What's the Most Popular Halloween Candy In Your State?

With Halloween quickly approaching, many Americans are noticing large displays of candy inside drug stores and grocery stores popping up as they get ready for trick-or-treating.

While kids often take home a variety of candy, a recent map shows different states have different preferences when it comes to the best Halloween sweet treat.

The map, released by candystore.com, was compiled using sales data across all 50 states over the past 15 years, focusing on the months leading up to Halloween. Among the company’s findings were some surprise choices, like Hot Tamales and Salt Water Taffy, and the fact that only four of the top ten were chocolates. Reigning supreme is the peanut butter-filled chocolate Reese’s Cups.

Overall, the top 10 ranked Halloween candies for this year were:

Reese’s Cups
Skittles
M&M’s
Starburst
Hot Tamales
South Patch Kids
Hershey Kisses
Snickers
Tootsie Pops
Candy Corn

Source: CandyStore.com.

Here’s a look at each state’s top three favorite candies for Halloween 2022:

State	Top Candy	Pounds	2nd Place	Pounds	3rd Place	Pounds
AL	Skittles	105263	Starburst	101928	Hershey’s Mini Bars	93728
AK	Sour Patch Kids	4873	Twix	4673	Milky Way	3982
AZ	Hershey Kisses	779828	Hot Tamales	775022	Snickers	712387
AR	Butterfinger	201837	Jolly Ranchers	198276	M&M’s	102837
CA	Reese’s Cups	1231675	M&M’s	1219928	Skittles	1157821
CO	Hershey Kisses	120982	Twix	118372	Milky Way	102843
CT	Almond Joy	2981	Milky Way	2371	M&M’s	2003
DE	Sour Patch Kids	20083	Skittles	16728	Life Savers	11292
FL	Reese’s Cups	687288	Skittles	580002	Hot Tamales	401928
GA	Swedish Fish	138928	Jolly Ranchers	113281	Reese’s Cups	92837
HI	Hershey’s Mini Bars	26771	Skittles	25611	Butterfinger	21897
ID	Snickers	83648	Starburst	65728	Candy Corn	42998
IL	Sour Patch Kids	152928	Kit Kat	135672	Starburst	120928
IN	Starburst	92811	Hot Tamales	91928	Jolly Ranchers	72901
IA	M&M’s	65779	Reese’s Cups	57821	Hershey’s Mini Bars	51729
KS	M&M’s	211098	Reese’s Cups	205637	Sour Patch Kids	197882
KY	Reese’s Cups	67901	Hot Tamales	55219	Swedish Fish	38726
LA	Lemonheads	109826	Reese’s Cups	102827	Blow Pops	90827
ME	Sour Patch Kids	57829	Starburst	48982	Candy Corn	13927
MD	Hershey Kisses	36718	Hershey’s Mini Bars	35928	Reese’s Cups	29837
MA	Sour Patch Kids	69697	Butterfinger	67827	Dubble Bubble Gum	48921
MI	Starburst	108928	Candy Corn	106527	Butterfinger	98726
MN	Hot Tamales	175726	Tootsie Pops	167844	Skittles	144672
MS	3 Musketeers	91820	Snickers	88926	Butterfinger	81762
MO	Milky Way	45281	Almond Joy	41902	Hot Tamales	39092
MT	Twix	29833	M&M’s	28981	Dubble Bubble Gum	23842
NE	Sour Patch Kids	89281	Salt Water Taffy	83128	Twix	41828
NV	Hot Tamales	287363	Hershey’s Mini Bars	267819	Hershey Kisses	219891
NH	M&M’s	68993	Starburst	61992	Jolly Ranchers	40822
NJ	Tootsie Pops	145726	M&M’s	142872	Skittles	139821
NM	Hershey’s Mini Bars	80726	Jolly Ranchers	70927	Candy Corn	52729
NY	Sour Patch Kids	136729	Hot Tamales	132891	Candy Corn	80928
NC	Reese’s Cups	82019	Snickers	79281	M&M’s	78291
ND	Hot Tamales	59872	Jolly Ranchers	57281	Candy Corn	42871
OH	M&M’s	154231	Blow Pops	153788	Starburst	141756
OK	Skittles	20091	Dubble Bubble Gum	18726	Snickers	13827
OR	M&M’s	81982	Reese’s Cups	76829	Candy Corn	62803
PA	Hershey’s Mini Bars	239081	M&M’s	225783	Skittles	201736
RI	Twix	14987	M&M’s	14092	Candy Corn	11928
SC	Butterfinger	111984	Skittles	104827	Candy Corn	86782
SD	Jolly Ranchers	24128	Starburst	21827	Candy Corn	15827
TN	Tootsie Pops	56123	Salt Water Taffy	50983	Skittles	42827
TX	Starburst	902918	Reese’s Cups	889827	Sour Patch Kids	690987
UT	Tootsie Pops	403727	Candy Corn	318772	M&M’s	241726
VT	M&M’s	36543	Skittles	28938	Milky Way	19928
VA	Hot Tamales	153729	Snickers	151728	Tootsie Pops	123674
DC	M&M’s	24770	Tootsie Pops	21673	Blow Pops	19827
WA	Tootsie Pops	167289	Salt Water Taffy	120982	M&M’s	113728
WV	Blow Pops	38772	Hershey’s Mini Bars	36279	Hot Tamales	30988
WI	Butterfinger	104829	Starburst	102981	Hot Tamales	89635
WY	Reese’s Cups	23978	Salt Water Taffy	22503	Dubble Bubble Gum	18782