Current:Home > MyRobert Brown|From Candy Corn to Kit Kats: The most popular (and hated) Halloween candy by state -GrowthInsight
Robert Brown|From Candy Corn to Kit Kats: The most popular (and hated) Halloween candy by state
SignalHub Quantitative Think Tank Center View
Date:2025-04-11 11:22:02
With Halloween just a few weeks away,Robert Brown people will bring big scores of candy home to snack on or giveaway to trick-or-treaters.
A new ranking by CandyStore.com reveals what candies might be most popular in your state as well as the nation's most loved and hated candies.
Is your classic favorite candy ranked as one of the worst? Is your least liked candy actually a favorite in some states? Here is what the country had to say, according to Candy Store.
What is the most popular candy?
CandyStore.com has been delivering and distributing bulk orders of candy across the country since 2007. Using sales data for the time period before Halloween, the distributor determined which candy was the most popular with the winner being: Reese's Peanut Butter Cups.
Here are the top 10 most popular candies in America, according to CandyStore.com:
- Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
- M&Ms
- Hot tamales
- Skittles
- Sour Patch Kids
- Starburst
- Hershey Kisses
- Candy Corn
- Hershey Mini Bars
- Snickers
Candy corn:The Halloween candy that divides a nation. Its original name? 'Chicken feed'
What is the 'worst' candy?
For the second year in a row, Circus Peanuts have reclaimed the throne as America’s “worst candy” after being replaced by candy corn four years ago. To determine the best and worst candies ever, Candy Store used rankings from multiple websites, as well as surveying over 15,000 customers on their favorite candies.
Candy Store then used a point system where a candy voted No. 1 received 10 points, No. 2 received nine points and so on.
Here are the rest of the 10 "worst" candies ever:
- Circus Peanuts
- Candy Corn
- Necco Wafers
- Peanut Butter Kisses
- Wax Cola Bottles
- Mary Janes
- Smarties
- Licorice
- Bit-O-Honey
- Tootsie Roll
What is the 'best' candy?
The best candy is also the most popular – Reese's Peanut Butter Cups.
Here are the top 10:
- Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
- M&Ms
- Snickers
- Hot Tamales
- Skittles
- Sour Patch Kids
- Hershey Bar
- Kit Kat
- Twix
- Butterfinger
Top three most popular candies in every state
Click on Candy Store's interactive map to view the top three candies your state loves.
veryGood! (867)
Related
- Spooky or not? Some Choa Chu Kang residents say community garden resembles cemetery
- Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, Shares Update After Undergoing Surgery for Breast Cancer
- Max streaming service says it will restore writer and director credits after outcry
- Occidental Seeks Texas Property Tax Abatements to Help Finance its Long-Shot Plan for Removing Carbon Dioxide From the Atmosphere
- 'Kraven the Hunter' spoilers! Let's dig into that twisty ending, supervillain reveal
- Here's what could happen in markets if the U.S. defaults. Hint: It won't be pretty
- Inside Clean Energy: In Parched California, a Project Aims to Save Water and Produce Renewable Energy
- Ford reverses course and decides to keep AM radio on its vehicles
- Jorge Ramos reveals his final day with 'Noticiero Univision': 'It's been quite a ride'
- Olivia Culpo Shares Glimpse Inside Her and Fiancé Christian McCaffrey's Engagement Party
Ranking
- Meet the volunteers risking their lives to deliver Christmas gifts to children in Haiti
- Disney Star CoCo Lee Dead at 48
- Wildfire Pollution May Play a Surprising Role in the Fate of Arctic Sea Ice
- Household debt, Home Depot sales and Montana's TikTok ban
- Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Hi Hi!
- Inside Clean Energy: Here Come the Battery Recyclers
- Soaring pasta prices caused a crisis in Italy. What can the U.S. learn from it?
- LA's housing crisis raises concerns that the Fashion District will get squeezed
Recommendation
Who's hosting 'Saturday Night Live' tonight? Musical guest, how to watch Dec. 14 episode
Report: 20 of the world's richest economies, including the U.S., fuel forced labor
Scientists Say It’s ‘Fatally Foolish’ To Not Study Catastrophic Climate Outcomes
Q&A: Eliza Griswold Reflects on the Lessons of ‘Amity and Prosperity,’ Her Deep Dive Into Fracking in Southwest Pennsylvania
How to watch new prequel series 'Dexter: Original Sin': Premiere date, cast, streaming
Receding rivers, party poopers, and debt ceiling watchers
Shop These American-Made Brands This 4th of July Weekend from KitchenAid to Glossier
Adidas finally has a plan for its stockpile of Yeezy shoes