Trick-or-Treat! Here's the Most Popular Halloween Candy in Every State

The list

1. 01

   Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

   Overall top-selling Halloween candy; teased as coming in fun-size and full-size and as a nutty-sweet flavor combo

2. 02

   Peanut M&M's

   Top pick across much of the western United States, plus Hawaii and Alaska

3. 03

   Candy Corn

   Preferred above the national average in Maine and New Hampshire; described as highly debated

4. 04

   Tootsie Rolls

   Missouri's top pick

5. 05

   Skittles

   Texas's top pick

6. 06

   Starburst

   Oklahoma's (Ree Drummond's home state) top pick for its chewy colorful candy

Food & drink

• Halloween Brownies (2 hrs 10 mins)
• Candy Corn Cookies (3 hrs)
• Halloween Cheesecake Bars (6 hrs 25 mins)

Activities

• Make your own homemade peanut butter cups for Halloween

Facts from the original

• Instacart conducted a recent poll on Halloween candy trends for 2024.
• Nearly half of all Americans plan to eat Halloween candy this year.
• One in three people start getting into the Halloween spirit before October begins.
• Instacart's 2024 trends report shows which candies were purchased the most compared to the national average by location.
• The article presents a list of the top ten most loved Halloween candy cravings.
• Peanut M&M's are a top pick for much of the western United States, along with Hawaii and Alaska.
• Shoppers in Maine and New Hampshire preferred candy corn more than the national average.
• Missouri shoppers favored Tootsie Rolls.
• Texas shoppers favored Skittles.
• Oklahoma, Ree Drummond's home state, favored Starburst.
• Reese's Peanut Butter Cups is the number one candy among the top ten most popular Halloween candies sold last year.