Seasonal & Holidays
Halloween 2017: What's The Most Popular Candy In Connecticut?
Does your home state prefer sour candies or chocolate? Find out in this year's ranking of best-selling Halloween candy in every state.
Halloween 2017 is fast approaching, which means it's time to find the perfect Halloween costume and start watching your favorite spooky Halloween movies. It's also only a matter of days before hordes of trick-or-treaters land on your front stoop in search of the best candy on the block.
But what types of candy should you be stocking up on? According to online candy distributor Candy Store, it all depends on where you live. Do you hail from Alabama? Be sure to have plenty of candy corn on hand. If you live in New York, Sour Patch Kids are the way to go.
In Connecticut, Almond Joy took the top prize. The coconut and almond chocolate-covered morsels sold in droves the past ten years, selling 2,457 pounds in Connecticut. They edged out Milky Way and M&Ms for the top candy spot.
The candy company did some digging into its sales data from the past 10 years and rounded up the top three best-selling candies in every state. While it's no surprise that classics like M&Ms, Snickers and Hershey's Kisses made the newly released list, wild cards like saltwater taffy and Swedish fish are a bit more unexpected.
Studies estimate that candy shoppers will spend $2.7 billion this year — so check the list and interactive map below, and make sure you're spending your dollars on the right sugary treats for Halloween. Happy shopping!
Alabama
Most Popular: Candy Corn
Runners Up: Hershey's Mini Bars, Tootsie Pops
Alaska
Most Popular: Twix
Runners Up: Blow Pops, Kit Kat
Arizona
Most Popular: Snickers
Runners Up: Hershey's Kisses, Hot Tamales
Arkansas
Most Popular: Jolly Ranchers
Runners Up: Butterfinger, Hot Tamales
California
Most Popular: M&Ms
Runners Up: Saltwater Taffy, Skittles
Colorado
Most Popular: Milky Way
Runners Up: Twix, Hershey's Kisses
Connecticut
Most Popular: Almond Joy
Runners Up: Milky Way, M&Ms
Delaware
Most Popular: Life Savers
Runners Up: Skittles, Candy Corn
Florida
Most Popular: Skittles
Runners Up: Snickers, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
Georgia
Most Popular: Swedish Fish
Runners Up: Hershey's Kisses, Jolly Ranchers
Hawaii
Most Popular: Skittles
Runners Up: Hershey's Kisses, Milky Way
Idaho
Most Popular: Candy Corn
Runners Up: Starburst, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
Illinois
Most Popular: Sour Patch Kids
Runners Up: Kit Kat, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
Indiana
Most Popular: Hot Tamales
Runners Up: Starburst, Snickers
Iowa
Most Popular: Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
Runners Up: M&Ms, Butterfinger
Kansas
Most Popular: Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
Runners Up: M&Ms, Dubble Bubble Gum
Kentucky
Most Popular: Tootsie Pops
Runners Up: 3 Musketeers, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
Louisiana
Most Popular: Lemonheads
Runners Up: Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, Jolly Ranchers
Maine
Most Popular: Sour Patch Kids
Runners Up: M&Ms, Starburst
Maryland
Most Popular: Milky Way
Runners Up: Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, Blow Pops
Massachusetts
Most Popular: Sour Patch Kids
Runners Up: Butterfinger, Salt Water Taffy
Michigan
Most Popular: Candy Corn
Runners Up: Skittles, Starburst
Minnesota
Most Popular: Tootsie Pops
Runners Up: Skittles, Almond Joy
Mississippi
Most Popular: 3 Musketeers
Runners Up: Snickers, Butterfinger
Missouri
Most Popular: Milky Way
Runners Up: Double Bubble Gum, Butterfinger
Montana
Most Popular: Dubble Bubble Gum
Runners Up: M&Ms, Twix
Nebraska
Most Popular: Sour Patch Kids
Runners Up: Salt Water Taffy, M&Ms
Nevada
Most Popular: Hershey's Kisses
Runners Up: Candy Corn, Skittles
New Hampshire
Most Popular: Snickers
Runners Up: Starburst, Salt Water Taffy
New Jersey
Most Popular: Skittles
Runners Up: Tootsie Pops, M&Ms
New Mexico
Most Popular: Candy Corn
Runners Up: Milky Way, Jolly Ranchers
New York
Most Popular: Sour Patch Kids
Runners Up: Candy Corn, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
North Carolina
Most Popular: M&Ms
Runners Up: Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, Candy Corn
North Dakota
Most Popular: Hot Tamales
Runners Up: Jolly Ranchers, Candy Corn
Ohio
Most Popular: Blow Pops
Runners Up: M&Ms, Starburst
Oklahoma
Most Popular: Snickers
Runners Up: Dubble Bubble Gum, Butterfinger
Oregon
Most Popular: Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
Runners Up: M&Ms, Tootsie Pops
Pennsylvania
Most Popular: M&Ms
Runners Up: Skittles, Hershey's Mini Bars
Rhode Island
Most Popular: Candy Corn
Runners Up: M&Ms, Twix
South Carolina
Most Popular: Candy Corn
Runners Up: Skittles, Hot Tamales
South Dakota
Most Popular: Starburst
Runners Up: Jolly Ranchers, Candy Corn
Tennessee
Most Popular: Tootsie Pops
Runners Up: Salt Water Taffy, Skittles
Texas
Most Popular: Starburst
Runners Up: Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, Almond Joy
Utah
Most Popular: Jolly Ranchers
Runners Up: Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, Tootsie Pops
Vermont
Most Popular: Milky Way
Runners Up: M&Ms, Skittles
Virginia
Most Popular: Snickers
Runners Up: Hot Tamales, Candy Corn
Washington
Most Popular: Tootsie Pops
Runners Up: Salt Water Taffy, Hershey's Kisses
Washington D.C.
Most Popular: M&Ms
Runners Up: Tootsie Pops, Blow Pops
West Virginia
Most Popular: Blow Pops
Runners Up: Hershey's Mini Bars, Milky Way
Wisconsin
Most Popular: Starburst
Runners Up: Butterfinger, Jolly Ranchers
Wyoming
Most Popular: Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
Runners Up: Salt Water Taffy, Skittles
Source: CandyStore.com.
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Story by Olivia Halevy, Patch National Staff
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