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This Map Shows The Most Popular Halloween Candy in Each State—We’ll Take The Reese’s

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By Casey Huff

2020 has thrown us all for a loop, but there are a few facts of life that haven’t changed:

The sky is still blue.

Kindness still matters.

And October 31st is still the day when it’s perfectly acceptable to binge on as much candy as your heart desires.

This year, Zippia.com stepped up with the study we didn’t know we needed in order to answer the age old question: What is the most popular Halloween candy in each state?

Intriguing, right?

Zippia used Google Trends and searched a lineup of 50 well-known candy types to find out which variety is the biggest hit in each place.

This Map Shows The Most Popular Halloween Candy in Each State—We'll Take The Reese's — Zippia.com

The most important findings?

Starburst is king, with more states preferring its fruity goodness than any other.
There are actually real live humans on this planet who like Runts and Circus Peanuts. Who knew?
Chocolate candy and non-chocolate candy (think, fruity!) is split right down the middle, with 25 states preferring each.

As comprehensive as the study was, I gotta say I have some serious questions. Like what about size? I’ll boldly hypothesize that king sizing any variety automatically ups its awesomeness factor tenfold.

Look, I know this year’s Halloween festivities will look different, and trick-or-treating may be out of the question in your area—but take heart my friends. Do you know what’s never cancelled? CANDY!

Buy a bag (or three) for your own cabinets, take some to your next boring staff meeting, drop a box on someone’s porch, or include some in a care package for a faraway relative.

No matter the delivery, candy makes people smile—and we could all use more of that right now. Amiright?

So there you have it, folks! If you’re wondering which candies truly impress, look no further than this study.

Or, you could do what I do each year and taste test every single variety bag in the Halloween aisle of your local Target. You know, for the sake of science.

STATE CANDY

Alabama	Starburst
Alaska	Smarties
Arizona	Mr Goodbar
Arkansas	Skittles
California	Crunch bar
Colorado	Airheads
Connecticut	Peanut Butter Kisses
Delaware	Twizzlers
Florida	Airheads
Georgia	Starburst
Hawaii	Kit Kat
Idaho	Milk Duds
Illinois	Kit Kat
Indiana	Dum Dums
Iowa	Starburst
Kansas	Whoppers
Kentucky	Heath bar
Louisiana	Payday
Maine	Liquorice
Maryland	Blow pops
Massachusetts	Junior Mints
Michigan	Junior Mints
Minnesota	Snickers
Mississippi	Payday
Missouri	Nerds
Montana	Airheads
Nebraska	Twizzlers
Nevada	Kit Kat
New Hampshire	Circus peanuts
New Jersey	Crunch bar
New Mexico	Hot tamales
New York	Crunch bar
North Carolina	Crunch bar
North Dakota	Starburst
Ohio	Blow pops
Oklahoma	Runts
Oregon	Reeses pieces
Pennsylvania	Twizzlers
Rhode Island	Baby Ruth
South Carolina	Starburst
South Dakota	Milky Way
Tennessee	Blow pops
Texas	Starburst
Utah	Three Musketeers
Vermont	Tootsie pop
Virginia	Sour Patch Kids
Washington	Kit Kat
West Virginia	Tootsie rolls
Wisconsin	Reeses peanut butter cups
Wyoming	Hershey kisses

P.S. If you’re looking for something a little more unique, these Amazon’s Choice Halloween lollipops are so fun!

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