Looking to become a pilot for the army national guard but the state I’m looking at is backed up. Are there some other options?

You can join the National Guard in any state, residency is not a requirement. The Army Reserve is nationwide, of course, so no restrictions. If you haven't done it already, I would take the SIFT and get a Flight Physical to see if you meet the qualifications.

I would try other States or Army Reserve but many USAR units had a policy within the past 10 years that if you were not within 150 miles (approximately), they would not send you to flight school and accept you into the unit. They would only accept you if you were already pilot trained. Their rationale was they had experienced too many pilots that got tired of the commute after awhile and stopped coming to drill after awhile.

If flying is your overall goal I would look into going back Active. The main issue with the amount of pilots we have right now is that majority WANT to be in a reserve/NG status. Active Component desperately needs pilots. Yes, it would suck to have to go back Active and be forced to go where the Army requires you, but if you really want to be a pilot, then the reward is greater. I have known a prior Reservist that went Active Pilot because she also could not get in to the NG here for piloting. She was assigned as a Apache pilot, and since then (2017) she hasn't looked back and enjoys her career. Something to consider.