List reveals every state’s favorite candy
Zippia uses Google Trends data to list every state’s favorite candy in celebration of National Candy Month.
Is your state filled with Skittles fans or are most people Hershey bar devotees? A new Zippia list, which is illustrated above and written out below, holds the answer.
In celebration of National Candy Month, the job-search site Zippia used Google trends to calculate each state’s favorite candy.
“In honor of this very serious, highly celebrated holiday, we set out to find what each state’s favorite candy was,” the company said. “After all, snacking is one of workers' favorite non-work things to do at work. While it might be lunch o’clock somewhere, most of the day is the snack time. Sure, workers could opt for loud, crinkly chips or granola bars (that are basically just less good tasting candy…), but why not go for an actual mid-day treat? Why not have some candy to brighten up a bleary workday?”
The company said it examined more than 20 different candies, and they excluded gum, sodas, and seasonal candies.
A full state-by-state list is below, but some of the more interesting insights from Zippia’s data includes:
- Starbursts, Skittles, and Hershey bars are beloved — 7 states each reach for these candies before anything else.
- Chocolate wins over fruit — 33 states prefer a chocolate candy to a fruity one.
- Most candies were someone’s favorite, but nobody likes Mounds bars or peanut M&M'S.
Each State's Favorite Candy
Alabama Mr. Goodbar
Alaska Almond Joy
Arizona Starburst
Arkansas Mars
California Starburst
Colorado Hershey bar
Connecticut Hershey bar
Delaware Twix
Florida Skittles
Georgia Skittles
Hawaii Hershey bar
Idaho Mr. Goodbar
Illinois Hershey bar
Indiana Hershey bar
Iowa Butterfinger
Kansas Three Musketeers
Kentucky Milky Way
Louisiana Payday
Maine Milky Way
Maryland Crunch
Massachusetts Milky Way
Michigan Mr. Goodbar
Minnesota Twix
Mississippi Three Musketeers
Missouri Twix
Montana Baby Ruth
Nebraska Skittles
Nevada M&M’S
New Hampshire Heath bar
New Jersey Starburst
New Mexico Skittles
New York Sour Patch Kids
North Carolina Hershey bar
North Dakota Kit Kat
Ohio Starburst
Oklahoma Starburst
Oregon Starburst
Pennsylvania Milky Way
Rhode Island Sour Patch Kids
South Carolina Starburst
South Dakota Snickers
Tennessee Mars
Texas Skittles
Utah One Hundred Grand Bar
Vermont Skittles
Virginia Skittles
Washington Twix
West Virginia Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
Wisconsin Twix
Wyoming Almond Joy
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