Candy and chocolate start to fly off the shelves at a few different times throughout the year. Valentine’s Day and Easter both lead to a collective rush of grocery stores’ candy aisles, but Halloween is also a lucrative time to be in the candy business. With costumed trick-or-treaters roaming the streets, you’ll want to be ready to put smiles on their faces when they see your candy offerings. If you’re looking to be the top house on the block this year, it’s important to think carefully about what you stock up on in October.
What if we told you that we had some insider secrets regarding the most popular types of candy in your state? CandyStore.com combed through more than a decade of their pre-Halloween sales data to determine which types of candy were purchased the most state by state. Here’s what they came up with.
Source: CandyStore.com.
To compare these findings with other sources, so we also looked at Influenster’s survey that asked over 40,000 users to share their favorite candy. After adding that information to CandyStore.com’s data, here are the results! Find your state in the list and see if the top candies match your own preferences.
Favorite Candy by State
Alabama: Hershey’s Mini Bars, Candy Corn, Tootsie Pops, AirHeads
Alaska: Twix, Blow Pops, Milky Way, Snickers
Arizona: Hot Tamales, Snickers, Hershey’s Kisses, Toblerone
Arkansas: Skittles, Jolly Ranchers, Butterfinger
California: Skittles, M&Ms, Reese’s, Lifesavers
Colorado: Twix, Hershey’s Kisses, Milky Way
Connecticut: Milky Way, Almond Joy, M&Ms, Reese’s Cups
Delaware: Skittles, Candy Corn, Lifesavers, 3 Musketeers
Florida: Skittles, Snickers, Reese’s Cups, Crunch
Georgia: Jolly Ranchers, Swedish Fish, Hershey’s Kisses, Pixy Stix
Hawaii: Skittles, Hershey’s Mini Bars, Butterfinger, 100 Grand
Idaho: Candy Corn, Starburst, Snickers, Butterfinger
Illinois: Kit Kat, Sour Patch Kids, Snickers
Indiana: Hot Tamales, Starburst, Jolly Ranchers, Reese’s Pieces
Iowa: Candy Corn, M&Ms, Reese’s Cups, Twix
Kansas: Reese’s Cups, M&Ms, Snickers, Twizzlers
Kentucky: Swedish Fish, Tootsie Pops, Reese’s Cups, Whoppers
Louisiana: Lemonheads, Reese’s Cups, Blow Pops, Swedish Fish
Maine: Sour Patch Kids, Starburst, M&Ms
Maryland: Reese’s Cups, Milky Way, Hershey’s Kisses, Almond Joy
Massachusetts: Butterfinger, Sour Patch Kids, Dubble Bubble Gum, Starburst
Michigan: Starburst, Candy Corn, Skittles, M&Ms
Minnesota: Skittles, Tootsie Pops, Candy Corn, 100 Grand
Mississippi: Snickers, 3 Musketeers, Butterfinger, Hershey’s Kisses
Missouri: Milky Way, Dubble Bubble Gum, Almond Joy, Hershey’s Kisses
Montana: Dubble Bubble Gum, M&Ms, Twix, Kit Kat
Nebraska: Salt Water Taffy, Sour Patch Kids, Twix, Skittles
Nevada: Candy Corn, Hershey’s Kisses, Tootsie Pops, Jolly Ranchers
New Hampshire: Starburst, M&Ms, Snickers, Tootsie Rolls
New Jersey: Tootsie Pops, Skittles, M&Ms, Sour Patch Kids
New Mexico: Candy Corn, Jolly Ranchers, Milky Way, 3 Musketeers
New York: Hot Tamales, Sour Patch Kids, Candy Corn, Sweet Tarts
North Carolina: Reese’s Cups, M&Ms, Snickers, Butterfinger
North Dakota: Candy Corn, Hot Tamales, Jolly Ranchers, Sour Patch Kids
Ohio: M&Ms, Starburst, Blow Pops, Milky Way
Oklahoma: Dubble Bubble Gum, Snickers, Skittles, M&Ms
Oregon: Reese’s Cups, M&Ms, Candy Corn
Pennsylvania: Hershey’s Mini Bars, Skittles, M&Ms, Swedish Fish
Rhode Island: Twix, M&Ms, Candy Corn, Reese’s Cups
South Carolina: Skittles, Candy Corn, Butterfinger
South Dakota: Starburst, Jolly Ranchers, Candy Corn, Laffy Taffy
Tennessee: Tootsie Pops, Skittles, Salt Water Taffy, Candy Corn
Texas: Reese’s Cups, Starburst, Sour Patch Kids, Candy Corn
Utah: Jolly Ranchers, Tootsie Pops, Candy Corn, Nerds
Vermont: M&Ms, Skittles, Milky Way, Almond Joy
Virginia: Hot Tamales, Snickers, Tootsie Pops, Reese’s Pieces
Washington: Salt Water Taffy, Tootsie Pops, Skittles, AirHeads
West Virginia: Blow Pops, Milky Way, Hershey’s Mini Bars, Oreos
Wisconsin: Starburst, Butterfinger, Hot Tamales, Laffy Taffy
Wyoming: Salt Water Taffy, Reese’s Cups, Dubble Bubble Gum, Candy Corn
Now that you’re armed with the knowledge you need to impress your trick-or-treaters, don’t forget to take your house’s game to the next level with a personalized Halloween candy bowl that can feature everyone in your family!
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