With Halloween quickly approaching, there is one thing that will soon begin to pop into peoples minds: Halloween candy.
According to the National Retail Federation, it is estimated that shoppers will collectively spend $3.1 billion on candy this year.
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In order to ensure you purchase the correct kind and aren’t left with an excessive amount of unwanted sugar, candystore.com has compiled a list of the most popular candy state-by-state.
It may or may not surprise you that the No. 1 overall spot goes to Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups.
Alabama
- Skittles: 105,263 pounds
Arizona
- Hershey’s Kisses: 779,828 pounds
Arkansas
- Sour Patch Kids: 4,873 pounds
California
- Reese’s Cups: 1,231,675 pounds
Colorado
- Hershey’s Kisses: 120,982 pounds
Connecticut
- Almond Joys: 2,981 pounds
Delaware
- Sour Patch Kids: 20083 pounds
Florida
- Reese’s Cups: 687,288 pounds
Georgia
- Swedish Fish: 138,928 pounds
Hawaii
- Hershey’s Mini Bars: 26,771 pounds
Idaho
- Snickers: 83,648 pounds
Illinois
- Sour Patch Kids: 152,928 pounds
Indiana
- Starburst: 92,811 pounds
Iowa
- M&M’s: 65,779 pounds
Kansas
- M&M’s: 211,098 pounds
Kentucky
- Reese’s Cups: 67,901 pounds
Louisiana
- Lemonheads: 109,826 pounds
Maine
- Sour Patch Kids: 57,829 pounds
Maryland
- Hershey’s Kisses: 36,718 pounds
Massachusetts
- Sour Patch Kids: 69,697 pounds
Michigan
- Starburst: 108,928 pounds
Minnesota
- Hot Tamales: 175,726 pounds
Mississippi
- 3 Musketeers: 91,820 pounds
Missouri
- Milky Way: 45,281 pounds
Montana
- Twix: 29,833 pounds
Nebraska
- Sour Patch Kids: 89,281 pounds
Nevada
- Hot Tamales: 287,363 pounds
New Hampshire
- M&M’s: 68,993 pounds
New Jersey
- Tootsie Pops: 145,726 pounds
New Mexico
- Hershey’s Mini Bars: 80,726 pounds
New York
- Sour Patch Kids: 136,729 pounds
North Carolina
- Reese’s Cups: 82,019 pounds
North Dakota
- Hot Tamales: 59,872 pounds
Ohio
- M&M’s: 154,321 pounds
Oklahoma
- Skittles: 20,091 pounds
Oregon
- M&M’s: 81,982 pounds
Pennsylvania
- Hershey’s Mini Bars: 239,081 pounds
Rhode Island
- Twix: 14,987 pounds
South Carolina
- Butterfinger: 111,984 pounds
South Dakota
- Jolly Ranchers: 24,128 pounds
Tennessee
- Tootsie Pops: 56,123 pounds
Texas
- Starburst: 902,918 pounds
Utah
- Tootsie Pops: 403,727 pounds
Vermont
- M&M’s: 36,543 pounds
Virginia
- Hot Tamales: 153,729 pounds
DC
- M&M’s: 24,770 pounds
Washington
- Tootsie Pops: 167,289 pounds
West Virginia
- Blow Pops: 38,772 pounds
Wisconsin
- Butterfingers: 104,829 pounds
Wyoming
- Reese’s Cups: 23,978 pounds
On the opposite end of the spectrum, candystore.com said the worst candies include circus peanuts, Smarties and — some may be shocked to hear — candy corn.
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