Get this: The National Retail Federation estimates that shoppers will spend $2.7 billion on Halloween candy this year. (Check out even more mind-blowing things you didn’t know about Halloween candy.) If you’re spending that much money on goodies, you might as well make sure you’re the most popular house on the block. But how will you know which candy to buy in order to land those coveted bragging rights?
Thankfully, you don’t have to crunch the numbers—because somebody already did. Researchers at Candystore.com analyzed 10 years’ worth of sales data, playing close attention to its sales in the months leading up to Halloween, in particular. Then, they identified the best-selling treats, state-by-state. (But make sure to avoid the worst Halloween candies on the market.)
Candy corn took the No. 1 spot in five states: Indiana, Michigan, New Mexico, Rhode Island, and South Carolina. Milky Ways and Reese’s Cups were the top picks in four states each. And while trick-or-treaters in California devour nearly 1.5 million pounds of M&Ms each year, Texans consume almost 2 million pounds of its most popular candy, Starbursts. Surprisingly, I scream didn’t make the list. (Get it?)
Without further ado, these are the top candy in your state—or check them out in this interactive map. If you purchase too much, you can always steal one of these clever ways to use leftover Halloween candy.
Alabama: Candy Corn
Alaska: Twix
Arizona: Snickers
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 Roll
Louisiana: Lemonheads
Maine: Sour Patch Kids
Maryland: Milky Ways
Massachusetts: Sour Patch Kids
Michigan: Candy Corn
Minnesota: Tootsie Pops
Mississippi: 3 Musketeers
Missouri: Milky Way
Montana: Classic Dubble Bubble
Nebraska: Sour Patch Kids
Nevada: Hershey’s 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: Starbursts
Tennessee: Tootsie Pops
Texas: Starbursts
Utah: Jolly Ranchers
Vermont: Milky Way
Virginia: Snickers
Washington: Tootsie Pops
Washington D.C.: M&M’s
West Virginia: Blow Pops
Wisconsin: Starbursts
Wyoming: Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
from Reader's Digest http://ift.tt/2glMngW
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