The Most Popular Valentine's Day Candy in Each State
1/22/2019 — Valentine’s Day might be a holiday about love, but unofficially it’s all about candy: Conversation hearts, boxes of chocolates, and pink treats line the aisles of grocery stores in the days leading up to the holiday. And as any school-aged kid will tell you, the best classroom Valentines come attached to a big piece of sugary goodness.
CandyStore.com used 11 years of data from their online sales as well as information from other companies in the candy industry to find the most popular Valentine’s Day candy in every state—and your state’s winner might surprise you! Check out their interactive map to learn more.
SweetHeart’s Conversation Hearts are the clear winner in several states but, with the closing of the New England Candy Company, they won’t be available this year. That means alternatives like Sour Patch Kids’ new conversation hearts will have to pick up the slack. Find out the most popular candy (and the runner up) in your state to make sure you’re gifting your Valentine the most popular sweet treat.
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Alabama: Candy Necklaces
Runner up: Conversation Hearts
Alaska: Heart Shaped Box of Chocolates
Runner up: Conversation Hearts
Arizona: Conversation Hearts
Runner up: M&M’s
Arkansas: Hershey Kisses
Runner up: Conversation Hearts
California: Conversation Hearts
Runner up: Heart Shaped Box of Chocolates
Colorado: Conversation Hearts
Runner up: Heart Shaped Box of Chocolates
Connecticut: Heart Shaped Box of Chocolates
Runner up: Conversation Hearts
Delaware: Hershey Kisses
Runner up: Conversation Hearts
Florida: Conversation Hearts
Runner up: Heart Shaped Box of Chocolates
Georgia: Conversation Hearts
Runner up: Heart Shaped Box of Chocolates
Hawaii: Conversation Hearts
Runner up: Heart Shaped Box of Chocolates
Idaho: M&M’s
Runner up: Conversation Hearts
Illinois: Conversation Hearts
Runner up: Chocolate Roses
Indiana: Heart Shaped Box of Chocolates
Runner up: Conversation Hearts
Iowa: M&M’s
Runner up: Conversation Hearts
Kansas: Heart Shaped Box of Chocolates
Runner up: M&M’s
Kentucky: Conversation Hearts
Runner up: Chocolate Roses
Louisiana: Conversation Hearts
Runner up: Heart Shaped Box of Chocolates
Maine: Chocolate Hearts
Runner up: Ghirardelli Gift Box
Maryland: M&M’s
Runner up: Conversation Hearts
Massachusetts: Heart Shaped Box of Chocolates
Runner up: Chocolate Hearts
Michigan: Conversation Hearts
Runner up: Heart Shaped Box of Chocolates
Minnesota: Conversation Hearts
Runner up: Heart Shaped Box of Chocolates
Mississippi: Heart Shaped Box of Chocolates
Runner up: Conversation Hearts
Missouri: Conversation Hearts
Runner up: Heart Shaped Box of Chocolates
Montana: Conversation Hearts
Runner up: Chocolate Hearts
Nebraska: Chocolate Hearts
Runner up: Heart Shaped Box of Chocolates
Nevada: Heart Shaped Box of Chocolates
Runner up: Conversation Hearts
New Hampshire: Heart Shaped Box of Chocolates
Runner up: Conversation Hearts
New Jersey: Conversation Hearts
Runner up: M&M’s
New Mexico: Heart Shaped Box of Chocolates
Runner up: Chocolate Roses
New York: Heart Shaped Box of Chocolates
Runner up: Conversation Hearts
North Carolina: Heart Shaped Box of Chocolates
Runner up: Cupid Corn
North Dakota: Conversation Hearts
Runner up: M&M’s
Ohio: Heart Shaped Box of Chocolates
Runner up: Conversation Hearts
Oklahoma: Conversation Hearts
Runner up: Heart Shaped Box of Chocolates
Oregon: Chocolate Roses
Runner up: M&M’s
Pennsylvania: M&M’s
Runner up: Heart Shaped Box of Chocolates
Rhode Island: Chocolate Hearts
Runner up: Heart Shaped Box of Chocolates
South Carolina: Conversation Hearts
Runner up: Heart Shaped Box of Chocolates
South Dakota: Hershey Kisses
Runner up: Conversation Hearts
Tennessee: Conversation Hearts
Runner up: Heart Shaped Box of Chocolates
Texas: Heart Shaped Box of Chocolates
Runner up: Hershey Kisses
Utah: Hershey Kisses
Runner up: M&M’s
Vermont: Conversation Hearts
Runner up: Heart Shaped Box of Chocolates
Virginia: Conversation Hearts
Runner up: Heart Shaped Box of Chocolates
Washington: Heart Shaped Box of Chocolates
Runner up: Chocolate Roses
West Virginia: Conversation Hearts
Runner up: Cupid Corn
Wisconsin: Conversation Hearts
Runner up: Hershey Kisses
Wyoming: Chocolate Roses
Runner up: Conversation Hearts
