Halloween Candy: Most Popular In Colorado

Experienced trick-or-treaters know certain houses just have better candy than others in the neighborhood. These pros also know that certain houses give out apples and Good & Plenty for some inexplicable reason. Homeowners eager to please the costumed youngins can be prepared as a recent study found the most popular Halloween candy in every state.

CandyStore, an online candy retailer, found each state’s favorite Halloween candy by combing through 11 years of sales data, and focusing on the months leading up to the holiday.

The company also verified the conclusions with major candy manufacturers and distributors, and presented the information of each state’s three favorite Halloween candies and how many pounds of the tasty treats were sold last year.

The most popular Halloween candy in Colorado in 2018 was Twix, which sold over 5,500 pounds.

The second-place finisher in our state was Milky Way, with 5,300 pounds sold, and Hershey Kisses was the third most-popular Halloween candy for residents of Colorado.

In 2017, Twix came in second place, and Milky Way came in first, so we Coloradans are sticking with our top picks.

"Given recent changes in consumption habits surrounding sweets in Colorado, we would not be surprised to see further changes in the coming years," the report stated. "Stay tuned in the Mile HIGH city, but for now offer your trick-or-treaters Milky Ways and Twix. Colorado was the first state to legalize recreational marijuana. Did I just ‘explain the joke’?"

Skittles was the most popular Halloween candy across the country, with the ever-beloved M&M’s, Snickers, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups and Starburst rounding out the top five.

While the above candies dominated a large section of the country, Jolly Ranchers made a surprise appearance as the favorite treat in Arizona, Georgia, and Utah.

Which has to leave you feeling a little sorry for children in the Jolly Rancher hotbeds.

Ninety-five percent of the 179 million Americans who celebrate Halloween will purchase candy for the holiday, according to the study. On average they will spend $27, and nearly 25 percent of all those purchases are made online.

Trick-or-treat!

Written by Gus Saltonstall, Patch national staff.