Look up any US business entity
A free secretary of state business search for all 50 states and DC: check whether an LLC, corporation or partnership exists, its status and when it was formed.
Business lookup by state
States marked live show results right here. The others take you straight to the official state search, with a short guide to using it.
- Alabama live
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas live
- California
- Colorado live
- Connecticut live
- Delaware
- District of Columbia live
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky live
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey live
- New Mexico
- New York live
- North Carolina
- North Dakota live
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon live
- Pennsylvania live
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas live
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
What this site does, and what it does not
It does
- Search official state business records by name, live, in the states that allow it.
- Send you straight to the official search in every other state, with a short guide to using it.
- Explain what a record shows: status, formation date, registered agent.
- Keep search answers for 24 hours at most, then forget them.
It does not
- Act for any government agency, or replace the official record.
- Keep a database of companies or people, or publish pages about them.
- Find EINs, owners' personal details or credit information.
- Provide data for credit, employment, insurance or housing decisions.
Guides
Forming, identifying and checking a US business, with every figure checked against its official source.
Questions
What is a business entity search?
A search of the records a state keeps on the businesses registered with it: corporations, LLCs, limited partnerships and similar entities. Each record shows the entity's legal name, ID number, status, formation date and registered agent. In most states the secretary of state keeps these records.
Is Open State Index a government website?
No. It is an independent website, not affiliated with any state or federal agency. It searches official state records where the state allows it, and links to the official state search everywhere else. For any official purpose, confirm a record with the state.
Is the business lookup free?
Yes. Searching here costs nothing and needs no account. Some states charge for certificates of good standing or certified copies; those are ordered from the state itself.
Why do some states show results here and others do not?
Some states publish their business records openly or allow other sites to search them. Others only answer searches made on their own website, so for those states this site sends you straight to the official search instead.
Can I find a company's EIN or owners here?
No. State business records do not include federal EINs, and many states do not list owners. Our EIN lookup guide explains the legitimate ways to find an EIN.