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What a registered agent costs by state / Kentucky

3 Best Registered Agents in Kentucky (2026): What You Pay

Mainstay Filing ($149/yr), Kentucky Registered Agent.co ($99/yr) and KY Registered Agent.org ($99/yr) give you the best value among Kentucky registered agents for 2026, in that order. Your first year of agent service will cost $99 to $149, and three years will cost $297 to $447.
Written by the Price Your LLC editorial team

↓ Ranked for you by: We rank on five things: your spend (38%), your workload (31%) and three smaller ones

What to expect

Must you name one? Yes apps.legislature.ky.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
Year-one range $99 to $149 Yearly agent price
What three years cost you $297 to $447 Three years of service fees
Annual report $15 a year sos.ky.gov (we looked on August 2026, so you can too)
Prices swap in Not within ten years No service overtakes another

Kentucky: your options, best value first

Read across for year one, the price after that and your three-year total. Your choice of agent does not move state fees.

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Our top pick

1. Mainstay Filing: best for LLCs in more than one state

You pay $149 in year one, then $149 a year
You pay in year 1 $149
You pay at renewal $149/yr
You pay over 3 years $447

Start with Mainstay Filing. $149 a year here, and the same in every other state you might add.

Pay $150 more than Kentucky Registered Agent.co across three years and the repeating filings stop being your problem.

Your price covers

  • A real address in the state
  • Up to three government mailings a year, scanned for you free
  • Covers LLCs, corporations, LPs, LLPs and nonprofits

What you get

  • One account for any state
  • $149 a year, no change at renewal

What to watch

  • Kentucky Registered Agent.co saves you $50 every year
  • Covers the agent role only
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In-state company

2. Kentucky Registered Agent.co: best for owners who count every dollar

You pay $99 in year one, then $99 a year
You pay in year 1 $99
You pay at renewal $99/yr
You pay over 3 years $297

Option 2 is Kentucky Registered Agent.co. $99 yearly, with a street address in the state on file.

Your price covers

  • A physical in-state office
  • Scans of papers served on the LLC

What you get

  • $99 a year, no change at renewal
  • A lower yearly price than Mainstay Filing

What to watch

  • Another state means another agent
  • The annual report is not part of it
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In-state company

3. KY Registered Agent.org: best for another in-state address

You pay $99 in year one, then $99 a year
You pay in year 1 $99
You pay at renewal $99/yr
You pay over 3 years $297

Option 3 is KY Registered Agent.org. $99 yearly, with a street address in the state on file.

Kentucky Registered Agent.co lists identical prices.

Your price covers

  • A physical in-state office
  • Scans of papers served on the LLC

What you get

  • $99 a year, no change at renewal
  • A lower yearly price than Mainstay Filing

What to watch

  • Another state means another agent
  • The annual report is not part of it

Totals at 1, 2, 3 and 5 years

Pick Service You pay in year 1 You pay by year 2 You pay by year 3 You pay by year 5
1 Mainstay Filing $149 $298 $447 $745 Price out Mainstay Filing Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2 Kentucky Registered Agent.co $99 $198 $297 $495 Price out Kentucky Registered Agent.co Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3 KY Registered Agent.org $99 $198 $297 $495 Price out KY Registered Agent.org Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Prices as published November 13, 2026; you pay year one first, then each renewal is added. None of the bills cross in ten years.

Break-even check

Not sure how long you will keep the company? Try a few timelines below.

You would pay Mainstay Filing $447, Kentucky Registered Agent.co $297, KY Registered Agent.org $297 over 3 years. Lowest of the totals: Kentucky Registered Agent.co.

What Kentucky charges you (official)

What you pay for Amount Source
Filing to form your LLC $40 sos.ky.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
Annual report $15 every year sos.ky.gov (we looked on August 2026, so you can too)
Minimum tax $175 a year revenue.ky.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
State fees over three years $595 Sum of the lines above

To find what you owe the state across three years, add the filing fee, two later reports and any minimum tax. We mention open-ended costs without putting a number on them.

Why this order for Kentucky

Upkeep the price covers put Mainstay Filing first. That factor is 31% of the ranking, and your three-year spend, year-two surprise, where the bills cross and price you can see make up the remainder.

One agent price that works in every state beat Kentucky Registered Agent.co's lower price for a single state.

What Kentucky requires of your registered agent (Kentucky Secretary of State)

Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

A Kentucky resident, or an entity qualified to do business in Kentucky, whose business address is the registered office. The agent signs or files a written acceptance. Section to read: KRS 14A.4-010.

The address has to be a physical registered office in Kentucky that matches the agent's business address. A P.O. box is not enough.

In the state's words: apps.legislature.ky.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)

State fees only

If you meet the address rule you can serve for free; the services above charge $99 to $149 a year for the convenience.

About these prices

How much will a Kentucky registered agent cost me per year?

Plan on $99 to $149 a year.

What do three years of agent service cost?

$297 to $447 in service fees, with state fees on top.

Do I have to have a registered agent for a Kentucky LLC?

Yes, you do. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

Can I be my own registered agent?

Yes, when you qualify under the rules listed here.

What will the state charge my LLC each year?

Annual report: $15 a year, and the state says it is due on or before June 30. The yearly minimum tax applies too.

When does one service end up costing more than another?

Not within ten years: the order of the totals stays the same.

Which registered agent is the best value for me in Kentucky?

Start with Mainstay Filing, then Kentucky Registered Agent.co, then KY Registered Agent.org.

See also

What a registered agent costs by state for all 50 states Best registered agents for anyone How we rank your options

Where we looked

  1. For Kentucky Secretary of State, open sos.ky.gov (read August 2026).
  2. For Kentucky Secretary of State, open sos.ky.gov (read August 2026).
  3. For Kentucky report due date, open apps.legislature.ky.gov (read August 2026).
  4. For KRS 275.025, open apps.legislature.ky.gov (read August 2026).
  5. For Kentucky formation fee: Filing fee, open sos.ky.gov (read October 2026).
  6. For Kentucky registered agent statute, open apps.legislature.ky.gov (read October 2026).
  7. For Kentucky other cost: Limited Liability, open revenue.ky.gov (read October 2026).
  8. We read Mainstay Filing's Kentucky service page on November 13, 2026
  9. We read Kentucky Registered Agent.co's pricing page on November 13, 2026
  10. We read KY Registered Agent.org's pricing page on November 13, 2026