According to the National Retail Federation, America is on track to spend a frightful $2.6 billion on Halloween candy in 2018. But have you ever wondered what the most popular Halloween candy is?
After more than a decade of selling seasonal sweets in the U.S., the Candy Store used their Halloween sales data to determine a state-by-state ranking of the top sweets in your local area.
While Snickers, M&M’s and many other classics made the list, other confectionary goodies in the top 3 rankings (i.e. Lemonheads) might surprise you.
See the full list of most popular halloween candy in your state below:
Alabama
1st place: Candy Corn (62,067 pounds)
2nd place: Tootsie Pops (48,386 pounds)
3rd place: Hershey’s Mini Bars (393,91 pounds)
Alaska
1st place: Twix (4,995 pounds)
2nd place: Blow Pops (4,396 pounds
3rd place: Milky Way (3,634 pounds)
Arizona
1st place: Snickers (956,333 pounds)
2nd place: Hot Tamales (766,617 pounds)
3rd place: Hershey Kisses (502,310 pounds)
Arkansas
1st place: Jolly Ranchers (241483 pounds)
2nd place: Hot Tamales (210104 pounds)
3rd place: Butterfinger (71,776 pounds)
California
1st place: Skittles (1620,736 pounds)
2nd place: M&M’s (1283,715 pounds)
3rd place: Assorted Salt Water Taffy (891,953 pounds)
Colorado
1st place: Twix (5,707 pounds)
2nd place: Milky Way (5,321 pounds)
3rd place: Hershey Kisses (3,350 pounds)
Connecticut
1st place: Almond Joy (2,598 pounds)
2nd place: Milky Way (1,715 pounds)
3rd place: M&M’s (989 pounds)
Delaware
1st place: Life Savers (20,806 pounds)
2nd place: Candy Corn (17,981 pounds)
3rd place: Skittles (9,595 pounds)
Florida
1st place: Snickers (660,689 pounds)
2nd place: Skittles (578,790 pounds)
3rd place: Reese’s Cups (214,314 pounds)
Georgia
1st place: Jolly Ranchers (142,983 pounds)
2nd place: Swedish Fish (101,236 pounds)
3rd place: Hershey Kisses (47,908 pounds)
Hawaii
1st place: Skittles (275,811 pounds)
2nd place: Hershey Kisses (266,495 pounds)
3rd place: Butterfinger (125,531 pounds)
Idaho
1st place: Candy Corn (89,673 pounds)
2nd place: Starburst (58,953 pounds)
3rd place: Snickers (38,279 pounds)
Illinois
1st place: Kit Kat (169,089 pounds)
2nd place: Sour Patch Kids (137,257 pounds)
3rd place: Snickers (91,494 pounds)
Indiana
1st place: Hot Tamales (100,469 pounds)
2nd place: Starburst (73,692 pounds)
3rd place: Jolly Ranchers (30,653 pounds)
Iowa
1st place: Candy Corn (61,271 pounds)
2nd place: M&M’s (52,499 pounds)
3rd place: Reese’s Cups (51,737 pounds)
Kansas
1st place: Reese’s Cups (245,135 pounds)
2nd place: M&M’s (225,421 pounds)
3rd place: Snickers (138,422 pounds)
Kentucky
1st place: Swedish Fish (73,822 pounds)
2nd place: Tootsie Pops (53,300 pounds)
3rd place: Reese’s Cups (26,260 pounds)
Louisiana
1st place: Lemonheads (108,025 pounds)
2nd place: Reese’s Cups (85,166 pounds)
3rd place: Blow Pops (36,927 pounds)
Maine
1st place: Sour Patch Kids (63,630 pounds)
2nd place: Starburst (40,409 pounds)
3rd place: Sour Patch Kids (15,831 pounds)
Maryland
1st place: Milky Way (41,128 pounds)
2nd place: Reese’s Cups (28,689 pounds)
3rd place: Hershey Kisses (11,740 pounds)
Massachusetts
1st place: Sour Patch Kids (78,924 pounds)
2nd place: Butterfinger (72,546 pounds)
3rd place: Dubble Bubble Gum (39,984 pounds)
Michigan
1st place: Candy Corn (150,805 pounds)
2nd place: Starburst (132,594 pounds)
3rd place: Skittles (78,426 pounds)
Minnesota
1st place: Tootsie Pops (202,210 pounds)
2nd place: Skittles (196,541 pounds)
3rd place: Candy Corn (96,431 pounds)
Mississippi
1st place: 3 Musketeers (115,314 pounds)
2nd place: Snickers (99,497 pounds)
3rd place: Butterfinger (52,733 pounds)
Missouri
1st place: Milky Way (46,001 pounds)
2nd place: Dubble Bubble Gum (32,042 pounds)
3rd place: Almond Joy (24,746 pounds)
Montana
1st place: Dubble Bubble Gum (25,802 pounds)
2nd place: Twix (15,110 pounds)
3rd place: M&M’s (12,628 pounds)
Nebraska
1st place: Salt Water Taffy (108,819 pounds)
2nd place: Sour Patch Kids 974,728 pounds)
3rd place: Twix (24,433 pounds)
Nevada
1st place: Candy Corn (339,882 pounds)
2nd place: Hershey Kisses (198,868 pounds)
3rd place: Tootsie Pops (151,384 pounds)
New Hampshire
1st place: Starburst (67,939 pounds)
2nd place: M&M’s (61,343 pounds)
3rd place: Snickers (25,049 pounds)
New Jersey
1st place: Skittles (165,484 pounds)
2nd place: M&M’s (160,088 pounds)
3rd place: Tootsie Pops (98,613 pounds)
New Mexico
1st place: Candy Corn (84,251 pounds)
2nd place: Jolly Ranchers (61,855 pounds)
3rd place: Milky Way (44,121 pounds)
New York
1st place: Sour Patch Kids (203,705 pounds)
2nd place: Candy Corn (100,484 pounds)
3rd place: Hot Tamales (49,326 pounds)
Fast Fact: Just last year in 2017, Macy’s created an entire float for the popular Sour Patch Kids candy as part of their iconic annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York.
North Carolina
1st place: M&M’s (101,860 pounds)
2nd place: Reese’s Cups (92,437 pounds)
3rd place: Snickers (52,372 pounds)
North Dakota
1st place: Hot Tamales (69,652 pounds)
2nd place: Jolly Ranchers (60,053 pounds)
3rd place: Candy Corn (49,252 pounds)
Ohio
1st place: M&M’s (164,757 pounds)
2nd place: Blow Pops (146,478 pounds)
3rd place: Starburst (103,523 pounds)
Oklahoma
1st place: Dubble Bubble Gum (20,583 pounds)
2nd place: Snickers (9,817 pounds)
3rd place: Skittles (8,346 pounds)
Oregon
1st place: Reese’s Cups (92,495 pounds)
2nd place: M&M’s (60,290 pounds)
3rd place: Candy Corn (40,263 pounds)
Fast fact: According to the Candy Store, it’s customary in Oregon to hand out full-sized candy bars to trick-or-treaters!
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Pennsylvania
1st place: Skittles (302,061 pounds)
2nd place: M&M’s (282,172 pounds)
3rd place: Candy Corn (130,597 pounds)
Rhode Island
1st place: Candy Corn (17,704 pounds)
2nd place: Twix (13,039 pounds)
3rd place: M&M’s (8,230 pounds)
South Carolina
1st place: Skittles (118,870 pounds)
2nd place: Candy Corn (97,610 pounds)
3rd place: Hot Tamales (39,738 pounds)
South Dakota
1st place: Starburst (26,916 pounds)
2nd place: Candy Corn (21,778 pounds)
3rd place: Jolly Ranchers (7,168 pounds)
Tennessee
1st place: Tootsie Pops (60,687 pounds)
2nd place: Skittles (34,832 pounds)
3rd place: Salt Water Taffy (17,251 pounds)
Texas
1st place: Reese’s Cups (1,101,040 pounds)
2nd place: Starburst (1,082,409 pounds)
3rd place: Almond Joy (470,571 pounds)
Utah
1st place: Jolly Ranchers (483,545 pounds)
2nd place: Candy Corn (172,832 pounds)
3rd place: Tootsie Pop (148,780 pounds)
Vermont
1st place: Milky Way (31,822 pounds)
2nd place: Skittles (26,056 pounds)
3rd place: M&M’s (15,344 pounds)
Virginia
1st place: Hot Tamales (160,136 pounds)
2nd place: Snickers (132,370 pounds)
3rd place: Tootsie Pop (64,494 pounds)
Washington
1st place: Salt Water Taffy (220,965 pounds)
2nd place: Tootsie Pops (195,602 pounds)
3rd place: Skittles (71,553 pounds)
West Virginia
1st place: Blow Pops (44,123 pounds)
2nd place: Milky Way (22,139 pounds)
3rd place: Hershey’s Mini Bars (18,211 pounds)
Wisconsin
1st place: Butterfinger (118,984 pounds)
2nd place: Starburst (118,572 pounds)
3rd place: Hot Tamales (37,588 pounds)
Wyoming
1st place: Reese’s Cups (32,711 pounds)
2nd place: Salt Water Taffy (23,619 pounds)
3rd place: Dubble Bubble Gum (19,844 pounds)
District of Columbia
1st place: M&M’s (26,865 pounds)
2nd place: Tootsie Pops (20,287 pounds)
3rd place: Candy Corn (12,752 pounds)
Ranking analytics sourced from The Halloween Candy Store; Lead image by David Allen/Patch