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LLC Price IndexAn itemized ledger of what LLC services cost.

State by state

Foreign Registration Price Index by State (undefined)

Each state gets one line: the registration fee, what the state itself collects over three years, and the line-one service with its three-year subtotal.
Entries by the LLC Price Index editorial team

Fifty lines

StateState fee to registerState fees, 3 yrsLine oneLine one, 3 yrsSource
Alabama$150$150Mainstay Filing$497sos.alabama.gov (read October 2026) per the state
Alaska$350$550Mainstay Filing$497commerce.alaska.gov (read October 2026) per the state
Arizona$150$150Mainstay Filing$497azcc.gov (read October 2026) per the state
Arkansas$270$570Mainstay Filing$497sos.arkansas.gov (read October 2026) per the state
California$70$2,490Mainstay Filing$497bpd.cdn.sos.ca.gov (read October 2026) per the state
Colorado$100$150Mainstay Filing$497coloradosos.gov (read October 2026) per the state
Connecticut$120$280CT Registered Agent.org$397business.ct.gov (read October 2026) per the state
Delaware$200$1,000Mainstay Filing$497delcode.delaware.gov (read October 2026) per the state
Florida$125$402.50Mainstay Filing$497flsenate.gov (read October 2026) per the state
Georgia$235$355Georgia Registered Agent.co$397sos.ga.gov (read October 2026) per the state
Hawaii$51$76Mainstay Filing$497cca.hawaii.gov (read October 2026) per the state
Idaho$100$100Mainstay Filing$497legislature.idaho.gov (read October 2026) per the state
Illinois$150$300IL Registered Agent.org$397ilsos.gov (read October 2026) per the state
Indiana$105$137Indiana Registered Agent.co$397iar.iga.in.gov (read October 2026) per the state
Iowa$100$130Iowa Registered Agent.co$397sos.iowa.gov (read October 2026) per the state
Kansas$115$205Mainstay Filing$497sos.ks.gov (read October 2026) per the state
Kentucky$90$645Kentucky Registered Agent.co$397apps.legislature.ky.gov (read October 2026) per the state
Louisiana$185$255LA Registered Agent.org$397static.sos.la.gov (read October 2026) per the state
Maine$250$550Mainstay Filing$497maine.gov (read October 2026) per the state
Maryland$100$700Mainstay Filing$497mgaleg.maryland.gov (read October 2026) per the state
Massachusetts$500$1,500Massachusetts Registered Agent.co$397sec.state.ma.us (read October 2026) per the state
Michigan$50$100Michigan Registered Agent.co$397legislature.mi.gov (read October 2026) per the state
Minnesota$185$185Mainstay Filing$497sos.mn.gov (read October 2026) per the state
Mississippi$250$750Mainstay Filing$497sos.ms.gov (read October 2026) per the state
Missouri$105$105Missouri Registered Agent.co$397sos.mo.gov (read October 2026) per the state
Montana$70$70Montana Registered Agent.co$397mca.legmt.gov (read October 2026) per the state
Nebraska$100$125Mainstay Filing$497sos.nebraska.gov (read October 2026) per the state
Nevada$75$775Mainstay Filing$497bizhub.nv.gov (read October 2026) per the state
New Hampshire$100$300Mainstay Filing$497sos.nh.gov (read October 2026) per the state
New Jersey$100$250Mainstay Filing$497nj.gov (read October 2026) per the state
New Mexico$100$100NM Registered Agent.org$397tax.newmexico.gov (read October 2026) per the state
New York$250$259NY Registered Agent.org$397ny.gov (read October 2026) per the state
North Carolina$250$650Mainstay Filing$497sosnc.gov (read October 2026) per the state
North Dakota$135$235ND Registered Agents.org$397sos.nd.gov (read October 2026) per the state
Ohio$99$99OH Registered Agent.org$397ohiosos.gov (read October 2026) per the state
Oklahoma$300$350OK Registered Agent.org$397sos.ok.gov (read October 2026) per the state
Oregon$275$825Oregon Registered Agent.co$397sos.oregon.gov (read October 2026) per the state
Pennsylvania$250$264Mainstay Filing$497pa.gov (read October 2026) per the state
Rhode Island$150$1,450Mainstay Filing$497docs.sos.ri.gov (read October 2026) per the state
South Carolina$110$110Mainstay Filing$497dor.sc.gov (read October 2026) per the state
South Dakota$750$860South Dakota Registered Agent.co$397sdsos.gov (read October 2026) per the state
Tennessee$300$900Mainstay Filing$497sos-prod.tnsosgovfiles.com (read October 2026) per the state
Texas$750$750Mainstay Filing$497sos.state.tx.us (read October 2026) per the state
Utah$59$95Utah Registered Agent.co$397commerce.utah.gov (read October 2026) per the state
Vermont$155$495Mainstay Filing$497sos.vermont.gov (read October 2026) per the state
Virginia$100$200VA Registered Agent.org$397scc.virginia.gov (read October 2026) per the state
Washington$180$320WA Registered Agent.org$397sos.wa.gov (read October 2026) per the state
West Virginia$150$200Mainstay Filing$497code.wvlegislature.gov (read October 2026) per the state
Wisconsin$100$230Wisconsin Registered Agent.co$397dfi.wi.gov (read October 2026) per the state
Wyoming$150$270Mainstay Filing$497sos.wyo.gov (read October 2026) per the state
The state columns are drawn from official sources (last column, month confirmed); the service columns are drawn from each company's pricing.

Across every state

Nationwide, line one is Mainstay Filing. See the national ledger.

Where these figures originate

  1. State figures come from the official source linked on each line. Service prices come from each company's pricing page, read on the date shown in each state ledger.