Top Selling Halloween Candies
- Every Halloween, 600 million pounds of candy is sold in America.
- Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups top the list with $509.85 million in sales.
- M&M’s come in second, with $500.82 million in sales since their 1941 debut.
- Third place goes to Snickers bars.
Popular Halloween Candy Choices
- In a 2022 survey, Reese’s Cups and M&M’s were once again the top candies for the Halloween season.
- Americans seem to have an abiding sweet tooth for chocolate, with eight of the top ten candies containing chocolate.
- The remaining two slots went to old-fashioned treats: Tootsie Pops and Candy Corn.
Regional Variation in Candy Preferences
- Regional tastes drive some variation state to state.
- Reese’s Cups lead the pack in California, while New Yorkers prefer Sour Patch Kids.
- But no matter where you live, candy purchases continue to rise.
- Americans now buy nearly 30 pounds of candy per person every year.