This Is The Most Popular Halloween Candy In Virginia

Experienced trick-or-treaters know certain houses in the neighborhood have better candy than others. These pros also know that certain houses give out apples and Good & Plenty for some inexplicable reason. Virginia residents eager to please their costumed guests can be prepared, as a recent study found the most popular Halloween candy in every state.

CandyStore, an online candy retailer, found each state’s favorite Halloween candy by combing through 11 years of sales data, and focusing on the months leading up to the holiday.

The company also verified the conclusions with major candy manufacturers and distributors, and presented the information of each state’s three favorite Halloween candies and how many pounds of the tasty treats were sold last year.

The most popular Halloween candy in Virginia in 2018 was Hot Tamales, with nearly 163,000 pounds sold. Runners up were Snickers and Tootsie Pops.

Overall, Skittles was the most popular Halloween candy across the country, with the ever-beloved M&Ms, Snickers, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups and Starburst rounding out the top five.

While the above candies dominated a large section of the country, Jolly Ranchers made an appearance as the favorite treat in Georgia and Utah.

Ninety-five percent of the 179 million Americans who celebrate Halloween will purchase candy for the holiday, according to the study. On average, these people will spend $27, and nearly 25 percent of all those purchases are made online. Most buy their candy in the first two weeks of October.

Trick-or-treat!