The best doughnuts in every state in the US

• We scoured online listicles, Yelp, and Tripadvisor reviews and asked locals and foodies what the most popular and well-liked places are to get doughnuts in every state.
• Many mom-and-pop shops just know how to make good classic doughnuts, while others are newer artisan shops that have more fun and decorative doughnuts that are equally delicious.
• While Dunkin' Donuts is pretty great, it did not make this list.

From old-fashioned glazed to gourmet eats, here are each state's favorite doughnuts.

1. Alabama - The Heavenly Donut Co.

The Heavenly Donut Co. in Birmingham has a large variety of doughnuts, but one of the favorites is the Reese's Doughnut.

2. Alaska - Jason's Donuts

People wait in long lines for hot, fresh doughnuts from Jason's Donuts in Fairbanks.

3. Arizona - BoSa Donuts

BoSa Donuts is a locally owned chain with over 20 locations in Arizona. With over 50 doughnut options, customers have a hard time getting just one.

4. Arkansas - Mark's Do-Nut Shop

There's always a line at Mark's Do-Nut Shop in North Little Rock. Its doughnuts are sweet, but not too sweet. Popular flavors are the cinnamon twist and coconut.

5. California - Primo's Donuts

Primo's Donuts makes amazing glazed doughnuts, but is known for its buttermilk bar. It's glazed while hot and served fresh. Yum!

6. Colorado - Amy's Donuts

You've got to stop by Amy's Donuts in Colorado Springs for its sweet and savory doughnuts. It specializes in fun doughnuts such as the Cookie Monster and Elvis.

7. Connecticut - Neil's Donuts

Neil's Donuts is a no-frills bakery that makes melt-in-your-mouth doughnuts. One of its showstoppers is the giant cinnamon rolls.

8. Delaware - Duck Donuts

Duck Donuts is known for its customizable and made-to-order doughnuts. You can build your own doughnut by choosing the icing, topping, and drizzle. Its Newark location is popular among University of Delaware students.

9. Florida - The Salty Donut

The Salty Donut makes mouthwatering and delicious artisan doughnuts. The most famous flavors are the Croughnut and the White Chocolate Tres Leches.

10. Georgia - Sublime Doughnuts

Sublime Doughnuts prides itself on using fresh ingredients and fun, whimsical recipes. It has a secret-menu chicken and waffles doughnut, and its most popular doughnut is the fresh strawberries and cream.

11. Hawaii - Kamehameha Bakery

Kamehameha Bakery specialized in poi-glazed doughnuts and malasadas. Malasadas are Portuguese doughnuts that have become a Hawaiian staple. The purple color comes from poi, which is made from the underground stem of taro.

12. Idaho - Guru Donuts

Guru Donuts is a local favorite in Boise. It has constantly changing selections of flavors like Peanut Butter Jelly Time and Girl Scout.

13. Illinois - Firecakes Donuts

The fan favorite at Firecakes Donuts is the doughnut ice cream sandwich, but the must-have is the birthday cake doughnut. Two large yeast doughnuts are glazed and stacked, then loaded with rainbow sprinkles. It has limited availability, so preordering is recommended.

14. Indiana - Long's Bakery

Long's Bakery is an Indianapolis institution. Its best seller is the perfectly glazed yeast doughnut.

15. Iowa - Mahalo's Coffee

Mahalo's Coffee makes mini doughnuts that are delicious and fun to eat. The most popular donut is Cinnamon Lava: mini doughnuts are glazed with vanilla and caramel and dusted with cinnamon sugar.

16. Kansas - Hana's Donuts

Hana's Donuts has the best assortment of doughnuts in Kansas City. You can't go wrong with the Boston cream and the Oreo doughnuts.

17. Kentucky - Nord's Bakery

People love Nord's Bakery and its doughnuts in Louisville. The maple bacon doughnut is so popular, it often sells out fast.

18. Louisiana - Café du Monde

While not necessarily a doughnut, locals and tourists love beignets in Louisiana. And the most famous place to get them is at Café du Monde in the French Quarter. In fact, it's the only food on the menu.

19. Maine - The Holy Donut

The Holy Donut adds a special ingredient to its doughnuts: Maine potatoes. The riced potatoes add a rich texture you can't find anywhere else. The crowd pleasers are the Chocolate Sea Salt and the Vegan Pomegranate.

20. Maryland - Krumpe's Do-Nuts

Krumpe's Do-Nuts hits the late-night sweets cravings, especially since its shop hours are from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. But the doughnuts are always made fresh, and they're light and fluffy when you get them hot.

21. Massachusetts - Union Square Donuts

Union Square Donuts is a trendy spot for locals and tourists in Somerville. Doughnut flavors change regularly so you'll never get bored. In the fall, the best seller is the pumpkin spice latte glazed.

22. Michigan - New Palace Bakery

Paczki is a traditional Polish jelly-filled doughnut popular in Michigan due to the large Polish population. And one of the best places to get one is New Palace Bakery.

23. Minnesota - Bogart's Doughnut Co.

Bogart's Doughnut Co. is known for its brioche doughnuts and soft serve. Get the Nutella-filled doughnut for chocolate overload.

24. Mississippi - Tatonut Donut Shop

Tatonut Donut Shop in Ocean Springs uses potato flour to make its doughnuts lighter and fluffier. The standout is the Persian, which is like a cinnamon roll, but in doughnut form.

25. Missouri - LaMar's Donuts

The first LaMar's Donuts opened in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1960. Since then, it's expanded to 25 stores in five states. With more than 70 rotating flavors plus doughnut holes, it's impossible to pick just one doughnut to try.

26. Montana - Granny's Gourmet Donuts

Granny's Gourmet Donuts is an old-school doughnut shop, but people drive from all over to get its sweet treats. Just remember to bring cash and a hearty appetite.

27. Nebraska - Olsen Bake Shop

If you are looking for fresh and delicious doughnuts in Omaha, look no further than Olsen Bake Shop. The maple-glazed, creme-filled doughnut and glazed croissants are classics.

28. Nevada - Pinkbox Doughnuts

Pinkbox Doughnuts offers fun and creative doughnuts like the Pooh Doughnut. Don't worry, it's chocolate cake topped with chocolate mousse and chocolate frosting. It also has a pink version.

29. New Hampshire - Donut Love

Donut Love in North Hampton is a family-owned doughnut shop that makes its potato-based doughnuts by hand. Its doughnuts are dense and moist and known to sometimes sell out early.

30. New Jersey - Broad Street Dough Co.

If you've got a sweet tooth, you'll love Broad Street Dough Co. Its doughnuts are hand dipped and made to order. But the crowd pleaser is the Cookie Monster, a blue doughnut dipped in vanilla and topped with crushed Oreo, cookie dough, chocolate, and vanilla drizzle.

31. New Mexico - Rebel Donut

Rebel Donut is woman-owned donut shop with two locations in Albuquerque. All of its doughnuts are hand cut, hand dipped, and hand decorated. Its most popular doughnut is the Blue Sky doughnut, which was specially created for an actor from "Breaking Bad," which was filmed in Albuquerque.

32. New York - Alimama

Alimama makes the best mochi doughnuts in New York City. The texture is wonderfully chewy and irresistible. The most popular flavors are the brûlée mochi doughnut and cereal mochi doughnut.

33. North Carolina - Hole Doughnuts

While Krispy Kreme was founded in North Carolina, we chose Hole Doughnuts for its perfectly imperfect doughnuts. They're made from the freshest ingredients, which results in the best doughnut ever.

34. North Dakota - Sandy's Donuts

Sandy's Donuts makes over 75 kinds of doughnuts each day, but its most popular is the classic glazed, while the most unique ones are the Unicorn and the Death by Chocolate doughnut.

35. Ohio - Holtman's Donuts

Holtman's has some of the best doughnuts in Cincinnati. It makes hundreds of doughnuts a day from scratch.

36. Oklahoma - Polar Donuts

Polar Donuts offers friendly service and first-class doughnuts. Its customers loves its cereal-covered doughnuts and fritters.

37. Oregon - Blue Star Donuts

Blue Star Donuts uses a special homemade French brioche recipe to make its gourmet doughnuts. Its doughnuts, glazes, and fillings are made fresh throughout the day, making it a must-visit in Oregon.

38. Pennsylvania - Beiler's Bakery

Beiler's Bakery in Philadelphia makes 60 different types of doughnuts and up to 6,000 doughnuts a day. Another fan favorite is the Beiler's sticky buns.

39. Rhode Island - PVDonuts

You can find the best artisan doughnuts in Providence at PVDonuts. It offers extravagant and colorful brioche doughnuts as well as classics like crullers. The most popular doughnut is the Dunkaroos doughnut.

40. South Carolina - Glazed Gourmet Doughnuts

Glazed Gourmet Doughnuts in Charleston offers unique and fun flavors like banana pudding and Funfetti, which go perfectly with a cup of coffee. Its most popular doughnut is the Purple Goat, which has a homemade berry jam goat cheese filling with a lavender infused glaze.

41. South Dakota - Jerry's Cakes and Donuts

Jerry's Cakes and Donuts is a local family-owned bakery that serves mouthwatering sour cream cake doughnuts and fritters.

42. Tennessee - Gibson's Donuts

Gibson's Donuts is open 24/7 so regulars can get doughnuts for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

43. Texas - Round Rock Donuts

Round Rock Donuts is world-known for its yellow-colored glazed doughnuts. But the accolades have to go to its giant doughnut, which is the size of 12 regular doughnuts. It's true when they say "Everything's bigger in Texas."

44. Utah - Fresh Donuts & Deli

Fresh Donuts & Deli is a mom-and-pop shop that has perfected its classics. The glazed yeast doughnut is wonderfully light and fluffy, and other must-haves are the apple fritter and maple bar.

45. Vermont - Cold Hollow Cider Mill

Cider and cider doughnuts are staples at Cold Hollow Cider Mill. But the specialty is the Dreamee, a maple creemee between a cider doughnut.

46. Virginia - Sugar Shack Donuts & Coffee

Sugar Shack Donuts & Coffee has a bunch of yeast and cake varieties that can fulfill your sweet-tooth cravings.

47. Washington - Top Pot Doughnuts

Don't miss out on Top Pot Doughnuts in Seattle. It has classic, fancy, and seasonal doughnuts that all doughnut lovers can appreciate.

48. West Virginia - Peace, Love and Little Donuts

At Peace, Love and Little Donuts, the doughnuts are made to order and customizable with your choice of icing and toppings. Adults and kids alike love the fun atmosphere and novelty doughnuts.

49. Wisconsin - Greenbush Bakery

Greenbush Bakery makes some out-of-this-world old fashioneds. The showstopper is the giant apple fritters. They're about the size of a dinner plate and weigh about a pound.

50. Wyoming - Cowboy Donuts

Cowboy Donuts offers a variety of classic doughnuts and pastries. The doughnuts with sprinkles are the best.

50.1 Washington D.C. - Astro Doughnuts & Fried Chicken

A favorite at Astro Doughnuts & Fried Chicken is the crème brûlée doughnut, which is blowtorched to give it its crackling top.

50.2 Puerto Rico - Kudough's Donuts & Coffee Bar

Kudough's Donuts & Coffee Bar makes one-of-a-kind creative doughnuts in San Juan.

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