Candystore.com, a bulk candy distributor, has shared 10 years worth of sales data to show its most popular candies, state by state, in the months leading up to Halloween*, based on the total weight sold.
So, the following map is not really the state’s favorite candies, per se — just the most popular for this one distributor. But fun to click around on nonetheless.
Source: CandyStore.com.
Here’s the tallies from the Twin States.
New Hampshire
- Snickers (63,876 lbs)
- Starburst (62,486 lbs)
- Salt Water Taffy (25,978 lbs)
Vermont
- Milky Way (29,387 lbs)
- M&M’s (27,811 lbs)
- Skittles (17,662 lbs)
Just for comparison’s sake, the state the bought the most lbs of candy is Texas, who bought 1,952,361 lbs of Starburst.
*We’ve asked for more clarity on this time frame, and will let you know if we hear back. Meaning August through October.