Form an LLC · all states

How to form an LLC, state by state

Every state forms an LLC a little differently — different document, different office, different fee. Each page below states the filing document and office, the official state filing fee where Corpus has verified it, and the all-in Corpus price, and shows the source and verification date behind every verified fact.

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LLC formation in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
StateFormation documentState filing feeCorpus all-in
AlabamaCertificate of Formation$200$356
AlaskaArticles of Organizationnot yet verified$370
ArizonaArticles of Organization$50$250
ArkansasCertificate of Organization for a Domestic Limited Liability Company$45$250
CaliforniaArticles of Organization$70$250
ColoradoArticles of Organization$50$250
ConnecticutCertificate of Organization$120$250
DelawareCertificate of Formation$110$250
District of ColumbiaCertificate of Organization$99$250
FloridaArticles of Organization$100$250
GeorgiaArticles of Organization$110$250
HawaiiArticles of Organization for Limited Liability Company (Form LLC-1)$50$250
IdahoCertificate of Organization – Limited Liability Company$100$250
IllinoisArticles of Organization$150$274
IndianaArticles of Organization$75$250
IowaCertificate of Organization$50$250
KansasArticles of Organization$85$250
KentuckyArticles of Organization$40$250
LouisianaArticles of Organization$100$250
MaineCertificate of Formation$175$295
MarylandArticles of Organization$100$275
MassachusettsCertificate of Organization$500$640
MichiganArticles of Organization$50$250
MinnesotaArticles of Organization$135$275
MississippiCertificate of Formationnot yet verified$250
MissouriArticles of Organization$50$250
MontanaArticles of Organization$35$250
NebraskaCertificate of Organization$100$250
NevadaArticles of Organization$75$556
New HampshireCertificate of Formation$100$250
New JerseyCertificate of Formation$100$250
New MexicoArticles of Organizationnot yet verified$250
New YorkArticles of Organization$200$325
North CarolinaArticles of Organization, Form L-01$125$250
North DakotaArticles of Organization$135$255
OhioArticles of Organization$99$250
OklahomaArticles of Organization$100$250
OregonArticles of Organization$100$250
PennsylvaniaCertificate of Organization$125$250
Rhode IslandArticles of Organization$150$276
South CarolinaArticles of Organization$110$250
South DakotaArticles of Organization$150$274
TennesseeArticles of Organizationfrom $300$429 at the minimum state fee
TexasCertificate of Formation (LLC), Form 205$300$430
UtahCertificate of Organization$59$250
VermontArticles of Organization$155$275
VirginiaArticles of Organization$100$250
WashingtonCertificate of Formation$180$320
West VirginiaArticles of Organization$100$250
WisconsinArticles of Organization$130$250
WyomingArticles of Organization$100$250

Forming from China? Read the guide — an EIN without an SSN, the yearly Form 5472, and the foreign-exchange rules (中文版).

Corpus is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. Fees and rules change — each state page shows the date Corpus last verified each verified fact on it.