Welcome to The State’s Best
We are thrilled to bring you our 2024 edition of The State's Best. This magazine showcases the effort to discover and celebrate the businesses, people, and places the community loves most – as voted by you.
Our readers and residents are proud of the communities they live in and know the area the best. That is why The State set out to deliver a “best of” program to help the community and support Columbia businesses.
We are proud of the voter turnout and engagement from local businesses. The State's Best had over 1,700 businesses, organizations, and individuals competing to be named in the top three spots of 226 categories.

Producing a contest this size takes a dedicated local team and committed businesses. They, along with all our advertisers made this possible.
We could not be prouder to salute and pay tribute to the great businesses that were voted the best in their individual categories. Thank you to all the folks who took the time to vote. We encourage you to explore VotedtheStatesBest.com and engage with our winners. Some may be familiar, and some may be new to you. All will welcome your business. Please make sure to congratulate them for being voted The State's Best!