The most popular Halloween candy in New Jersey is…

Jay EdwardsOctober 7, 2023

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NEW JERSEY – With Halloween quickly approaching, Candystore.com compiled data nationwide to determine the most popular candy in each state.

CandyStore.com used sixteen years of sales insights, especially those crucial months leading up to Halloween to rank the top candy for every state.

In New Jersey, the No. 1 candy choice was Tootsie Pops, followed by M&Ms and Skittles. Do you agree?

Data shows that America’s favorite candy overall are Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, followed by M&Ms and Hot Tameles.

Halloween Candy Top Ten America 2023

According to the National Retail Federation, Halloween candy spending should hit a whopping $3.6 billion this year. That’s a 16% jump that blows away previous highs.

Overall Halloween spending is predicted to be over $12.2 Billion. Up 15% over last year.

State By State Data Table

State	Top Candy	Pounds	2nd Place	Pounds	3rd Place	Pounds
AL	Skittles	109,445	Starburst	104,204	Hershey’s Mini Bars	95,449
AK	Twix	5,017	Sour Patch Kids	4,821	Milky Way	4,057
AZ	Hershey Kisses	802,972	Hot Tamales	793,426	Snickers	732,572
AR	Butterfinger	210,250	Jolly Ranchers	204,436	M&M’s	106,136
CA	M&M’s	1,616,992	Reese’s Cups	1,204,345	Skittles	1,006,133
CO	Milky Way	126,121	Hershey Kisses	121,947	Twix	105,467
CT	Almond Joy	3,056	Milky Way	2,424	M&M’s	2,058
DE	Sour Patch Kids	20,704	Skittles	17,124	Life Savers	11,608
FL	Reese’s Cups	667,727	Skittles	603,845	Hot Tamales	512,455
GA	Jolly Ranchers	142,298	Swedish Fish	116,435	Reese’s Cups	94,186
HI	Hershey’s Mini Bars	27,909	Skittles	26,362	Butterfinger	22,477
ID	Snickers	87,183	Starburst	67,016	Candy Corn	43,822
IL	Sour Patch Kids	167,151	Kit Kat	139,777	Starburst	124,018
IN	Starburst	94,582	Hot Tamales	94,397	Jolly Ranchers	74,457
IA	Reese’s Cups	67,426	M&M’s	62,579	Hershey’s Mini Bars	53,523
KS	M&M’s	259,750	Sour Patch Kids	214,779	Reese’s Cups	192,084
KY	Reese’s Cups	69,453	Hot Tamales	57,196	Swedish Fish	39,808
LA	Lemonheads	113,866	Reese’s Cups	111,829	Blow Pops	92,857
ME	Sour Patch Kids	58,757	Candy Corn	30,675	Starburst	24,282
MD	Hershey Kisses	38,119	Hershey’s Mini Bars	36,857	Reese’s Cups	28,976
MA	Butterfinger	71,023	Sour Patch Kids	70,726	Dubble Bubble Gum	50,679
MI	Starburst	113,171	Candy Corn	109,222	Butterfinger	100,728
MN	Hot Tamales	180,352	Tootsie Pops	174,336	Skittles	148,584
MS	3 Musketeers	94,771	Snickers	92,135	Butterfinger	84,538
MO	Almond Joy	46,068	Milky Way	42,444	Hot Tamales	40,012
MT	Twix	30,700	M&M’s	29,880	Dubble Bubble Gum	24,301
NE	Sour Patch Kids	92,845	Salt Water Taffy	84,878	Twix	43,430
NV	Hershey’s Mini Bars	297,647	Hot Tamales	281,386	Hershey Kisses	222,785
NH	Reese’s Cups	71,252	M&M’s	62,777	Starburst	41,568
NJ	Tootsie Pops	148,870	M&M’s	145,453	Skittles	145,295
NM	Hot Tamales	83,731	Candy Corn	72,286	Hershey’s Mini Bars	63,777
NY	Sour Patch Kids	171,380	Hot Tamales	134,988	Candy Corn	82,152
NC	M&M’s	99,163	Reese’s Cups	86,055	Hershey’s Mini Bars	80,871
ND	Hot Tamales	61,901	Candy Corn	61,271	Jolly Ranchers	48,377
OH	Blow Pops	171,607	M&M’s	159,547	Starburst	149,207
OK	Skittles	20,841	Dubble Bubble Gum	19,396	Snickers	14,174
OR	M&M’s	89,130	Reese’s Cups	73,107	Candy Corn	64,906
PA	Hershey’s Mini Bars	248,944	M&M’s	233,074	Skittles	205,578
RI	M&M’s	15,609	Twix	14,415	Candy Corn	12,090
SC	Skittles	114,685	Butterfinger	106,285	Candy Corn	88,895
SD	Starburst	23,003	Jolly Ranchers	22,166	Candy Corn	16,373
TN	Tootsie Pops	58,430	Salt Water Taffy	52,861	Skittles	43,495
TX	Sour Patch Kids	947,426	Reese’s Cups	908,876	Starburst	904,815
UT	Candy Corn	414,446	Tootsie Pops	331,220	M&M’s	248,911
VT	M&M’s	37,694	Skittles	29,506	Milky Way	20,683
VA	Butterfinger	157,463	M&M’s	156,838	Hot Tamales	95,322
DC	M&M’s	25,631	Tootsie Pops	22,159	Blow Pops	20,649
WA	Tootsie Pops	171,604	Salt Water Taffy	124,839	M&M’s	117,330
WV	Hershey’s Mini Bars	39,978	Blow Pops	36,788	Hot Tamales	31,846
WI	Butterfinger	106,928	Hot Tamales	104,263	Starburst	91,771
WY	Reese’s Cups	24,522	Salt Water Taffy	22,992	Dubble Bubble Gum	19,228