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Influenster reveals top Halloween candy by state

Find out what the top sweet is in your state!

Halloween may be over, but it’s the perfect time to eat all that leftover trick-or-treat candy! Influenster recently released data looking at the top Halloween candy in each state, along with this chart showing exactly who loves what where.

Some of the key findings:

Despite America’s love-hate relationship with Candy Corn, it still turned out to be the most popular Halloween candy of 2015 (with states in the Pacific Northwest and South picking it).
Reese’sPeanut Butter Cup pulled the highest total number of votes — sealing its fate as America’s favorite Halloween candy.
Even the traditionally healthy states have their guilty pleasures: Hawaiians love 100 Grand Bar, Vermontians adore Almond Joy and Massachusetters crave Starburst.

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Crystal Lindell, Former editor-in-chief of Candy Industry Magazine. While here she has worked on Candy Industry Magazine, Food Engineering Magazine and Food Safety Strategies. She holds a master’s degree in public affairs reporting from the University of Illinois – Springfield and a bachelor’s degree in political science from Western Illinois University. And her favorite breakfast is a cup of espresso and Twix bar.