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Here's a listing of various makers:
http://www.oboeinsight.com/stories/storyReader$449

You don't have to limit it to your state. I order reeds from all over the US, none from my home state yet.

If money is at all a concern, as reeds can get quite pricey, a couple of options would be to go with a low cost hand made reed such as those from Nielsen's Woodwinds or try the wired reeds from goodtoneguild.com which will let you push up the wires to increase the life of your reed (ie. prevents them from closing up).

The cheapest route is making reeds yourself from scratch, blanks, or from inexpensive student reeds, but that's for the future, hopefully with someone experienced in making reeds.

You should however branch out to other makers to experience how varied handmade reeds can be. You may find a maker that makes something that is special for you.

As you buy $8 reeds, cycle in some $15 and $20 reeds. The prices will average out.
A (wishful) year supply: 16 $8, 4 $15, 4 $20, = $11.20 a reed. < Beats store bought junk.

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Or buy in bulk, if you can take 10-20 reeds at a time from your favorite maker it should lower the cost somewhat.

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Just bumped into another inexpensive reed maker while looking into Baroque oboes:
http://oboe.org/Elite.htm