“Discover the Most Popular Halloween Candy by State in the US with CandyStore.com’s Data”

2022-10-09 07:00:00

By Maria Jose Gonzalez

October 9, 2022 at 5:20 p.m.

Halloween candy purchases in the United States each year they can tell us a lot regarding where we are as a country, a snapshot of the national mood as we head into the holiday season.

Halloween kicks off months of indulgent snacking and shopping, and apparently the citizens are more ready than ever to embrace that this season.

The most popular Halloween candy by state

CandyStore.com has created a map representing the most popular candies by state. Note that this aggregates 15 years of bulk candy sales data from online candy purchases (via CandyStore.com and other outlets), and online candy purchases account for 30% of all purchases.

So while we can’t see the full story from these data, at least we can see where much of the money is going. Here is the list:

1. Alabama: Bowling
2. Alaska: Sour Patch Kids
3. Arizona: Hershey’s Kisses
4. Arkansas: Butterfinger
5. California: Reese’s Cups
6. Colorado: Hershey’s Kisses
7. Connecticut: Almond Joy
8. Delaware: Sour Patch Kids
9. Florida: Reese’s Cups
10. Georgia: Swedish Fish
11. Hawaii: Hershey’s Minibars
12. Idaho: Snickers
13. Illinois: Sour Patch Kids
14. Indiana: Starburst
15. Iowa: M&M’s
16. Kansas: M&M’s
17. Kentucky: Reese’s Cups
18. Louisiana: Lemonheads
19. Maine: Sour Patch Kids
20. Maryland: Hershey’s Kisses
21. Massachusetts: Sour Patch Kids
22. Michigan: Starburst
23. Minnesota: Hot Tamales
24. Mississippi: 3 musketeers
25. Missouri: Milky Way
26. Mountain: Twix
27. Nebraska: Sour Patch Kids
28. Nevada: Hot Tamales
29. New Hampshire: M&M’s
30. Nueva Jersey: Tootsie Pops
31. New Mexico: Hershey’s Minibars
32. Nueva York: Sour Patch Kids
33. North Carolina: Reese’s Cups
34. North Dakota: Hot Tamales
35. Ohio: M&M’s
36. Oklahoma: Bolos
37. Oregon: M&M’s
38. Pennsylvania: Hershey’s Minibars
39. Rhode Island: Twix
40. South Carolina: Butterfinger
41. South Dakota: Jolly Ranchers
42. Tennessee: Tootsie Pops
43. Texas: Starburst
44. Utah: Tootsie Pops
45. Vermont: M&M’s
46. Virginia: Hot Tamales
47. Washington, DC: M&M’s
48. Washington: Tootsie Pops
49. West Virginia: Hit Paddles
50. Wisconsin: Butterfinger
51. Wyoming: Reese’s Cups

This list has some fun takeaways; that is to say, that Connecticut, Montana and Rhode Island know what happens. (Your trick-or-treaters thank you.) Hot Tamales has to be the marketing success story of the year.

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