2026 US Legal Filing Fee Database — All 50 States
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The complete LegalCostCalculator dataset in six clean, analysis-ready CSV files — 1,620 rows of verified 2026 legal fee data covering small claims court limits and fees, LLC formation costs, divorce filing fees, notary fee caps, county-level divorce fees for 197 counties, and small claims filing fees for 1,222 counties in 14 states. Used by researchers, journalists, legal professionals, and anyone building tools on top of legal cost data.
What You Get
- 6 CSV files — small claims, LLC, divorce, notary, county-level divorce fees, and small claims fees by county
- 1,620 data rows covering all 50 states, 197 divorce counties and 1,222 small claims counties
- Source URL and verified date for every county fee — fully citable. Counties without an official fee page are marked, never estimated
- Verified October 2026 — all data sourced from official state court and agency websites
- Instant download — open in Excel, Google Sheets, Python, R, or any data tool
Who This Is For
Legal researchers, journalists, law students, legal tech developers, HR professionals, and anyone who needs verified, structured US legal fee data in a format they can work with directly.
Frequently Asked Questions
What file format is the data in?
Six separate CSV files, one per dataset (small claims, LLC, divorce, notary, county divorce, small claims by county). CSVs open natively in Excel, Google Sheets, Numbers, Python (pandas), R, and any other data tool. A README.txt is included explaining every column.
How current is the data?
All data was last verified in October 2026. Individual source URLs are included in each file so you can confirm the current official rate for any state before using the data in published work.
Can I use this in a published article or report?
Yes. The license covers personal and commercial research use, including publication. Attribution to LegalCostCalculator.org is appreciated but not required. Redistribution or resale of the raw data files is not permitted.
What does the small claims county file cover?
1,222 counties in the 14 states where the small claims fee is set below state level (AL, AZ, GA, IL, KY, LA, MN, MS, MO, MT, OH, TN, VA, WA). 378 counties carry a fee read on an official court page, with the fee by claim amount, court details where published, the verified date and the official source URL. Kentucky's 120 counties show the statewide fee. The remaining counties are marked Not verified with no fee, plus the verified range for their state, so you never get an estimated number.
What does the county divorce file cover?
197 counties across 30+ states where divorce filing fees vary by county (rather than being set statewide). Each row includes the county, state, filing fee, court name, court address, and official source citation.
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