Washington, D.C.’s Favorite Halloween Candy Has Been Revealed — Study Names Top Halloween Candies In The DMV Area

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There’s something extraordinarily powerful about opening your first piece of hard-earned Halloween candy!

While the core memories that stem from trick-or-treating are as powerful as any other key holiday, the excitement and thrill of grabbing handfuls of candy as a child might be one of the most notable moments of the year.

So, when it came to deciding what Halloween candy was the most desirable across the country, it obviously became a contentious topic, but the answers might surprise you.

Most popular Halloween candies in the DMV area

To establish the DMV area’s favorite Halloween candies, we took a look at what a study stated were the top Halloween candies in D.C., Virginia, and Maryland.

Washington, D.C.

According to the study, the top three Halloween candies across the District were as follows:

1. M&M’s
2. Tootsie Pops
3. Blow Pops

Virginia

According to the study, the top three Halloween candies in Virginia were as follows:

1. Butterfinger
2. M&M’s
3. Hot Tamales

Maryland

According to the study, the top three Halloween candies in Maryland were as follows:

1. Candy Corn
2. Hershey’s Mini Bars
3. Hershey Kisses

What are the most popular Halloween candies in the country?

According to the same data that determined the most popular Halloween candy in the DMV area, when it came to the most popular Halloween candies in the nation, the top 10 were as follows:

1. M&M’s
2. Reese’s Cups
3. Sour Patch Kids
4. Skittles
5. Starburst
6. Hot Tamales
7. Candy Corn
8. Hershey’s Kisses
9. Hershey’s Mini Bars
10. Butterfinger

As you can see, M&M’s takes the title as the most popular Halloween candy in the nation, a title that last year belonged to Reese’s Cups!

How were the DMV area’s favorite Halloween candies selected?

The favorite Halloween candy selections were determined by a study conducted by CandyStore.com, which measured candy sales per pound across the nation.

By examining which candies were purchased most frequently in each state, the data defines each state’s sales leader for Halloween candy was determined to be the state’s “favorite”.