Seasonal & Holidays

Halloween Costumes 2018: See Most Popular Ideas In Every State

Fortnite, Spider-Man and witches oh my! See the most popular Halloween costumes currently trending in your state and nationally.

David Allen, Patch StaffVerified Patch Staff Badge
|

Fortnite Halloween costumes are on the top of everyone's mind this year. The breakout video game is the most popular choice amongst trick-or-treaters this season, according to Google Frightgeist — a list of the 500 most-searched Halloween costumes across the U.S. In addition, the Google tool tracks all of the top trending costumes being searched in every state alongside an interactive map highlighting towns with peak search interest.

Need some last minute Halloween costume ideas? With Fortnite, Spider-Man, unicorn, dinosaur and witch currently rounding out the top spots of the national list, see where they fall locally. There's a few outliers that may just surprise you. Not to mention, we have local rankings for all the popular candy this season too!

But first, check out the top 3 most-Googled costumes in every state below:

Alabama

1-Epic Games Co; 2-FremantleMedia Ltd/REX/Shutterstock; 3-Shutterstock

#1 - Fortnite (peak searches in Birmingham, Dothan, Mobile), #2 - Mouse, #3 - Superhero

Alaska

1&2-Walt Disney Studios; 3-Shutterstock

#1 - Mermaid, #2 - pirate, #3 - unicorn (peak search in Anchorage)

Arizona

1-Epic Games Co; 2-Sony/Marvel; 3-Universal Pictures

#1 - Fortnite (peak searches in Phoenix, Tucson, Yuma), #2 - Spider-Man, #3 - dinosaur

Arkansas

1-Universal Pictures; 2-Sony/Marvel; 3-Epic Games
#1 - Dinosaur (peak searches in Little Rock and Jonesboro), #2 - Spider-Man, #3 - Fortnite (peak search in Fayetteville)

California

1-Epic Games Co; 2-Sony/Marvel; 3-Hasbro Studios

#1 - Fortnite (peak searches in Eureka, Monterey, San Francisco Bay area, Sacramento, Fresno, Bakersfield, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, San Diego, Palm Springs), #2 - Spider-man, #3 - unicorn

Colorado

1-Epic Games Co; 2-Sony/Marvel; 3-Hasbro Studios

#1 - Fortnite (peak searches in Denver, Colorado Springs), #2 - Spider-man, #3 - unicorn

Connecticut

1-Epic Games Co; 2-Hasbro; 3-Universal Pictures

#1 - Fortnite (peak search in Hartford), #2 - unicorn, #3 - dinosaur

District of Columbia

1-Marvel; Nickelodeon/Paramount Pictures; 3-Walt Disney Studios

#1 - Spider-man, #2 - Ninja, #3 - The Incredibles

Delaware

1-Epic Games Co; 2-Sony/Marvel; 3-Hasbro Studios

#1 - Fortnite (peak search in Salisbury), #2 - Spider-man, #3 - unicorn

Florida

1-Epic Games; 2-Sony/Marvel; 3-Walt Disney Studios

#1 - Fortnite (peak searches in Naples, Tampa, West Palm Beach, Orlando), #2 - Spider-man, #3 - pirate

Georgia

1-Epic Games; 2-Universal Studios; 3-Sony/Marvel

#1 - Fortnite (peak searches in Atlanta, Macon), #2 - dinosaur, #3 - Spider-man

Hawaii

1-Epic Games; 2-Universal Studios; 3-Walt Disney Studios

#1 - Fortnite (peak search in Honolulu), #2 - dinosaur, #3 - Moana

Idaho

1-Hasbro; 2-Walt Disney Studios; 3-Universal Studios

#1 - Unicorn, #2 - fairy, #3 - witch (peak search in Twin Falls)

Illinois

1-Epic Games Co; 2-Hasbro; 3-Universal Studios

#1 - Fortnite (peak searches in Quincy, Springfield, Peoria), #2 - unicorn, #3 - witch

Indiana

1-Epic Games Co; 2-Sony/Marvel; 3-Hasbro Studios

#1 - Fortnite (peak searches in Indianapolis, Evansville, Ft. Wayne, Lafayette), #2 - Spider-man, #3 - unicorn

Iowa

1-Epic Games; 2/3-Universal Studios

#1 - Fortnite (peak search in Cedar Rapids), #2 - dinosaur (peak search in Des Moines), #3 - witch

Kansas

1-Epic Games Co; 2-Hasbro; 3-Universal Pictures

#1 - Fortnite (peak search in Wichita), #2 - unicorn, #3 - dinosaur

Kentucky

1-Epic Games; 2-Hasbro; 3-Marvel Studios

#1 - Fortnite (peak search in Bowling Green, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah), #2 - unicorn, #3 - Spider-man

Louisiana

1-Epic Games; 2-Hasbro; 3-Walt Disney Studios

#1 - Fortnite (peak search in Baton Rouge), #2 - unicorn, #3 - princess (peak search in Shreveport)

Maine

1-Epic Games Co; 2-Universal Pictures; 3-Sony/Marvel

#1 - Fortnite, #2 - dinosaur, #3 - Spider-man

Maryland

1-Epic Games; 2-Universal Studios; 3-Hasbro

#1 - Fortnite (peak searches in Salisbury, Baltimore), #2 - dinosaur, #3 - unicorn

Massachusetts

1-Epic Games; 2-Universal Studios; 3-Hasbro

#1 - Fortnite (peak search in Boston), #2 - dinosaur, #3 - unicorn

Michigan

1-Epic Games; 2-Universal Studios; 3-Hasbro

#1 - Fortnite (peak searches in Grand Rapids, Flint), #2 - dinosaur, #3 - unicorn

Minnesota

1-Epic Games; 2-Universal Studios; 3-Hasbro

#1 - Fortnite (peak search in Saint Paul), #2 - dinosaur (peak search in Duluth), #3 - unicorn (peak search in Rochester)

Mississippi

1-Epic Games; 2-Superhero; 3-Warner Bros.

#1 - Fortnite, #2 - superhero, #3 - Harley Quinn (peak search in Greenville)

Missouri

1-Epic Games; 2-Universal Studios; 3-Hasbro

#1 - Fortnite (peak search in Kansas City), #2 - dinosaur, #3 - unicorn

Montana

1-Epic Games; 2-Universal Studios; 3-Marvel/Disney Studios

#1 - Fortnite, #2 - dinosaur (peak search in Billings), #3 - Black Panther

Nebraska

1-Epic Games; 2-Universal Pictures; 3-Walt Disney Studios

#1 - Fortnite (peak search in Omaha), #2 - dinosaur (peak search in Lincoln), #3 - mermaid

Nevada

1-Epic Games; 2-Nickelodeon/Paramount Pictures; 3-Warner Bros.

#1 - Fortnite (peak search in Las Vegas) #2 - ninja, #3 - Harley Quinn

New Hampshire

1-Epic Games; 2-Universal Pictures; 3-Walt Disney Studios/Pixar

#1 - Fortnite, #2 - dinosaur, #3 - ladybug

New Jersey

1-Epic Games; 2-Hasbro; 3-Sony/Marvel

#1 - Fortnite, #2 - unicorn, #3 - Spider-man

New Mexico

1-Epic Games; 2-Hasbro; 3-New Line Cinema

#1 - Fortnite (peak search in Albuquerque), #2 - unicorn, #3 - clown

New York

1-Epic Games Co; 2-Sony/Marvel; 3-Hasbro Studios

#1 - Fortnite (peak searches in NYC, Albany, Rochester, Syracuse), #2 - Spider-man, #3 - unicorn

North Carolina

1-Epic Games Co; 2-Sony/Marvel; 3-Universal Pictures

#1 - Fortnite (peak searches in Raleigh-Durham, Greenville, Winston Salem, Charlotte), #2 - Spider-man, #3 - dinosaur (peak search in Wilmington)

North Dakota

1-Epic Games; 2-Universal Pictures; 3-Hasbro

#1 - Fortnite (peak searches in Fargo, Minto-Bismarck), #2 - dinosaur, #3 - unicorn

Ohio

1-Epic Games; 2-Universal Pictures; 3-Hasbro

#1 - Fortnite (peak searches in Columbus, Cleveland, Steubenville, Cincinnati), #2 - dinosaur, #3 - unicorn

Oklahoma

1-Epic Games; 2-Hasbro; 3-Sony/Marvel

#1 - Fortnite (peak searches in Tulsa, Oklahoma City), #2 - unicorn, #3 - Spider-man

Oregon

1-Universal Pictures; 2-Epic Games; 3-Hasbro

#1 - Dinosaur (peak search in Eugene), #2 - Fortnite (peak search in Oregon), #3 - unicorn

Pennsylvania

1-Epic Games; 2-Hasbro; 3-Sony/Marve

#1 - Fortnite (peak searches in Altoona, Lancaster, Scranton), #2 - unicorn, #3 - Spider-man

Rhode Island

1-Epic Games; 2-Walt Disney Studios; 3-Universal Pictures

#1 - Fortnite (peak search in Providence), #2 - princess, #3 - ghost

South Carolina

1-Epic Games; 2-Sony/Marvel; 3-Warner Bros.

#1 - Fortnite, #2 - Spider-man (peak search in Columbia), #3 - Harley Quinn

South Dakota

1-Marvel Studios; 2-Walt Disney Studios; 3-Universal Pictures

#1 - Spider-man, #2 - pirate, #3 - dinosaur

Tennessee

1-Epic Games; 2-Sony/Marvel; 3-Universal Studios

#1 - Fortnite (peak searches in Knoxville, Nashville, Jackson), #2 - Spider-man, #3 - dinosaur

Texas

1-Epic Games; 2-Sony/Marvel; 3-Universal Studios

#1 - Fortnite (peak searches in Dallas-Ft. Worth, Waco, Houston, Austin, Laredo, Lubbock, Midland) #2 - Spider-man (peak search in Abilene), #3 - dinosaur

Utah

1-Hasbro; 2-Epic Games; 3-Sony/Marvel

#1 - Unicorn, #2 -Fortnite (peak search in Salt Lake City) #3 - Spider-man

Vermont

1-Disney/Pixar; 2-Walt Disney Studios; 3-Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

#1 - Monster, #2 -Rabbit #3 - Wednesday Addams

Virginia

1-Epic Games Co; 2-Sony/Marvel; 3-Hasbro Studios

#1 - Fortnite (peak searches in Roanoke, Richmond, Norfolk), #2 -Spider-man, #3 - unicorn

Washington

1-Epic Games Co; 2-Sony/Marvel; 3-Hasbro Studios

#1 - Fortnite (peak searches in Seattle, Yakima), #2 -Spider-man (peak search in Spokane), #3 - unicorn

West Virginia

1-Epic Games Co; 2-Hasbro; 3-Universal Studios

#1 - Fortnite (peak search in Charleston), #2 - unicorn, #3 - witch

Wisconsin

1-Epic Games; 2-Universal Studios; 3-Hasbro

#1 - Fortnite (peak search Milwaukee), #2 - dinosaur, #3 - unicorn

Wyoming

1-Epic Games; 2-CW; 3-Hasbro

#1 - Fortnite (peak searches in Casper, Cheyenne), #2 - Arrow, #3 - unicorn

Data sourced from Google Frightgeist. Lead image credits: Fortnite by Epic Games/Hasbro; Little Mermaid, Tinkerbell by Walt Disney Studios; Mr. Incredible, Sully by Disney/Pixar Studios; Spider-Man by Disney/Marvel Studios; My Little Pony Unicorn by Hasbro; Dinosaur from "Jurassic World" by Universal Pictures; map by Shutterstock

Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

More from Across America