Here Are Marylanders' Favorite Valentine's Day Candies

MARYLAND — Candy sales are expected to top jewelry and other popular traditional purchases this Valentine's Day, according to the National Retail Federation. In fact, Americans are predicted to shell out a whopping $1.8 billion on sweets for the holiday in 2019.

Around Valentine's Day, consumers typically buy 58 million pounds of chocolate; 43 percent of the purchasers revealed they were buying the sweets for themselves.

Candy Store has ranked America's top Valentine's Day candies by state. While conversation hearts have climbed the rankings over the past decade, they are no match for heart-shaped boxes of chocolate, which reign supreme in the most states. Not to mention, in 2019 Sweethearts conversation hearts are predicted to take an 80 percent hit in sales as the product's biggest distributor, Necco, closed its doors last year.

M&M's have made it into more top-three slots across America than previously in 2017, while cupid corn has noticeably fallen off. In Maryland, the M&Ms are holding strong.

Some unique outliers like Wild Berry Skittles and cinnamon bears have made it into the rankings as well in other states.

Here are the most popular Valentine's Day candy choices for Marylanders:

1. M&M's
2. Conversation Hearts
3. Heart Shaped Box of Chocolates

See the top Valentine's Day candy for each state across the U.S.

— By Patch editors David Allen and Elizabeth Janney

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