[nascarnation]

Your post intrigued me, since in Indiana we only have rear plates.

The total of rear only states is 19.

[boop]

Yep, I used to live in Indiana. Since only a rear plate was required, everyone had some kind of custom front plate, or novelty plate. The most popular was the airbrushed "Jethro and Geraldine" style, or maybe Elvis #1.

I personally had a (real) copper Arizona plate, but it corroded badly.

[Oystir]

The total of rear only states is 19.

This will change as more and more cities add stoplight cameras. All 19 will want front plates so they can catch you coming and going.