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![Assortment of candy](https://img.money.com/2016/10/gettyimages-128220931.jpg)

If you want to be the house every trick-or-treater wants to stop at this Halloween, stock up on candy corn.

The tri-color treat was voted the most popular Halloween sweet in the most number of states, according to a survey of 40,000 people conducted by online site [Influenster](https://www.influenster.com/article/americas-favorite-halloween-candy-state-by-state).

Despite it's polarizing reputation, candy corn was the top pick in Oregon, Wyoming, Tennessee, Texas and South Carolina.

***Read Next: [6 Extreme Halloween Candies That Will Freak Out Trick or Treaters](https://money.com/extreme-halloween-candy/)***

Other popular picks if you're not into candy corn: Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, Kit Kat and Butterfinger. These were the only three candies to be voted top treats by every single state in the U.S.

Or you could get all four kinds. After all, Americans are expected to spend $8.4 billion on candy and costumes this Halloween, the National Retail Federation’s annual survey predicts, and it really is best to diversify.

Find out what treat your state ranks highest:

-   Alabama - AirHeads
-   Alaska - Snickers
-   Arizona - Toblerone
-   Arkansas - Skittles
-   California - Lifesavers
-   Colorado - Milky Way
-   Connecticut - Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
-   Delaware - 3 Musketeers
-   Florida - Nestlé Crunch Bar
-   Georgia - Pixy Stix
-   Hawaii - 100 Grand Bar
-   Idaho - Butterfinger
-   Illinois - Snickers
-   Indiana - Reese's Pieces
-   Iowa - Twix
-   Kansas - Twizzlers
-   Kentucky - Whoppers
-   Louisiana - Swedish Fish
-   Maine - Starburst
-   Maryland - Almond Joy
-   Massachusetts - Starburst
-   Michigan - M&M's
-   Minnesota - 100 Grand Bar
-   Mississippi - Hershey's Kisses
-   Missouri - Hershey's Kisses
-   Montana - Kit Kat Bar
-   Nebraska - Skittles
-   Nevada - Jolly Ranchers
-   New Hampshire - Tootsie Rolls
-   New Jersey - Sour Patch Kids
-   New Mexico - 3 Musketeers
-   New York - Sweet Tarts
-   North Carolina - Butterfinger
-   North Dakota - Sour Patch Kids
-   Ohio - Milky Way
-   Oklahoma - M&M's
-   Oregon - Candy corn
-   Pennsylvania - Swedish Fish
-   Rhode Island - Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
-   South Carolina - Candy corn
-   South Dakota - Laffy Taffy
-   Tennessee - Candy corn
-   Texas - Candy corn
-   Utah - Nerds
-   Vermont - Almond Joy
-   Virginia - Reese's Pieces
-   Washington - AirHeads
-   West Virginia - Oreos
-   Wisconsin - Laffy Taffy
-   Wyoming - Candy corn
-   District of Columbia - Twix

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