690 72 SUPPORT HOMEOWNERSHIP FOR ALL 5,078 71 4,953 73 4,762 74 4,431 73 3,866 73 3,803 73 MIAMI MARLINS 5,054 78 3,521 85 2,810 86 2,866 84 2,773 82 2,647 74 BETHUNE-COOKMAN UNIVERSITY 4,871 73 4,824 72 4,885 68 4,955 66 4,800 65 5,092 75 SUPPORT OUR TROOPS 4,782 74 4,726 74 4,675 73 4,632 72 3,965 71 4,156 76 TAMPA BAY RAYS 4,410 75 4,443 75 4,607 70 4,882 68 4,611 63 5,236 77 FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE 4,098 76 4,053 77 3,735 81 3,451 81 2,868 81 2,859 78 PLAY TENNIS 3,735 77 3,692 78 3,639 80 3,497 80 2,964 80 2,967 79 NASCAR 3,282 79 3,307 81 3,254 82 3,316 78 3,253 78 3,276 80 FL INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY 3,208 82 3,169 82 3,102 85 2,950 83 2,774 83 2,645 81 FL SHERIFF'S YOUTH RANCHES 3,115 81 3,284 80 3,384 79 3,576 77 3,404 72 3,935 82 KEEP KIDS DRUG FREE 3,087 80 3,303 79 3,552 77 3,836 74 3,846 69 4,490 83 ORLANDO MAGIC 2,940 83 2,897 84 2,853 84 3,040 79 3,046 76 3,413 84 AMERICAN LEGION 2,839 85 2,603 88 2,274 93 1,927 102 1,343 108 900 85 SPECIAL OLYMPICS 2,740 84 2,817 83 2,909 83 3,084 82 2,786 79 3,165 86 FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY 2,552 86 2,551 86 2,492 87 2,397 87 2,181 85 2,276 87 A STATE OF VISION 2,529 87 2,424 87 2,386 88 2,323 89 2,049 86 2,146 88 FAMILY VALUES 2,250 88 2,132 90 2,105 90 2,108 91 1,943 88 2,081 89 SCOUTING TEACHES VALUES 2,049 89 2,088 89 2,192 89 2,295 88 2,170 84 2,446 90 FLORIDA PANTHERS 1,994 90 2,004 91 2,011 91 2,042 92 1,936 89 2,046 91 NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY 1,824 91 1,907 92 1,924 92 2,008 90 1,946 87 2,108 92 FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY 1,676 92 1,694 94 1,674 95 1,654 93 1,595 92 1,636 93 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA 1,671 93 1,672 93 1,711 94 1,734 94 1,554 90 1,675 94 UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA 1,599 95 1,583 96 1,572 101 1,526 101 1,358 99 1,441 95 EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNV 1,565 97 1,551 98 1,546 97 1,575 97 1,411 96 1,491 96 ROLLINS COLLEGE 1,552 96 1,577 97 1,559 98 1,559 98 1,382 94 1,498 97 AGRICULTURE EDUCATION 1,529 100 1,504 101 1,493 102 1,480 96 1,445 95 1,498 98 MOFFITT CANCER CENTER 1,519 101 1,497 103 1,374 106 1,235 106 1,007 110 834 99 FL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1,510 94 1,583 95 1,603 96 1,598 99 1,377 93 1,537 100 STETSON UNIVERSITY 1,479 99 1,507 100 1,528 100 1,530 100 1,370 98 1,471 101 UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA 1,412 103 1,339 105 1,303 105 1,257 105 1,074 103 1,078 102 KIDS DESERVE JUSTICE 1,382 102 1,385 102 1,389 103 1,375 103 1,314 100 1,427 103 FLAGLER COLLEGE 1,332 104 1,327 104 1,334 104 1,371 104 1,231 101 1,342 104 JACKSONVILLE UNIVERSITY 1,090 105 1,073 106 1,092 107 1,087 107 1,002 105 1,049 105 BARRY UNIVERSITY 945 106 956 107 1,001 108 1,026 108 1,001 102 1,093 106 NEW COLLEGE OF FLORIDA 846 107 899 108 927 109 893 110 784 109 877 107 FLORIDA MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY 805 108 799 109 808 110 837 109 801 107 909 108 EDWARD WATERS COLLEGE 719 109 710 110 721 111 742 111 721 111 805 109 SAINT LEO UNIVERSITY 689 110 702 111 708 112 701 112 672 112 714 110 FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE 663 111 680 112 658 113 660 113 633 113 633 111 ECKERD COLLEGE 428 112 424 113 437 114 446 114 367 116 438 112 RINGLING SCHOOL ART & DESG 334 113 340 114 361 115 366 115 364 118 372 113 KEISER UNIVERSITY 308 114 282 116 276 118 275 118 247 119 339 114 FLORIDA COLLEGE 284 116 273 115 288 116 292 116 284 120 306 2020 Specialty License Plate Rankings 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 Rank Plate Total Rank Total Rank Total Rank Total Rank Total Rank Total 115 PALM BEACH ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY 283 115 279 117 271 117 277 117 275 121 292 116 SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY 232 117 231 118 227 120 224 119 239 123 218 117 SAINT THOMAS UNIVERSITY 208 118 219 119 225 119 228 120 212 122 230 118 FLORIDA HOSPITAL COLLEGE 152 119 150 120 160 121 162 121 155 124 176 119 LYNN UNIVERSITY 126 120 123 121 126 122 117 122 126 125 147 120 WARNER SOUTHERN COLLEGE 83 121 82 122 94 123 101 123 114 126 115 * AMERICAN RED CROSS * * * * * * * * * 107 929 * CLEARWATER CHRISTIAN COLLEGE * * * * * * * * * * * * DONATE ORGANS.
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