Halloween is just more than two weeks away and, regardless of whether you trick or treat, almost everyone takes advantage of the glut of candy on store shelves before and especially after October 31st when clearance sales make buying the bags of fun-size treats unavoidable.
The most popular Halloween candies nationwide — according to a report on commerce trends in all 50 states from market researchers at TopAgency — are Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, Kit Kat bars, Skittles, and M&M's.
The TopAgency report breaks down the top three Halloween candies in each state — can you guess which ones are most popular in yours?
Alabama
- Reese's Peanut Butter Cup
- Starburst
- Kit Kat
Alaska
- Snickers
- Skittles
- Original M&M's
Arizona
- Skittles
- Kit Kat
- Snickers
Arkansas
- Reese's Peanut Butter Cup
- Starburst
- Snickers
California
- Kit Kat
- Reese's Peanut Butter Cup
- Skittles
Colorado
- Original M&M's
- Kit Kat
- Reese's Peanut Butter Cup
Connecticut
- Reese's Peanut Butter Cup
- Original M&M's
- Twix
Delaware
- Starburst
- Reese's Peanut Butter Cup
- Milky Way
Florida
- Milky Way
- Kit Kat
- Reese's Peanut Butter Cup
Georgia
- Reese's Peanut Butter Cup
- Twix
- Kit Kat
Hawaii
- Original M&M's
- Hot Tamales
- Twix
Idaho
- Snickers
- Skittles
- Kit Kat
Illinois
- Reese's Peanut Butter Cup
- Twix
- Milky Way
Indiana
- Reese's Peanut Butter Cup
- Starburst
- Milky Way
Iowa
- Reese's Peanut Butter Cup
- Kit Kat
- Milky Way
Kansas
- Reese's Peanut Butter Cup
- Skittles
- Original M&M's
Kentucky
- Butterfinger
- Kit Kat
- Original M&M's
Louisiana
- Reese's Peanut Butter Cup
- Kit Kat
- Original M&M's
Maine
- Kit Kat
- Original M&M's
- Twix
Maryland
- Milky Way
- Snickers
- Skittles
Massachusetts
- Reese's Peanut Butter Cup
- Starburst
- Kit Kat
Michigan
- Starburst
- Kit Kat
- Milky Way
Minnesota
- Skittles
- Kit Kat
- Starburst
Mississippi
- Kit Kat
- Starburst
- Reese's Peanut Butter Cup
Missouri
- Reese's Peanut Butter Cup
- Kit Kat
- Skittles
Montana
- Hot Tamales
- Reese's Peanut Butter Cup
- Twix
Nebraska
Recommended
- Milky Way
- Snickers
- Starburst
Nevada
- Kit Kat
- Skittles
- Reese's Peanut Butter Cup
New Hampshire
- Original M&M's
- Snickers
- Twix
New Jersey
- Reese's Peanut Butter Cup
- Kit Kat
- Milky Way
New Mexico
- Kit Kat
- Reese's Peanut Butter Cup
- Hot Tamales
New York
- Kit Kat
- Reese's Peanut Butter Cup
- Twix
North Carolina
- Snickers
- Kit Kat
- Starburst
North Dakota
- Skittles
- Kit Kat
- Starburst
Ohio
- Original M&M's
- Reese's Peanut Butter Cup
- Kit Kat
Oklahoma
- Reese's Peanut Butter Cup
- Twix
- Kit Kat
Oregon
- Reese's Peanut Butter Cup
- Twix
- Kit Kat
Pennsylvania
- Reese's Peanut Butter Cup
- Starburst
- Original M&M's
Rhode Island
- Snickers
- Skittles
- Twix
South Carolina
- Kit Kat
- Skittles
- Starburst
South Dakota
- Kit Kat
- Reese's Peanut Butter Cup
- Snickers
Tennessee
- Skittles
- Reese's Peanut Butter Cup
- Kit Kat
Texas
- Starburst
- Kit Kat
- Reese's Peanut Butter Cup
Utah
- Reese's Peanut Butter Cup
- Milky Way
- Original M&M's
Vermont
- Hot Tamales
- Kit Kat
- Twix
Virginia
- Kit Kat
- Skittles
- Reese's Peanut Butter Cup
Washington
- Skittles
- Starburst
- Kit Kat
West Virginia
- Kit Kat
- Skittles
- Snickers
Wisconsin
- Reese's Peanut Butter Cup
- Milky Way
- Butterfinger
Wyoming
- Original M&M's
- Starburst
- Reese's Peanut Butter Cup
So, did you guess your state's top Halloween candy? Is there an underrated candy that didn't make any of the states’ top three? Let us know in the comments below.
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