50 states + DC · updated
How to start an LLC, state by state
The steps are the same everywhere: check the name, name a registered agent, file with the state, sign an operating agreement, get an EIN, open a bank account, and keep up with the yearly filing. The fees and the offices are what change. Pick your state.
State filing fee for an LLC
Alabama $236
Alaska $250
Arizona $85
Arkansas $45
California $70
Colorado $50
Connecticut $120
Delaware $110
District of Columbia $99
Florida $125
Georgia $110
Hawaii $51
Idaho $103
Illinois $153
Indiana $97
Iowa $50
Kansas $85
Kentucky $40
Louisiana $125
Maine $178
Maryland $155
Massachusetts $520
Michigan $50
Minnesota $155
Mississippi $53
Missouri $51
Montana $35
Nebraska $103
Nevada $436
New Hampshire $102
New Jersey $129
New Mexico $51
New York $205
North Carolina $128
North Dakota $135
Ohio $99
Oklahoma $104
Oregon $100
Pennsylvania $125
Rhode Island $156
South Carolina $125
South Dakota $153
Tennessee $307
Texas $300
Utah $59
Vermont $155
Virginia $100
Washington $200
West Virginia $130
Wisconsin $130
Wyoming $103
State filing fees as charged at our checkout. Our filing service is $123.75 on top, the same in every state.