Sources and Method

State fees and yearly filings come from each state’s own pages. The agent price is Mainstay Filing’s own, read October 28, 2026.

Upkeep

Two years of the state’s yearly charge plus an agent at $149 a year, per state. A two-year filing counts once.

Variable charges

Alabama, Tennessee and Texas: the amount depends on the company, so we say it varies and leave it out of totals.

By state

Alabama · Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · Florida · Georgia · Hawaii · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Louisiana · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · North Carolina · North Dakota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · South Carolina · South Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont · Virginia · Washington · West Virginia · Wisconsin · Wyoming