Seasonal & Holidays
Halloween 2017: What’s The Most Popular Candy In Minnesota?
Does Minnesota prefer sour or sweet candies? Find out in this year's ranking of best-selling Halloween candy.

TWIN CITIES, MN — Halloween 2017 is fast approaching, which means it's time to find the perfect Halloween costume and start watching your favorite spooky Halloween movies. It's also only a matter of days before hordes of trick-or-treaters land on your front stoop in search of the best candy on the block.
But what types of candy should you be stocking up on? According to online candy distributor Candy Store, it all depends on where you live.
The candy company did some digging into its sales data from the past 10 years and rounded up the top three best-selling candies in every state. While it's no surprise that classics like M&Ms, Snickers and Hershey's Kisses made the newly released list, wild cards like saltwater taffy and Swedish fish are a bit more unexpected.
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So which candy tops the best-selling list In Minnesota? Tootsie Pops came in first place as the most popular candy, followed by Skittles and Almond Joy. Scroll over the interactive map below to find out how much of each was sold in Minnesota last year, and check out the best-selling candies in every state here.
Source: CandyStore.com.
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