Michigan Halloween Trick-or-Treaters Really Want This Candy

Want your house to be the neighborhood favorite this Halloween? Patch knows just how to help you score the go-to trick-or-treating spot — stock up on Michigander's favorite candy.

It’s a big deal for candy-makers and businesses leading up to the holiday. On a typical week Americans spend $300 million on candy, but experts say U.S. candy sales should hit $2.5 billion for Halloween 2016.

Two recent surveys of Michigan's favorite candy disagree on which candy scores the top spot in the state. The Influenster website surveyed over 40,000 readers to determine which Halloween candies are favorites state by state.

According to Influenster’s readers, as of 2016 Michigan is filled with chocolate lovers. The Great Lakes state's favorite candy is M&Ms.

The site found Reese's Peanut Butter Cup scored the highest total number of votes in all. Three candies — Reese's Peanut Butter Cup, Kit Kat and Butterfinger — were voted top treats by all 50 states.

A 2015 Nielsen survey says 72 percent of Americans say that chocolate is their favorite Halloween candy, according to the 24/7 Wall Street site.

»What is your favorite candy, Michigan? Tell us in comments.

CandyStore.com, an online candy wholesaler, tracked eight years of its sales data to determine the best-selling Halloween candy by state, in pounds sold. They also checked with major candy companies to see if their data added up.

That list says that from 2007-2015, Michigan shoppers buy candy corn more than any other candy. The CandyStore website published an interactive map showing the top-selling candy in all 50 states.

"Detroit may be the car capital of the world, but Michigan as a whole is a candy-corn-loving capital," CandyStore.com says.

For some folks, candy corn is the quintessential Halloween treat, while others use it as a decorating prop. Comedian Lewis Black has a whole rant about candy corn, which he describes as “which is neither candy, nor corn," and suggests all candy corn in existence was made in 1914 and recycled annually.

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