A state filing ledger · 50 states + DC
A state LLC costs its formation fee once, then its annual report fee every year after, plus any recurring state tax the state charges for existing. The table runs that sum over 5 years for all 51 jurisdictions, cheapest first, using the formula printed below it.
7 states add a recurring tax to the yearly figure. 9 more charge one that scales with no published minimum, so they sit outside the ranking with the reason attached: a total missing a cost its neighbours include would read as cheaper than theirs.
oldest record on this page verified 2026-08-07
| State | Formation | Annual report | Recurring tax | First year | 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana | $35 | $0 | none | $35 | $35 |
| Arizona | $50 | none, verified | none | $50 | $50 |
| Mississippi | $50 | $0 | none | $50 | $50 |
| Missouri | $50 | none, verified | none | $50 | $50 |
| New Mexico | $50 | none, verified | none | $50 | $50 |
| Idaho | $100 | $0 | none | $100 | $100 |
| South Carolina | $110 | none, verified | none | $110 | $110 |
| Utah | $59 | $18 | none | $77 | $149 |
| Pennsylvania | $125 | $7 | none | $132 | $160 |
| Colorado | $50 | $25 | none | $75 | $175 |
| Michigan | $50 | $25 | none | $75 | $175 |
| Iowa | $50 | $30 | none | $80 | $200 |
| Nebraska | $100 | $25 | none | $125 | $225 |
| Oklahoma | $100 | $25 | none | $125 | $225 |
| West Virginia | $100 | $25 | none | $125 | $225 |
| Louisiana | $100 | $30 | none | $130 | $250 |
| Indiana | $95 | $32 | none | $127 | $255 |
| Wisconsin | $130 | $25 | none | $155 | $255 |
| Virginia | $100 | $50 | none | $150 | $350 |
| North Dakota | $135 | $50 | none | $185 | $385 |
| Wyoming | $100 | $60 | in annual | $160 | $400 |
| Georgia | $110 | $60 | none | $170 | $410 |
| South Dakota | $150 | $55 | none | $205 | $425 |
| New Jersey | $100 | $75 | none | $175 | $475 |
| Connecticut | $120 | $80 | none | $200 | $520 |
| Illinois | $150 | $75 | none | $225 | $525 |
| Kansas | $85 | $90 | none | $175 | $535 |
| Maine | $175 | $85 | none | $260 | $600 |
| Arkansas | $45 | $150 | in annual | $195 | $795 |
| Florida | $125 | $138.75 | none | $263.75 | $818.75 |
| Kentucky | $40 | $15 | $175 floor | $230 | $990 |
| Alaska | $250 | $100 | $50 | $400 | $1,000 |
| North Carolina | $125 | $203 | none | $328 | $1,140 |
| Maryland | $100 | $300 | none | $400 | $1,600 |
| Vermont | $155 | $45 | $250 | $450 | $1,630 |
| Delaware | $110 | $400 | in annual | $510 | $2,110 |
| Nevada | $425 | $350 | in annual | $775 | $2,175 |
| Tennessee | $300 | $300 | $100 floor | $700 | $2,300 |
| Rhode Island | $156 | $52.50 | $400 | $608.50 | $2,418.50 |
| District of Columbia | $99 | $300 | $250 floor | $649 | $2,849 |
| Massachusetts | $500 | $500 | none | $1,000 | $3,000 |
| California | $70 | $20 | $800 floor | $890 | $4,170 |
42 of 51 rows total · every figure from pin @bd79ea8
sorted by the 5-year column, ascending
cannot be totalled
the sum this page printed
total = formation fee + 5 × (annual report fee + recurring tax)
A verified absence enters the sum as a real $0, because a state that files no annual report truly carries no annual fee. An unread value enters nothing at all. Where the recurring tax is already the annual report payment, it is counted once.
Three things sit at the edge of the column above, and naming them is part of the figure. One is inside the total but only as a floor, one is a purchase rather than a requirement, and one is not a state fee at all.
7 states contribute a published annual minimum to the total. Where the tax then scales on revenue, net worth or a mixed measure, the figure in the column is the least the state will take and the bill can be larger. Each measure sits under the state's own label on LLC franchise tax by state.
a floor, not a ceiling
Expedite tiers are a purchase, not a requirement, so no total on this site folds one in. Every tier a state sells sits on its record sheet with its own fee, and the tiers are ranked against each other on how long does it take to form an LLC.
optional, never in a total
Agent service is bought from a company, not paid to a state, so it never enters a state fee ledger. This site tracks what the filing office charges.