Start an LLC in Albany County, Wyoming

Albany County notes for business owners

The name trap comes first: the City of Laramie sits in Albany County, while Laramie County is a different county whose seat is Cheyenne. When a lender, a landlord or a licensing form asks for your county, an address in the city of Laramie means Albany County, county code 5 on the Department of Revenue chart.

Albany County collects both optional county sales taxes, so a taxable sale here carries 6 percent: the 4 percent state rate, the 1 percent general purpose option and a 1 percent specific purpose option. Short-term lodging adds the 5 percent statewide lodging tax and a 2 percent local lodging tax on top of the 6 percent, for 13 percent in total. Anyone pricing nightly rentals should quote that 13 percent figure, not the 6 percent shop rate.

The County Clerk's office is on Grand Avenue, which makes it one of the few Wyoming clerks you can visit at a street address instead of writing to a post office box. The clerk records deeds and handles county liquor licensing outside town limits; your LLC or corporation itself is filed with the Secretary of State, and we do that part for you.

Albany County Clerk: address and contact

The Secretary of State's county clerk list places the Albany County Clerk in Laramie. Call ahead before a visit to confirm hours.

Albany County sales and use tax rate

On the Department of Revenue chart effective October 1, 2026, Albany County (county number 5) charges 6 percent on taxable sales. On a $1,000 taxable sale, that is $60 of sales tax.

Lodging tax in Albany County

One lodging rate applies across Albany County:

• Albany County: 13 percent in all (6 percent sales and use tax, 5 percent statewide lodging and 2 percent local lodging).

Worked example: a two-member LLC that rents furnished rooms near campus and sells coffee from a storefront in Laramie

Entity: Wyoming LLC (W.S. 17-29). The company is formed once with the Secretary of State and can then operate anywhere in Albany County.

Statewide rules that apply in every Wyoming county

• Your LLC or corporation is filed with the Wyoming Secretary of State, not the county. The state fee is $100 for Articles of Organization or Articles of Incorporation.
• Trade names are registered with the Secretary of State under W.S. 40-2-101 through 40-2-111 for $100, not with a county clerk.
• Retail liquor sales are licensed by incorporated cities and towns inside their limits and by counties outside them (W.S. 12-4-101).
• Business personal property is listed with the county assessor each year by March 1; a written request by February 15 extends the date to April 1 (W.S. 39-13-107).
• The annual report and license tax ($60 minimum) are due on or before the first day of your company's anniversary month every year.
• Every Wyoming company keeps a registered agent at a Wyoming street address. Ours is $199 per year.