A Dentist's Nightmare: Here's Wisconsin's Favorite Halloween Candy!

WISCONSIN — With Halloween less than two weeks away, it begs the question: What are Wisconsinites favorite Halloween candies?

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 Wisconsin tastes disagree on what the top candy is in the state.

1) The Influensterwebsite surveyed over 40,000 readers to determine which Halloween candies are favorites and according to Influenster’s readers, Wisconsin’s favorite candy is: Laffy Taffy.

2) Candystore.com says that Wisconsinites favorite candy was a tie between Starbursts and Butterfinger Bars. Candystore.com sold exactly 115,698 pounds of each candy to Wisconsinites over the last 8 years. (how does that even happen?) Lemonheads came in third at 30,446 pounds.

Here is a state-by-state breakdown from the Influenster:

Alabama - AirHeads
Alaska - Snickers
Arizona - Toblerone
Arkansas - Skittles
California - Lifesavers
Colorado - Milky Way
Connecticut - Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
Delaware - 3 Musketeers
Florida - Nestlé Crunch Bar
Georgia - Pixy Stix
Hawaii - 100 Grand Bar
Idaho - Butterfinger
Illinois - Snickers
Indiana - Reese's Pieces
Iowa - Twix
Kansas - Twizzlers
Kentucky - Whoppers
Louisiana - Swedish Fish
Maine - Starburst
Maryland - Almond Joy
Massachusetts - Starburst
Michigan - M&M's
Minnesota - 100 Grand Bar
Mississippi - Hershey's Kisses
Missouri - Hershey's Kisses
Montana - Kit Kat Bar
Nebraska - Skittles
Nevada - Jolly Ranchers
New Hampshire - Tootsie Rolls
New Jersey - Sour Patch Kids
New Mexico - 3 Musketeers
New York - Sweet Tarts
North Carolina - Butterfinger
North Dakota - Sour Patch Kids
Ohio - Milky Way
Oklahoma - M&M's
Oregon - Candy corn
Pennsylvania - Swedish Fish
Rhode Island - Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
South Carolina - Candy corn
South Dakota - Laffy Taffy
Tennessee - Candy corn
Texas - Candy corn
Utah - Nerds
Vermont - Almond Joy
Virginia - Reese's Pieces
Washington - AirHeads
West Virginia - Oreos
Wisconsin - Laffy Taffy
Wyoming - Candy corn
District of Columbia - Twix

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