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US State Business Search: Official Links for All 50 States

A business entity search looks up a state's own register of the companies formed or registered there. Use it to check whether a name is already in use before you form an LLC, or to confirm that a company exists and see its status before you do business with it. Each state keeps its own register, so search the state where the company was formed.

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Free · 51 official state sites · links checked

This page links only to each state's official site. Lime North is not a government agency.

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Official business entity search, by state · links checked 26 Oct 2026
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Alabama Alabama Secretary of State Search Alabama businesses Official guide
Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing Search Alaska businesses Official guide
Arizona Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division Search Arizona businesses Official guide
Arkansas Arkansas Secretary of State Search Arkansas businesses Official guide
California California Secretary of State

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Colorado Colorado Secretary of State Search Colorado businesses Via the agency site
Connecticut Connecticut Secretary of the State Search Connecticut businesses Official guide
Delaware Delaware Division of Corporations Search Delaware businesses Official guide
District of Columbia Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection, Corporations Division Search District of Columbia businesses Official guide
Florida Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations Search Florida businesses Official guide
Georgia Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division Search Georgia businesses Via the agency site
Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Business Registration Division Search Hawaii businesses Official guide
Idaho Idaho Secretary of State Search Idaho businesses Official guide
Illinois Illinois Secretary of State, Department of Business Services Search Illinois businesses Via the agency site
Indiana Indiana Secretary of State

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Iowa Iowa Secretary of State Search Iowa businesses Via the agency site
Kansas Kansas Secretary of State Search Kansas businesses Official guide
Kentucky Kentucky Secretary of State Search Kentucky businesses Via the agency site
Louisiana Louisiana Secretary of State Search Louisiana businesses Official guide
Maine Department of the Secretary of State, Division of Corporations Search Maine businesses Via the agency site
Maryland Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation Search Maryland businesses Via the agency site
Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Search Massachusetts businesses Official guide
Michigan Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs

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Minnesota Minnesota Secretary of State Search Minnesota businesses Official guide
Mississippi Mississippi Secretary of State

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Missouri Missouri Secretary of State Search Missouri businesses Via the agency site
Montana Montana Secretary of State

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Nebraska Nebraska Secretary of State Search Nebraska businesses Official guide
Nevada Nevada Secretary of State Search Nevada businesses Official guide
New Hampshire New Hampshire Secretary of State Search New Hampshire businesses Via the agency site
New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services Search New Jersey businesses Via the agency site
New Mexico New Mexico Secretary of State

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New York Department of State, Division of Corporations Search New York businesses Via the agency site
North Carolina North Carolina Secretary of State

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North Dakota North Dakota Secretary of State Search North Dakota businesses Via the agency site
Ohio Ohio Secretary of State

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Oklahoma Oklahoma Secretary of State Search Oklahoma businesses Official guide
Oregon Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division Search Oregon businesses Official guide
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations

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Rhode Island Rhode Island Department of State Search Rhode Island businesses Official guide
South Carolina South Carolina Secretary of State Search South Carolina businesses Via the agency site
South Dakota South Dakota Secretary of State Search South Dakota businesses Official guide
Tennessee Tennessee Secretary of State Search Tennessee businesses Via the agency site
Texas Texas Secretary of State Search Texas businesses Official guide
Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code Search Utah businesses Via the agency site
Vermont Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division Search Vermont businesses Via the agency site
Virginia State Corporation Commission

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Washington Washington Secretary of State, Corporations and Charities Division Search Washington businesses Official guide
West Virginia West Virginia Secretary of State Search West Virginia businesses Official guide
Wisconsin Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions

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Wyoming Wyoming Secretary of State

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How to use it

Search the state where the company was formed.

  1. Find the state below, or type its name in the filter.
  2. Open the state's search and enter the company name. A shorter search, such as one distinctive word from the name, finds more matches.
  3. Open a result to read the record the state keeps for that company.

Some state sites limit visits from outside the United States. If a state's site won't open for you, send us the company name and state and we'll run the search for you, free.

For state filing fees, see LLC fees by state for formation and yearly fees, and the state annual report table in our US LLC compliance guide.

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