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

Choose a state for a numbered sheet on forming an LLC: the name, the agent, the filing, the EIN, the operating agreement and the upkeep.

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1Alabama$236 single filing fee · no annual filingPick: Alabama Registered Agent.co2Alaska$250 single filing fee · Biennial report $100Pick: Mainstay Filing3Arizona$50 single filing fee · no annual filingPick: Mainstay Filing4Arkansas$45 single filing fee · Yearly report $150Pick: Arkansas Registered Agent.co5California$70 single filing fee · Statement of Information $20Pick: Mainstay Filing6Colorado$50 single filing fee · Periodic report $25Pick: CO Registered Agent.org7Connecticut$120 single filing fee · Annual report $80Pick: Mainstay Filing8Delaware$110 single filing fee · Annual LLC Tax $400Pick: Delaware Registered Agent.ai9Florida$125 single filing fee · Annual report $138.75Pick: Mainstay Filing10Georgia$110 single filing fee · Annual registration $60Pick: Georgia Registered Agent.co11Hawaii$51 single filing fee · Yearly report $12.50Pick: Mainstay Filing12Idaho$100 single filing fee · Annual report freePick: Mainstay Filing13Illinois$150 single filing fee · Yearly report $75Pick: Mainstay Filing14Indiana$95 single filing fee · Business entity report $32Pick: Mainstay Filing15Iowa$50 single filing fee · Biennial report $30Pick: Mainstay Filing16Kansas$85 single filing fee · Information report $90Pick: KS Registered Agent.org17Kentucky$40 single filing fee · Annual report $15Pick: KY Registered Agent.org18Louisiana$125 single filing fee · Annual report $35Pick: LA Registered Agent.org19Maine$175 single filing fee · Annual report $85Pick: Mainstay Filing20Maryland$100 single filing fee · Business Entity Annual Report $300Pick: Mainstay Filing21Massachusetts$500 single filing fee · Yearly report $500Pick: Mainstay Filing22Michigan$50 single filing fee · Annual statement $25Pick: MI Registered Agent.org23Minnesota$155 single filing fee · Annual renewal freePick: Mainstay Filing24Mississippi$50 single filing fee · Annual report freePick: Registered Agent MS.org25Missouri$50 single filing fee · no annual filingPick: MO Registered Agent.org26Montana$35 single filing fee · Annual report $20Pick: Registered Agent MT.org27Nebraska$100 single filing fee · Biennial report $25Pick: Mainstay Filing28Nevada$425 single filing fee · Yearly report $350Pick: Registered Agent NV.org29New Hampshire$100 single filing fee · Annual report $100Pick: Mainstay Filing30New Jersey$100 single filing fee · Annual report $75Pick: Mainstay Filing31New Mexico$50 single filing fee · no annual filingPick: New Mexico Registered Agent.co32New York$200 single filing fee · Biennial statement $9Pick: Mainstay Filing33North Carolina$125 single filing fee · Annual report $200Pick: NC Registered Agent.org34North Dakota$135 single filing fee · Annual report $50Pick: Mainstay Filing35Ohio$99 single filing fee · no annual filingPick: Mainstay Filing36Oklahoma$100 single filing fee · Annual certificate $25Pick: Mainstay Filing37Oregon$100 single filing fee · Annual report $100Pick: Mainstay Filing38Pennsylvania$125 single filing fee · Annual report $7Pick: Mainstay Filing39Rhode Island$150 single filing fee · Yearly report $50Pick: RI Registered Agent.org40South Carolina$110 single filing fee · no annual filingPick: South Carolina Registered Agent.co41South Dakota$150 single filing fee · Annual report $55Pick: SD Registered Agent.org42Tennessee$300 single filing fee · Annual report $300Pick: Tennessee Registered Agent.co43Texas$300 single filing fee · Yearly report freePick: Texas Registered Agent.ai44Utah$59 single filing fee · Annual Report/Renewal $18Pick: Mainstay Filing45Vermont$155 single filing fee · Annual report $45Pick: Mainstay Filing46Virginia$100 single filing fee · Annual Registration Fee $50Pick: VA Registered Agent.org47Washington$200 single filing fee · Annual report $70Pick: Mainstay Filing48West Virginia$100 single filing fee · Annual report $25Pick: WV Registered Agent.org49Wisconsin$130 single filing fee · Annual report $25Pick: Wisconsin Registered Agent.co50Wyoming$100 single filing fee · Annual report $60Pick: Mainstay Filing

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Where each figure comes from

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