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What every US state charges to form and keep an LLC

The filing fee, the recurring report or tax, when it falls due, and the state's own total over five years, for all 50 states and DC. Each row names the filing office it was checked against, and the day. State charges only: no registered agent, no service fee.

$50Lowest five-year state cost: Arizona
$4,930Highest five-year state cost: California
2026-10-16 to 2026-10-17When the figures were checked
StateFiling feeRecurring chargeWhen it's dueFive yearsSource
Alabama $200 None An Alabama LLC files and pays the Business Privilege Tax only in a year the tax works out above $100 $225 Alabama Secretary of State
Checked 2026-10-16
Alaska $250 $100 every two years By January 2 every second year on the creation-year cycle; a 2026 formation first reports in 2028 $700 Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
Checked 2026-10-16
Arizona $50 None Arizona LLCs file no annual report $50 Arizona Corporation Commission
Checked 2026-10-16
Arkansas $45 $150 a year By 1 May each year, starting the year after the LLC is formed $645 to $795 Arkansas Secretary of State
Checked 2026-10-16
California $70 $800 a year By the 15th day of the fourth month after you file, and then by the 15th day of the fourth month of each tax year, which is 15 April for most companies $4,130 to $4,930 California Secretary of State
Checked 2026-10-17
Colorado $50 $25 a year Each year in the assigned Periodic report month, with penalty-free filing from two months before through two months after; check the entity Summary page $150 Colorado Secretary of State
Checked 2026-10-17
Connecticut $120 $80 a year Between 1 January and 31 March each year, starting the year after the LLC is formed $440 to $520 Connecticut Secretary of the State
Checked 2026-10-17
Delaware $110 $400 a year By 1 June each year, as the annual LLC tax $1,710 to $2,110 Delaware Division of Corporations
Checked 2026-10-17
District of Columbia $99 $300 every two years By 1 April every second year, starting the year after the LLC is formed $699 to $999 DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection
Checked 2026-10-17
Florida $125 $138.75 a year Between 1 January and 1 May each year, starting the year after the LLC is formed $680 to $818.75 Florida Division of Corporations (Sunbiz)
Checked 2026-10-17
Georgia $110 $60 a year Between 1 January and 1 April each year, starting the year after the LLC is formed $350 to $410 Georgia Secretary of State
Checked 2026-10-17
Hawaii $51 $15 a year By the end of the calendar quarter that holds the anniversary of the LLC's registration, each year starting the year after $111 Hawaii Business Registration Division
Checked 2026-10-17
Idaho $100 No fee, filed yearly By the end of the month the LLC was formed in, each year starting the year after $100 Idaho Secretary of State
Checked 2026-10-17
Illinois $150 $75 a year Before the first day of the month the LLC was formed in, each year starting the year after $450 Illinois Secretary of State
Checked 2026-10-17
Indiana $95 $32 every two years In the month the LLC was formed, every second year, starting two years after formation $159 Indiana Secretary of State (INBiz)
Checked 2026-10-17
Iowa $50 $30 every two years Between 1 January and 1 April of each odd-numbered year, starting the first odd year after the LLC is formed $110 to $140 Iowa Secretary of State
Checked 2026-10-17
Kansas $85 $90 every two years By 15 April in each succeeding year matching formation-year parity; a 2026 LLC first reports in 2028 $265 Kansas Secretary of State
Checked 2026-10-17
Kentucky $40 $190 a year Between 1 January and 30 June each year, starting the calendar year after formation $975 to $990 Kentucky Secretary of State
Checked 2026-10-17
Louisiana $125 $35 a year By the anniversary of the LLC's formation each year, starting the year after $265 Louisiana Secretary of State
Checked 2026-10-16
Maine $175 $85 a year Between 1 January and 1 June each year, starting the year after the LLC is formed $515 to $600 Maine Secretary of State
Checked 2026-10-17
Maryland $100 $300 a year By 15 April each year, starting the calendar year after formation $1,300 to $1,600 Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation
Checked 2026-10-17
Massachusetts $520 $520 a year By the anniversary of the LLC's formation each year, starting the year after $2,600 Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth
Checked 2026-10-17
Michigan $50 $25 a year By 15 February each year, starting the year after the LLC is formed, or a year later if it was formed after 30 September $150 to $175 Michigan LARA · current corporation filing FAQ
Checked 2026-10-17
Minnesota $155 No fee, filed yearly By 31 December each year, starting the year after the LLC is formed $155 Minnesota Secretary of State · LLC forms
Checked 2026-10-17
Mississippi $50 No fee, filed yearly Between 1 January and 15 April each year, starting the year after the LLC is formed $50 Mississippi Secretary of State · business FAQ
Checked 2026-10-17
Missouri $50 None Missouri LLCs file no annual report $50 Missouri Secretary of State · business FAQ
Checked 2026-10-17
Montana $35 $20 a year By 15 April each year, starting the year after the LLC is formed $115 to $135 Montana Secretary of State · business services
Checked 2026-10-17
Nebraska $100 $25 every two years By April 1 in odd-numbered years, starting the first odd year after formation $175 to $200 Nebraska Secretary of State · current forms and fees
Checked 2026-10-17
Nevada $425 $350 a year By the last day of the month the LLC was formed in, each year starting the year after $1,825 Nevada Secretary of State · current ORION guidance
Checked 2026-10-17
New Hampshire $102 $102 a year By April 1 each year, beginning the calendar year after formation $510 to $612 New Hampshire Secretary of State · LLC forms and fees
Checked 2026-10-17
New Jersey $100 $75 a year By the last day of the month the LLC was formed in, each year starting the year after $400 New Jersey DORES · current business registration steps
Checked 2026-10-17
New Mexico $50 None New Mexico LLCs file no annual report and pay no annual fee $50 New Mexico Secretary of State · online business services
Checked 2026-10-17
New York $200 $9 every two years In the formation month every two years, starting two years after formation $268 New York DOS · official LLC formation guidance
Checked 2026-10-17
North Carolina $125 $203 a year By April 15 each year, starting the year after formation $937 to $1,140 North Carolina SOS · LLC forms and fees
Checked 2026-10-17
North Dakota $135 $50 a year By November 15 each year, starting the year after ordinary LLC formation $335 to $385 North Dakota SOS · LLC categories and fees
Checked 2026-10-17
Ohio $99 None Ohio LLCs file no annual report $99 Ohio SOS · current forms and fee schedule
Checked 2026-10-17
Oklahoma $100 $25 a year On the actual formation anniversary date each year, starting the following year $200 Oklahoma SOS · forms and fee schedule
Checked 2026-10-17
Oregon $100 $100 a year On the original filing anniversary each year, starting the following year $500 Oregon SOS · ordinary domestic LLC filing
Checked 2026-10-17
Pennsylvania $125 $7 a year By September 30 each year, starting the calendar year after formation $153 to $160 Pennsylvania DOS · current annual-report rules
Checked 2026-10-17
Rhode Island $150 $450 a year February 1 through May 1 each year, starting the calendar year after registration $2,350 to $2,400 Rhode Island DOS · costs and annual tax
Checked 2026-10-17
South Carolina $125 None No ordinary noncorporate LLC SOS annual report; corporate-taxed LLCs review the separate SCDOR report/licence regime $125 South Carolina SOS · official business filing route
Checked 2026-10-17
South Dakota $150 $55 a year Follow the actual selected 2027 schedule: anniversary-month or January 31 route under the law effective January 1, 2027 $370 South Dakota SOS · current official fee schedule
Checked 2026-10-17
Tennessee $300 $400 a year First day of the fourth month after financial year-end; April 1 for calendar-year companies $2,000 to $2,300 Tennessee SOS · current filing FAQs
Checked 2026-10-17
Texas $300 No fee, filed yearly Normal May 15 reporting schedule, starting the year after formation; confirm actual weekend/holiday adjustments $300 Texas SOS · official forms and filing routes
Checked 2026-10-17
Utah $59 $18 a year Default anniversary-month-end under §16-1a-212 effective October 1, 2026, unless a Division rule provides otherwise; verify actual first renewal $131 Utah Division · current business filing routes
Checked 2026-10-17
Vermont $155 $45 a year Within three months after financial year-end; March 31 for a calendar-year company $335 to $380 Vermont SOS · current fees and statutes
Checked 2026-10-17
Virginia $100 $50 a year Last day of the anniversary month, starting the year after formation; payment must be received by the deadline $300 Virginia SCC · LLC forms and fees
Checked 2026-10-17
Washington $200 $70 a year By the entity expiration date, normally the last day of the anniversary month, starting the following year $480 Washington SOS · current LLC filing resource
Checked 2026-10-17
West Virginia $100 $25 a year By 11:59 PM June 30; new companies start annually, with a later qualifying biennial election $230 to $255 West Virginia SOS · current LLC formation resource
Checked 2026-10-17
Wisconsin $130 $25 a year By the end of the formation quarter each year after formation; an October 2026 domestic LLC normally first reports by December 31, 2027 $230 Wisconsin DFI · current business filing routes
Checked 2026-10-17
Wyoming $102.40 $60 a year
Plus a 2.4% card fee online
First day of the anniversary month, starting the year after formation; October 17, 2026 normally first reports by October 1, 2027 $342.40 Wyoming SOS · official business resources
Checked 2026-10-17

How to read it

Five years counts an LLC formed in January. Where a charge falls on a fixed date, forming later in the year can add one payment inside the period, so a range shows the least and the most. Late fees, franchise taxes that depend on income, and city or county licences are left out. Each state's name links to a full guide on BaseAcross, and the interactive fee table compares any formation month.

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The data is under CC BY 4.0: use it anywhere, including commercially, with a link to BaseAcross's LLC fees by state. Corrections are welcome as a GitHub issue with the state's own source.