Official fees, 50 states

What your state charges an LLC

Fees first, picks second: three data guides per state, all sourced.

Tables updated November 12, 2026 State Filing Data research desk

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At a glance

State guides

Every state, three ways

Least expensive (three years)

$50

Arizona and others

Highest three-year state fees

$2,490

California

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The state side of an LLC, fee by fee, with sources.

LLC costs by state

Registered agent rules and recurring state fees, state by state.

Foreign LLC fees, forms and reports for every state.

1 · LLC Services

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2 · Registered Agents

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3 · Foreign Registration Services

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Methodology

Method details

Service fees over three years (35%): What a service charges on top of the state's own fees in years one, two and three, from its published first-year and renewal prices.
State filings covered (30%): How many of the recurring state requirements the price takes off your hands: the registered agent, the yearly or two-yearly report filed for you, and the EIN application.
Renewal price (15%): The yearly price from year two onward and whether it matches the first-year price.
Fit with the state's rules (10%): How the plan lines up with that state's report cadence, late fees and agent address rules.
Fee transparency (10%): Whether the state's fee is listed separately and passed through at cost, so the number you see matches the official schedule.