Delaware LLC New York: Find Your County & Exact Cost
The Short Answer
Your Delaware LLC's New York county isn't something to figure out — it's already on record. It was fixed the moment your Application for Authority was accepted, and it's printed on two documents you already hold. The fastest way to see it, and the exact price that goes with it, is to look up your LLC rather than estimate from anything below.
Every foreign LLC — Delaware-formed or not — publishes under Section 802 of the New York LLC Law: two newspapers designated by a county clerk, once a week for six consecutive weeks, then a Certificate of Publication filed with the Department of State within 120 days of the Application for Authority. The county determines which two newspapers you're assigned, and therefore what you pay — a fixed foreign-LLC add-on on top of the county base price, because a foreign LLC's notice runs longer than a domestic Notice of Formation. For the full statute, the seven-step process, and what happens if you miss the deadline, see our foreign LLC publication guide; for how Delaware fits into all of this, see the Delaware LLC publication hub. This page answers one question: which county does your LLC already have, and what does it cost.
Where Delaware LLCs Land in New York
Two Places Your County Is Already Written Down
You don't have to guess, ask a lawyer, or reverse-engineer it from where your business operates. Your New York county is printed on documents you already have:
- Your accepted Application for Authority — item THIRD on the form names it directly (more on exactly what that item says below).
- Your DOS filing receipt — the same receipt New York issued when your Application for Authority was accepted prints a
COUNTY:line near the top, in capital letters, stating the county on record.
If you have either document in hand, you already have your answer. If you don't, or you're not sure the copy you have is current, the lookup tool reads the same New York Department of State mirror this article's data comes from and returns the county as currently recorded — not what it was when you first filed.
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Get StartedWhere Delaware LLCs Land: The County Breakdown
Knowing where other Delaware LLCs landed is not the same as knowing your county — but it's useful background, and it doubles as a cost reference once you know which row applies to you.
As of September 2026, of the 113,670 Delaware-formed foreign LLCs and foreign PLLCs on file with the New York Department of State, here's how the top seven counties break down:
| County | Delaware LLCs on file | Share | Publication cost (foreign LLC, all-inclusive) |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York (Manhattan) | 64,390 | 56.65% | $2,295 |
| Albany | 12,723 | 11.19% | $895 |
| Westchester | 6,468 | 5.69% | $895 |
| Kings (Brooklyn) | 5,637 | 4.96% | $1,975 |
| Nassau | 5,472 | 4.81% | $1,125 |
| Suffolk | 3,909 | 3.44% | $1,125 |
| Queens | 2,262 | 1.99% | $1,695 |
Denominator: 113,670 Delaware-formed foreign limited liability companies and foreign professional service LLCs on file with the New York Department of State, as of September 2026 — the same two-type allowlist (foreign LLC + foreign PLLC) behind the headline 64.56% figure on the Delaware hub, filtered to Delaware-formed entities only. Add every county in this table (including the 55 other counties not shown here) and it reconciles exactly to 113,670 — the same count as the Delaware row on the hub's jurisdiction table, just split out by county instead of by home state. See the full dataset, every county, and the methodology.
That table is a cumulative total, and newer filings look different. The 56.65% above counts every Delaware-formed LLC on file going back to 1994, so it moves very slowly. Looking only at the LLCs authorized in a given year tells a different story:
| Delaware LLCs authorized in… | Designated Manhattan | Designated Albany |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 53.8% | 13.6% |
| 2023 | 46.0% | 18.9% |
| 2025 | 45.8% | 20.9% |
Manhattan's share of new Delaware authorizations has fallen roughly eight points since 2019, while Albany's has risen about seven. The cumulative figure hasn't caught up because it's carrying three decades of older filings.
Neither number tells you your own county. But if you're comparing what other Delaware LLCs do, the recent-year figures describe current practice more accurately than the all-time total does.
Manhattan's share of new Delaware authorizations has fallen from 53.8% to 45.8% since 2019, while Albany's has climbed from 13.6% to 20.9%.
None of that tells you your own county. Nearly a third of Delaware LLCs designated a county other than Manhattan or Albany, and the row that actually governs your price is the one on your own accepted Application for Authority — never a statistic about other filers. Look up your LLC to see it directly.
What Item THIRD on the Application Actually Says
The county comes from one specific line on one specific form: item THIRD of DOS-1361-f-a (Rev. 12/22), the Application for Authority for a Foreign Limited Liability Company, filed under §802(a)(3) of the NY LLC Law. Here is that item's instruction, verbatim from the form:
Item THIRD — DOS-1361-f-a (Rev. 12/22), verbatim
"(Complete with the name of a New York State county. Please note that the limited liability company is not required to have an actual physical office in New York State.)"
Two things follow directly from that sentence:
- The county is whatever was stated on the accepted filing. There's no separate "where do you actually operate" test layered on top of item THIRD — the form asks for one county name, and that's the one the county clerk and the newspapers go by.
- Item THIRD's own parenthetical says your LLC isn't required to maintain a physical office in New York. So the county on file isn't evidence of an office, a lease, or a physical presence — it's simply the answer given on item THIRD when the Application for Authority was completed.
Item THIRD is one of several fields on DOS-1361-f-a that get conflated with each other — the NY county, the home-jurisdiction office, and the Secretary of State mailing address are three different things on three different lines. The documents and addresses guide in this series untangles all five.
What the County Determines — and What It Doesn't
Once the county is known, everything downstream follows mechanically: the county clerk maintains a list of designated newspapers for that county — one daily, one weekly — and your Application for Authority (or a notice summarizing it) has to run in both, once a week for six consecutive weeks. Each newspaper sets its own advertising rate, which is why the county-by-county prices above vary as much as they do.
What this article does — and doesn't — help you decide
This page tells you what your county is and what it costs. It doesn't recommend designating, or changing to, any particular county to lower your price — that's a decision about your own filing that only you and your own counsel can make, and it isn't one LLC Publishers weighs in on. We quote and publish in whatever county is already on your accepted Application for Authority.
More in This Series
This guide covers the county and the price. Three more guides go deeper on related questions:
- Delaware LLC publication in New York — the hub: why forming in Delaware doesn't exempt you, and the full picture of Delaware LLCs in New York
- Documents and addresses — the five fields a Delaware Application for Authority asks for, untangled
- The 120-day deadline and how to cure a miss — compute your real deadline and understand what suspension does and doesn't mean
- Foreign LLC publication guide — the general §802 statute, process, and requirements pillar
How LLC Publishers Helps
Once you know your county, the remaining work is coordination: two newspapers, a six-week run, affidavits, and a state filing. We handle the entire process for one flat price — your county's base rate of $395–$1,795, plus the $500 foreign-LLC add-on every out-of-state LLC pays — including the county clerk's newspaper research, both ad placements, affidavit collection, and filing your Certificate of Publication with the NY Department of State.
You provide: your accepted Application for Authority and payment. We deliver: your completed Certificate of Publication, both affidavits, and confirmation that your publication filing has been submitted to the NY Department of State.
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Get StartedFAQ: Delaware LLC New York County and Cost
How do I find my Delaware LLC's New York county?
Check your accepted Application for Authority (item THIRD) or your DOS filing receipt (the COUNTY: line). If you don't have either handy, or want to confirm the county currently on record, use our free NY LLC Lookup tool — it searches the same New York Department of State mirror this article's data comes from.
Can I tell my county from the statewide Delaware LLC distribution?
No. The distribution table above describes how other Delaware LLCs filed — it's background, not a way to estimate your own filing. Nearly a third of Delaware LLCs designated a county other than the top two shown here. Your county is whatever is stated on your own accepted Application for Authority; look it up directly rather than infer it from a statewide percentage.
Does my New York county have to match where my LLC actually does business?
No — and it doesn't have to reflect a physical office at all. DOS-1361-f-a's own instructions for item THIRD state that "the limited liability company is not required to have an actual physical office in New York State." The county is simply what was stated on the accepted filing. Whether your LLC's activities separately require registering as a foreign LLC in the first place is a different, fact-specific question — our foreign LLC publication guide covers what typically does and doesn't count, and if you're unsure, a business attorney familiar with New York law can advise on your specific situation.
What determines how much a Delaware LLC pays to publish in New York?
Two things: the county on your Application for Authority determines which two newspapers the county clerk assigns, and those newspapers' own rates set the county base price. Every foreign LLC — regardless of home state — then pays a fixed add-on on top of that base price, because a foreign LLC's Notice of Qualification is longer than a domestic Notice of Formation. See the county-by-county table above for exact, all-inclusive figures.
How much does publication cost for a Delaware LLC in Manhattan versus Albany?
Manhattan (New York County) runs $2,295 all-inclusive; Albany runs $895. Both figures already include the foreign-LLC add-on. See the full county table above for the other five counties shown, or look up your own LLC for the county actually on your filing.
What if I can't tell which county is on my Delaware LLC's filing?
Use the NY LLC Lookup tool — it reads the county currently on record with the New York Department of State for your specific entity, not an estimate. If the result looks inconsistent with your own paperwork, your accepted Application for Authority and DOS filing receipt are the two authoritative documents to check against.
Key Takeaways
- Your New York county is already fixed — it was set on your accepted Application for Authority (item THIRD) and is printed on your DOS filing receipt's
COUNTY:line. Look it up → - The distribution of where Delaware LLCs land is background, not your answer. As of September 2026, 56.65% of the 113,670 Delaware-formed foreign LLCs on file designated Manhattan and 11.19% designated Albany — a stable pattern, not a way to guess your own county. Full dataset →
- DOS-1361-f-a's item THIRD says your LLC is "not required to have an actual physical office in New York State." The county on file isn't a claim about where you operate.
- The county determines your designated newspapers, and their rates set your price. Every foreign LLC also pays a fixed add-on on top of the county base price, regardless of home state.
- We don't advise on choosing or changing a county to reduce cost — that's a decision for you and your own counsel; we publish in whatever county is already on your accepted filing.
- LLC Publishers handles the entire process for a flat $395–$1,795 by county, plus the $500 foreign-LLC add-on. View pricing →
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