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

Fifty classes, one per state, on starting an LLC. Each draws on that state's own forms and fees, with sources.

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All 50 classes

1Alabama$236 the state's cut at filing · no yearly paperworkRecommended: Mainstay Filing2Alaska$250 the state's cut at filing · Biennial report $100Recommended: Mainstay Filing3Arizona$50 the state's cut at filing · no yearly paperworkRecommended: Arizona Registered Agent.co4Arkansas$45 the state's cut at filing · Yearly report $150Recommended: Mainstay Filing5California$70 the state's cut at filing · Statement of Information $20Recommended: Mainstay Filing6Colorado$50 the state's cut at filing · Periodic report $25Recommended: Colorado Registered Agent.co7Connecticut$120 the state's cut at filing · Annual report $80Recommended: Mainstay Filing8Delaware$110 the state's cut at filing · Annual LLC Tax $400Recommended: Delaware Registered Agent.ai9Florida$125 the state's cut at filing · Annual report $138.75Recommended: FL Registered Agent.org10Georgia$110 the state's cut at filing · Annual registration $60Recommended: Georgia Registered Agent.co11Hawaii$51 the state's cut at filing · Yearly report $12.50Recommended: HI Registered Agent.org12Idaho$100 the state's cut at filing · Annual report freeRecommended: Mainstay Filing13Illinois$150 the state's cut at filing · Yearly report $75Recommended: Illinois Registered Agent.co14Indiana$95 the state's cut at filing · Business entity report $32Recommended: Indiana Registered Agent.co15Iowa$50 the state's cut at filing · Biennial report $30Recommended: Mainstay Filing16Kansas$85 the state's cut at filing · Information report $90Recommended: KS Registered Agent.org17Kentucky$40 the state's cut at filing · Annual report $15Recommended: Mainstay Filing18Louisiana$125 the state's cut at filing · Annual report $35Recommended: Mainstay Filing19Maine$175 the state's cut at filing · Annual report $85Recommended: Mainstay Filing20Maryland$100 the state's cut at filing · Business Entity Annual Report $300Recommended: Maryland Registered Agent.co21Massachusetts$500 the state's cut at filing · Yearly report $500Recommended: Massachusetts Registered Agent.co22Michigan$50 the state's cut at filing · Annual statement $25Recommended: Mainstay Filing23Minnesota$155 the state's cut at filing · Annual renewal freeRecommended: Mainstay Filing24Mississippi$50 the state's cut at filing · Annual report freeRecommended: Mississippi Registered Agent.co25Missouri$50 the state's cut at filing · no yearly paperworkRecommended: Mainstay Filing26Montana$35 the state's cut at filing · Annual report $20Recommended: Montana Registered Agent.co27Nebraska$100 the state's cut at filing · Biennial report $25Recommended: Nebraska Registered Agent.co28Nevada$425 the state's cut at filing · Yearly report $350Recommended: Nevada Registered Agent.co29New Hampshire$100 the state's cut at filing · Annual report $100Recommended: NH Registered Agent.org30New Jersey$100 the state's cut at filing · Annual report $75Recommended: Mainstay Filing31New Mexico$50 the state's cut at filing · no yearly paperworkRecommended: Mainstay Filing32New York$200 the state's cut at filing · Biennial statement $9Recommended: Mainstay Filing33North Carolina$125 the state's cut at filing · Annual report $200Recommended: North Carolina Registered Agent.co34North Dakota$135 the state's cut at filing · Annual report $50Recommended: ND Registered Agents.org35Ohio$99 the state's cut at filing · no yearly paperworkRecommended: OH Registered Agent.org36Oklahoma$100 the state's cut at filing · Annual certificate $25Recommended: Mainstay Filing37Oregon$100 the state's cut at filing · Annual report $100Recommended: Mainstay Filing38Pennsylvania$125 the state's cut at filing · Annual report $7Recommended: PA Registered Agent.org39Rhode Island$150 the state's cut at filing · Yearly report $50Recommended: RI Registered Agent.org40South Carolina$110 the state's cut at filing · no yearly paperworkRecommended: Mainstay Filing41South Dakota$150 the state's cut at filing · Annual report $55Recommended: Mainstay Filing42Tennessee$300 the state's cut at filing · Annual report $300Recommended: Tennessee Registered Agent.co43Texas$300 the state's cut at filing · Yearly report freeRecommended: Mainstay Filing44Utah$59 the state's cut at filing · Annual Report/Renewal $18Recommended: Mainstay Filing45Vermont$155 the state's cut at filing · Annual report $45Recommended: VT Registered Agent.org46Virginia$100 the state's cut at filing · Annual Registration Fee $50Recommended: Mainstay Filing47Washington$200 the state's cut at filing · Annual report $70Recommended: Mainstay Filing48West Virginia$100 the state's cut at filing · Annual report $25Recommended: Mainstay Filing49Wisconsin$130 the state's cut at filing · Annual report $25Recommended: Mainstay Filing50Wyoming$100 the state's cut at filing · Annual report $60Recommended: Mainstay Filing

The national list

First on the national LLC service list is Mainstay Filing. Open it.

Where each number comes from

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