From coast to coast — these are the most popular Halloween candies in every state

There are two types of candies come spooky season — those we keep and those we trade.

Whether you’re a trick-or-treater looking to maximize your stockpile or an adult scoping out your kids’ stash for a midnight snack, nothing’s more synonymous (or sweeter) with Halloween than candy. 

But, if you had to take your pick, what would you say is the most popular Halloween candy in the U.S.? 

If you answered Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, then you were correct. 

While we’re all entitled to our own opinion, recent data released by Instacart and DoorDash suggests that we all have a similar sweet tooth once Halloween rolls around — with chocolate leading the way. 

According to Instacart, the top-10 most popular Halloween candies in the U.S. include: 

1. Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
2. Peanut M&M’s
3. M&M’s
4. Kit Kat
5. Snickers
6. Sour Patch Kids
7. Hershey’s Milk Chocolate
8. Milky Way
9. Twix
10. HARIBO Goldbears

DoorDash’s list is fairly similar, with a few exceptions: 

1. Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
2. M&M’s
3. Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Bar
4. Snickers
5. Skittles
6. Nerds
7. Sour Patch Kids
8. Twix
9. Kit Kat
10. Airheads

Other candies that are growing in popularity include Warheads, Lemonheads, Baby Bottle Pop, Dum-Dums, Bit-O-Honey, Necco Wafers and Hershey’s Cookies ‘N’ Creme, according to DoorDash.

“We’re seeing a real revival of comfort classics this Halloween,” said Cristen Milliner, Consumer Trends Expert at DoorDash.

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“The resurgence of items like grandma candy and Baby Bottle Pop shows how different generations might be finding joy in the same classics, just in their own way,” she added. 

Let’s take a look at what else these new data sets reveal about America’s Halloween cravings!

What is the most popular Halloween candy in each state?

If you live in Indiana, Kentucky, Nevada, Ohio or West Virginia, then your sweet tooth coincides with the national average, according to Instacart. 

That’s because the most popular candy on Halloween in your state is Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups.

But some states have some rather unique favorites — like Maine and Oklahoma, which prefer Tootsie Pops, and Arizona and Wyoming, which prefer Tootsie Rolls. 

Florida stands alone in their love for 3 Musketeers, while Alaska opts for the Hi-Chew.

Here’s a closer look at the most popular Halloween candy in each state, per Instacart’s data: 

Alabama: Candy Corn

Alaska: Hi-Chew

Arizona: Tootsie Roll

Arkansas: Hershey's Milk Chocolate

California: Almond Joy

Colorado: Sour Patch Kids

Connecticut: Life Savers

Delaware: Hershey's Milk Chocolate

District of Columbia: HARIBO Goldbears

Florida: 3 Musketeers

Georgia: Life Savers

Hawaii: HARIBO Goldbears

Idaho: Peanut M&M's

Illinois: Hershey's Milk Chocolate Almond

Indiana: Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

Iowa: Peanut M&M's

Kansas: Candy Corn

Kentucky: Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

Louisiana: Now and Later

Maine: Tootsie Pops

Maryland: Hershey's Milk Chocolate

Massachusetts: Sour Patch Kids

Michigan: Twizzlers

Minnesota: Choceur Dark Chocolate

Mississippi: Candy Corn

Missouri: Candy Corn

Montana: Kit Kat

Nebraska: Candy Corn

Nevada: Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

New Hampshire: Sour Patch Kids

New Jersey: M&M's

New Mexico: Almond Joy

New York: Sour Patch Kids

North Carolina: Life Savers

North Dakota: M&M's

Ohio: Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

Oklahoma: Tootsie Pops

Oregon: Peanut M&M's

Pennsylvania: Hershey's Milk Chocolate

Rhode Island: Sour Patch Kids

South Carolina: Hershey's Milk Chocolate

South Dakota: M&M's

Tennessee: Life Savers

Texas: Sour Patch Kids

Utah: Peanut M&M's

Vermont: Peanut M&M's

Virginia: Hershey's Milk Chocolate

Washington: Twix

West Virginia: Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

Wisconsin: Choceur Dark Chocolate

Wyoming: Tootsie Rolls

Overall, 96% of households plan on buying candy and Americans are expected to spend around $3.9 billion on candy this Halloween season, according to the National Retail Federation, per USA Today.

But perhaps no state in the U.S. has a bigger sweet tooth than Utah. 

According to Instacart, “Utah has once again decisively claimed the crown, buying candy 50% more often than the national average in October 2024.”

The Mountain West and Midwest dominated the ranks, while California, Texas and the entire East coast paled in comparison. 

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Whether you’re trick-or-treating or stealing from your child’s stash, we hope your candy haul includes all your favorites this spooky season — just make sure you brush your teeth extra good at night!