When it comes to the world of Halloween candy, nothing is more divisive thancandy corn.The iconic tri-colored yellow-orange-white morsels have become a ubiquitous symbol of the spooky October holiday, albeit a pretty polarizing one, withsome Americans naming it their least favorite Halloween candy.Turns out, love for the candy might just be regional! Ferrara — owner of Brach’s, the no. 1 producer of candy corn and company responsible for nearly all the candy corn sold in the U.S.— have put in the research, rounding up the 20 states that consume the sweet treat the most.To get their result, Ferrara looked at sales of all of their candy corn offerings, including Brach’s Classic Candy Corn and Brach’s Autumn Mix (which combines the traditional cone-shaped candy with BRACH’S Mellowcreme Pumpkins into one bag).Ferrara even put all the data in a heat map (fittingly highlighted with orange, yellow, and white colors).Courtesy FerraraAt the top of the list? California, Texas, Florida, New York and Michigan — with Illinois, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Georgia, and Indiana filling out the rest of the Top 10 list.The rest of the Top 20? Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Arizona, Minnesota, Mississippi, Kentucky and Washington.Of course, if there’s a Top 20, there’s also a bottom. The 5 states who have not necessarily embraced “Team Candy Corn” just yet? Alabama, Hawaii, Nebraska, Vermont and Wisconsin.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.They’ll have plenty of candy corn at their disposal, should they choose to join. Last year, Ferrara made enough candy corn to circle the Earth, seven times end-to-end.
When it comes to the world of Halloween candy, nothing is more divisive thancandy corn.
The iconic tri-colored yellow-orange-white morsels have become a ubiquitous symbol of the spooky October holiday, albeit a pretty polarizing one, withsome Americans naming it their least favorite Halloween candy.
Turns out, love for the candy might just be regional! Ferrara — owner of Brach’s, the no. 1 producer of candy corn and company responsible for nearly all the candy corn sold in the U.S.— have put in the research, rounding up the 20 states that consume the sweet treat the most.
To get their result, Ferrara looked at sales of all of their candy corn offerings, including Brach’s Classic Candy Corn and Brach’s Autumn Mix (which combines the traditional cone-shaped candy with BRACH’S Mellowcreme Pumpkins into one bag).
Ferrara even put all the data in a heat map (fittingly highlighted with orange, yellow, and white colors).
Courtesy Ferrara
At the top of the list? California, Texas, Florida, New York and Michigan — with Illinois, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Georgia, and Indiana filling out the rest of the Top 10 list.
The rest of the Top 20? Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Arizona, Minnesota, Mississippi, Kentucky and Washington.
Of course, if there’s a Top 20, there’s also a bottom. The 5 states who have not necessarily embraced “Team Candy Corn” just yet? Alabama, Hawaii, Nebraska, Vermont and Wisconsin.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
They’ll have plenty of candy corn at their disposal, should they choose to join. Last year, Ferrara made enough candy corn to circle the Earth, seven times end-to-end.
source: people.com
