Halloween is upon us; a time of toilet paper, rubbery Scream masks, haunted hayrides and, of course, trick-or-treating. You can't have Halloween without a pyramid of candy, enough to pilfer and indulge on straight through the month of November.
Bulk candy proprietor and "preeminent" bulk candy dealers, Candy Store, reported that $2.7 billion worth of trick-or-treat candy will be spent this year alone! They took it upon themselves to gather 10 years' worth of sales data for all 50 states (plus Canada) and broke down the sales numbers by state.
Candy Store crunched the numbers to give us a highly interactive "ninja-style map" of the most popular Halloween candy by state.
Across the U.S., candy corn was the most popular (which this writer finds highly suspect, considering candy corn's divisive taste and reputation for being that stale, "edible" fall decor that no one touches).
Take a look below and see if your favorite candy matches up with your state's go-to treat.
Source: CandyStore.com.If you're having trouble viewing the interactive map, the full list can be found below:
Arkansas – Jolly Ranchers
California – M&M's
Colorado – Milky Way
Connecticut – Almond Joy
Delaware – Life Savers
Florida – Skittles
Georgia – Swedish Fish
Hawaii – Skittles
Idaho – Candy Corn
Illinois – Sour Patch Kids
Indiana – Hot Tamales
Iowa – Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
Kansas – Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
Kentucky – Tootsie Pops
Louisiana – Lemonheads
Maine – Sour Patch Kids
Maryland – Milky Way
Massachusetts – Sour Patch Kids
Michigan – Candy Corn
Minnesota – Tootsie Pops
Mississippi – 3 Musketeers
Missouri – Milky Way
Montana – Double Bubble Gum
Nebraska – Sour Patch Kids
Nevada – Hershey Kisses
New Hampshire – Snickers
New Jersey – Skittles
New Mexico – Candy Corn
New York – Sour Patch Kids
North Carolina – M&M’s
North Dakota -Hot Tamales
Ohio – Blow Pops
Oklahoma – Snickers
Oregon – Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
Pennsylvania – M&M’s
Rhode Island – Candy Corn
South Carolina – Candy Corn
South Dakota – Starburst
Tennessee – Tootsie Pops
Texas – Starburst
Utah – Jolly Ranchers
Vermont – Milky Way
Virginia – Snickers
Washington – Tootsie Pops
West Virginia – Blow Pops
Wisconsin – Starbursts
Wyoming – Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
District of Columbia – M&M's