Craving Halloween Candy? Here Are The Top 5 States With The Biggest Sweet Tooth

Halloween is just about a month away and Instacart, an online grocery delivery and pick-up service, set out to help understand what type of candy people are reaching for this time of year—from sweet and sour to chocolate galore. They also determined the top candy picks for each state and which states have the biggest sweet tooth. To do this, the company looked at orders containing candy in October 2023 and put together an online survey conducted by The Harris Poll of more than 2,000 Americans.

According to Instacart's survey, more than 3 in 4 Americans enjoy celebrating Halloween and 1 in 4 say it's their favorite holiday. They also found that half of Americans plan to eat Halloween candy and 46 percent plan on passing out Halloween candy to trick-or-treaters. The survey also concluded that some states have bigger sweet tooths than others.

Is your state one of the most sweet-toothed states? Here's a list of the states with the highest order share of candy leading up to Halloween in 2023, according to Instacart.

1. Utah
2. Oregon
3. Nebraska
4. Montana
5. Idaho

These not-so-sweet tooth states bought the least amount of Halloween candy last year, according to Instacart:

1. Hawaii
2. Florida
3. Washington, D.C.
4. California
5. Georgia

As for the type of candy these shoppers are adding to their carts, it varies state-by-state as well. The top most popular Halloween candies sold on Instacart are Reese's Peanut Butter Cups accompanied by M&M's, Snickers, Peanut M&M's, Twix, Kit Kats, Hershey's Milk Chocolate, Milky Way, Sour Patch Kids, and Skittles.