Favorite Halloween candy by state

Halloween is definitely a sweet spot in 2020 – and here are the most popular candies in every state based on the Influenster community. Published: October 26, 2020 Authored By: Sanika Gothivarekar

Halloween is definitely a sweet spot in 2020. From clever costumes to giant bowls of candy, there are still reasons to celebrate at home this year. Monster movie marathon, anyone?

In the past 12 months, candy and chocolate products on Influenster received over 349,122 reviews. Within the candy category, gummy candies proved themselves to be most popular with 133K reviews on Influenster.com and 8 out of 10 spots on Influenster’s most reviewed candy and chocolate products.

While the most popular candy overall was Sour Patch Kids Soft and Chewy, we wanted to see what reviewers were sweet on in each state.

Between this year and last year, Illinois was the only state to have the same favorite candy: Nestle crunch. Here are this year’s most reviewed candies by state:

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