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How to Start an LLC: Lessons for All 50 States (2026)

Begin here: the formation lesson for your state, built on official sources.

Taught by the LLC Schoolhouse editors

States A to Z

1Alabama$236 paid to file · no report each yearPick: AL Registered Agent.org2Alaska$250 paid to file · Biennial report $100Pick: Alaska Registered Agent.co3Arizona$50 paid to file · no report each yearPick: Mainstay Filing4Arkansas$45 paid to file · Yearly report $150Pick: Arkansas Registered Agent.co5California$70 paid to file · Statement of Information $20Pick: CA Registered Agent.org6Colorado$50 paid to file · Periodic report $25Pick: CO Registered Agent.org7Connecticut$120 paid to file · Annual report $80Pick: Mainstay Filing8Delaware$110 paid to file · Annual LLC Tax $400Pick: Delaware Registered Agent.ai9Florida$125 paid to file · Annual report $138.75Pick: Mainstay Filing10Georgia$110 paid to file · Annual registration $60Pick: Mainstay Filing11Hawaii$51 paid to file · Yearly report $12.50Pick: HI Registered Agent.org12Idaho$100 paid to file · Annual report freePick: Idaho Registered Agent.co13Illinois$150 paid to file · Yearly report $75Pick: Mainstay Filing14Indiana$95 paid to file · Business entity report $32Pick: Indiana Registered Agent.co15Iowa$50 paid to file · Biennial report $30Pick: Iowa Registered Agent.co16Kansas$85 paid to file · Information report $90Pick: KS Registered Agent.org17Kentucky$40 paid to file · Annual report $15Pick: Kentucky Registered Agent.co18Louisiana$125 paid to file · Annual report $35Pick: LA Registered Agent.org19Maine$175 paid to file · Annual report $85Pick: Mainstay Filing20Maryland$100 paid to file · Business Entity Annual Report $300Pick: Mainstay Filing21Massachusetts$500 paid to file · Yearly report $500Pick: MA Registered Agent.org22Michigan$50 paid to file · Annual statement $25Pick: Michigan Registered Agent.co23Minnesota$155 paid to file · Annual renewal freePick: Minnesota Registered Agent.co24Mississippi$50 paid to file · Annual report freePick: Mainstay Filing25Missouri$50 paid to file · no report each yearPick: Mainstay Filing26Montana$35 paid to file · Annual report $20Pick: Mainstay Filing27Nebraska$100 paid to file · Biennial report $25Pick: NE Registered Agent.org28Nevada$425 paid to file · Yearly report $350Pick: Mainstay Filing29New Hampshire$100 paid to file · Annual report $100Pick: Mainstay Filing30New Jersey$100 paid to file · Annual report $75Pick: Registered Agent NJ.org31New Mexico$50 paid to file · no report each yearPick: Mainstay Filing32New York$200 paid to file · Biennial statement $9Pick: New York Registered Agent.ai33North Carolina$125 paid to file · Annual report $200Pick: Mainstay Filing34North Dakota$135 paid to file · Annual report $50Pick: ND Registered Agents.org35Ohio$99 paid to file · no report each yearPick: OH Registered Agent.org36Oklahoma$100 paid to file · Annual certificate $25Pick: Mainstay Filing37Oregon$100 paid to file · Annual report $100Pick: Mainstay Filing38Pennsylvania$125 paid to file · Annual report $7Pick: Pennsylvania Registered Agent.co39Rhode Island$150 paid to file · Yearly report $50Pick: Mainstay Filing40South Carolina$110 paid to file · no report each yearPick: South Carolina Registered Agent.co41South Dakota$150 paid to file · Annual report $55Pick: Mainstay Filing42Tennessee$300 paid to file · Annual report $300Pick: Mainstay Filing43Texas$300 paid to file · Yearly report freePick: Mainstay Filing44Utah$59 paid to file · Annual Report/Renewal $18Pick: Mainstay Filing45Vermont$155 paid to file · Annual report $45Pick: Mainstay Filing46Virginia$100 paid to file · Annual Registration Fee $50Pick: Mainstay Filing47Washington$200 paid to file · Annual report $70Pick: Mainstay Filing48West Virginia$100 paid to file · Annual report $25Pick: West Virginia Registered Agent.co49Wisconsin$130 paid to file · Annual report $25Pick: Mainstay Filing50Wyoming$100 paid to file · Annual report $60Pick: Mainstay Filing

One service for every state

Top of the national list: Mainstay Filing. Full list.

References by state

  1. Alabama: Look it up at alison.legislature.state.al.us; last checked October 2026
  2. Alaska: Look it up at akleg.gov; last checked August 2026
  3. Arizona: Look it up at azcc.gov; last checked October 2026
  4. Arkansas: Look it up at sos.arkansas.gov; last checked October 2026
  5. California: Look it up at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov; last checked August 2026
  6. Colorado: Look it up at coloradosos.gov; last checked October 2026
  7. Connecticut: Look it up at business.ct.gov; last checked October 2026
  8. Delaware: Look it up at delcode.delaware.gov; last checked October 2026
  9. Florida: Look it up at flsenate.gov; last checked October 2026
  10. Georgia: Look it up at sos.ga.gov; last checked October 2026
  11. Hawaii: Look it up at cca.hawaii.gov; last checked October 2026
  12. Idaho: Look it up at legislature.idaho.gov; last checked October 2026
  13. Illinois: Look it up at ilsos.gov; last checked October 2026
  14. Indiana: Look it up at forms.in.gov; last checked August 2026
  15. Iowa: Look it up at legis.iowa.gov; last checked October 2026
  16. Kansas: Look it up at sos.ks.gov; last checked October 2026
  17. Kentucky: Look it up at sos.ky.gov; last checked October 2026
  18. Louisiana: Look it up at static.sos.la.gov; last checked October 2026
  19. Maine: Look it up at legislature.maine.gov; last checked October 2026
  20. Maryland: Look it up at egov.maryland.gov; last checked October 2026
  21. Massachusetts: Look it up at sec.state.ma.us; last checked October 2026
  22. Michigan: Look it up at legislature.mi.gov; last checked September 2026
  23. Minnesota: Look it up at revisor.mn.gov; last checked October 2026
  24. Mississippi: Look it up at sos.ms.gov; last checked August 2026
  25. Missouri: Look it up at sos.mo.gov; last checked October 2026
  26. Montana: Look it up at sosmt.gov; last checked October 2026
  27. Nebraska: Look it up at nebraskalegislature.gov; last checked October 2026
  28. Nevada: Look it up at leg.state.nv.us; last checked October 2026
  29. New Hampshire: Look it up at gc.nh.gov; last checked October 2026
  30. New Jersey: Look it up at pub.njleg.gov; last checked October 2026
  31. New Mexico: Look it up at nmonesource.com; last checked October 2026
  32. New York: Look it up at dos.ny.gov; last checked October 2026
  33. North Carolina: Look it up at sosnc.gov; last checked October 2026
  34. North Dakota: Look it up at sos.nd.gov; last checked October 2026
  35. Ohio: Look it up at codes.ohio.gov; last checked October 2026
  36. Oklahoma: Look it up at sos.ok.gov; last checked October 2026
  37. Oregon: Look it up at sos.oregon.gov; last checked October 2026
  38. Pennsylvania: Look it up at pa.gov; last checked October 2026
  39. Rhode Island: Look it up at docs.sos.ri.gov; last checked October 2026
  40. South Carolina: Look it up at scstatehouse.gov; last checked October 2026
  41. South Dakota: Look it up at sdlegislature.gov; last checked October 2026
  42. Tennessee: Look it up at sos.tn.gov; last checked October 2026
  43. Texas: Look it up at sos.texas.gov; last checked October 2026
  44. Utah: Look it up at commerce.utah.gov; last checked October 2026
  45. Vermont: Look it up at legislature.vermont.gov; last checked October 2026
  46. Virginia: Look it up at law.lis.virginia.gov; last checked October 2026
  47. Washington: Look it up at sos.wa.gov; last checked October 2026
  48. West Virginia: Look it up at sos.wv.gov; last checked October 2026
  49. Wisconsin: Look it up at dfi.wi.gov; last checked October 2026
  50. Wyoming: Look it up at wyobiz.wyo.gov; last checked October 2026