Survey Uncovers Most Popular Halloween Candy In Every State
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — It's almost spooky season, and what better way to ring in October than by finding out the most popular Halloween candy in your state?
A survey by Bid on Equipment utilized Google search volume to identify the Holiday favorites in each of the 50 states.
The results showed that Californians love to break them off a piece of those Kit Kat bars, as the chocolate crunchy treats beat out every other candy as the state's favorite.
Major cities across the state saw a little more diversity. According to the survey, San Francisco loves Milky Way, Los Angeles favors Jolly Ranchers and San Jose's heart sits with Hershey's.
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Reese's Peanut Butter Cups led the pack as the favorite in 12 states, dominating the west, midwest and northeast. Although M&M's ranked best in the biggest city in the country, New York City. AirHeads, Nerds, SweeTarts and Gummy Worms were named as the least popular candies in the country, with 1 state won apiece.
The study also surveyed 2,004 people in residential neighborhoods across the country.
The timeframe from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. was voted as the ideal trick-or-treating range for participants.
The average amount parents said they spent on Halloween candy came out to $35.01.
When asked of Halloween should be moved from October 31 to the last Saturday of the month, 52% of participants voted yes.
The search data for the survey was gathered from the period of September 2018 to October 2018. The 2,004 participants were surveyed on September 10, 2019.