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Here's the top Halloween candy by state

What's your favorite Halloween candy?
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When it comes to favorite Halloween candy, Californians like to taste the rainbow.

At least that’s according to the website CandyStore.com.

It compiled 11 years’ worth of sales data from the company’s website to come up with 2018’s most popular Halloween candy by state. The site also double checked with major candy distributors and manufacturers to verify their findings.

So, what candy will trick-or-treaters want to see in their bags the most this year? (And what candy will parents get to sneak and eat?)

California’s Top 3 Most Popular Halloween Candies:

  • Skittles
  • M&M's
  • Assorted salt water taffy

Source: CandyStore.com.

California's top three matches well with the taste buds of the rest of the country.

America's Top 10 Favorite Halloween Candies:

  1. Skittles
  2. M&M’s
  3. Snickers
  4. Reese’s Cups
  5. Starburst
  6. Candy Corn
  7. Hot Tamales
  8. Hershey’s
  9. Tootsie Pops
  10. Jolly Ranchers

The Halloween candy industry is no joke in the U.S. Americans are expected to spend $2.6 billion on Halloween Candy this year, the National Retail Federation is estimating.

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