These Are The Most Popular Halloween Candies In The Quad Cities
Thursday is the big day! Halloween 2024 and if your kids are like mine, they are pumped for some candy that we'll have to eat most of.
Plenty of parents will stay home to "hold down the fort" and pass out candy while the other parents take the kids trick-or-treating. For those being left behind to pass out the candy, you'll want to make sure you have Iowa's and Illinois' favorite Halloween candy.
Since we live in the Quad Cities, it's good to have both state's favorite spooky treat since we get people that go to both states to collect all of the candy. You'll probably want each of the Quad Cities state's top 3 favorite candies actually.
But wait. I don't know Iowa's or Illinois' favorite candy, let alone the top 3!" you might be saying to yourself. Luckily, we have the answer for you.
Illinois' Favorite Halloween Candy For 2024
CandyStore.com has once again created a list and a map of each state's favorite Halloween candy.
Let's start with Illinois:
- Starburst
- Kit Kat
- Sour Patch Kids
Actually, Illinois bought over 169,000 pounds of Sour Patch Kids in 2023. That's a lot!
Iowa's Favorite Halloween Candy For 2024
Iowa loves its chocolate, unlike Illinois. Yes, Iowa's top three favorite Halloween candies are all chocolate-based.
Here are Iowa's top 3 favorite Halloween candies and this year, there's a new winner!
- Hershey's Mini Bars
- Reese's Cup (last year's #1)
- M&M's (new #1)
Source: CandyStore.com.
Want to know how much money America's plan on spending in total on Halloween candy this year? $3.5 billion which is actually slightly less than last year.
Iowa actually agrees with most Americans when it comes to their favorite Halloween candy. M&M's took the top spot across the U.S. with Reese's Cups in second and Sour Patch Kids rounding out the top 3.
Just because CandyStore.com does an awesome job with putting this article together, here are the Halloween Candy Quick Facts they give on their site:
- 172 million Americans celebrate Halloween
- 32% of all Halloween purchases are made online
- The top costumes fro pets are pumpkin and hot dog
- Among those who celebrate Halloween, 95% will purchase candy
- They will spend about $31.69 on average
- Most Halloween shopping is done the first 2 weeks of October.
- In Oregon, full-sized candy bars are the norm for trick-or-treaters to receive
- Overall Halloween spending is expected to be $11.6B in 2022
- Over 50% of parents stash some Halloween candy to enjoy later in the year
See some other interesting data and findings from CandyStore.com here.
Quad Cities Pumpkin Patches
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Quad Cities Haunted Houses
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