Missouri Trick-Or-Treaters Have A Favorite Candy

ST. LOUIS, MO — When you think October, you're probably thinking sweater weather, falling leaves and pumpkin spice everything. Your kids, though. They're thinking candy. If you didn’t get your Halloween candy on sale after last year’s festivities, now is the time to start stocking up for trick-or-treaters that will show up at your door on Oct. 31. (If you did, check the expiration dates.)

As for what type of candy you want to dole out, Missouri trick-or-treaters do appear to have a favorite.

CandyStore.com, a bulk candy delivering service, gathered 11 years of data to determine the three most popular Halloween candies in each state. The company says its results also depended on candy manufacturers and distributors to help verify its conclusions.

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In Missouri, the most popular candy is Milky Way. Missourians bought more than 46,000 pounds of the nougat, caramel and milk chocolate confection. Coming in second was Dubble Bubble Gum (32,042 pounds), followed by Almond Joy (24,746 pounds).

According to Candystore.com, the top 10 most popular Halloween candies in America are:

1. Skittles
2. M&M’s
3. Snickers
4. Reese’s Cups
5. Starburst
6. Candy Corn
7. Hot Tamales
8. Hershey’s
9. Tootsie Pops
10. Jolly Ranchers

You can read more via CandyStore.com’s blog.

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