Online candy retailer Candystore.com recently compiled data to find out candy eating habits in the U.S. The company looked at 10 years of sales data (2007-2016) to determine the best-selling candy in each state.
Many baked goods include candy, so finding out what your state prefers may help in catering to the sweet tooth of customers at your bakery.
- Alabama – Candy Corn
- Alaska – Twix
- Arizona – Snickers
- Arkansas – Jolly Ranchers
- California – M&M’s
- Colorado – Milky Way
- Connecticut – Almond Joy
- Delaware – Life Savers
- Florida – Skittles
- Georgia – Swedish Fish
- Hawaii – Skittles
- Idaho – Candy Corn
- Illinois – Sour Patch Kids
- Indiana – Hot Tamales
- Iowa – Reese’s Cups
- Kansas – Reese’s Cups
- Kentucky – Tootsie Pops
- Louisiana – Lemonheads
- Maine – Sour Patch Kids
- Maryland – Milky Way
- Massachusetts – Sour Patch Kids
- Michigan – Candy Corn
- Minnesota – Tootsie Pops
- Mississippi – 3 Musketeers
- Montana – Double Bubble Gum
- Nebraska – Sour Patch Kids
- Nevada – Hersey’s Kisses
- New Hampshire – Snickers
- New Jersey – Skittles
- New Mexico – Candy Corn
- New York – Sour Patch Kids
- North Carolina – M&M’s
- North Dakota – Hot Tamales
- Ohio – Blow Pops
- Oklahoma – Snickers
- Oregon – Reese’s Cups
- Pennsylvania – M&M’s
- Rhode Island – Candy Corn
- South Carolina – Candy Corn
- South Dakota – Starburst
- Tennessee – Tootsie Pops
- Texas – Starburst
- Utah – Jolly Ranchers
- Vermont – Milky Way
- Virginia – Snickers
- Washington – Tootsie Pops
- Washington, D.C. – M&M’s
- West Virginia – Blow Pops
- Wisconsin - Starburst
