News The Most Popular Valentine's Day Candies by State Conversation hearts, boxed chocolates, or Hershey kisses? Your state's favorite candy may surprise you. By Emily VanSchmus Emily VanSchmus Instagram Emily VanSchmus is the assistant digital home editor at Better Homes & Gardens, where she covers home decor, entertaining ideas, and more. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Updated on February 3, 2020 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos 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 (and months) 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. The National Retail Federation estimates that Americans will spend a whopping $2.4 billion on Valentine's Day candy this month. And with so many people reaching for pink treats, the candy experts at CandyStore.com looked into which sugary snacks are the most popular. They examined 12 years of sales data from the candy industry to find the most popular Valentine's Day candy in every state and created an interactive map to help you decide which red packages to add to your cart this February. SweetHeart's Conversation Hearts are the clear winner in several states but, with the closing of the New England Candy Company, they weren't available last year. And while they are back on shelves this year, their popularity ranking dropped quite a bit. Heart-shaped boxes of chocolate are the most popular Valentine's Day candy in America, with pink and red M&Ms not far behind. There are even some states that look forward to Cupid Corn, a seasonal take on candy corn. Find out the most popular candies in your state to make sure you're gifting your galentines the most popular sweet treat. 01 of 50 Alabama Candy Necklaces Conversation Hearts Heart-Shaped Box of Chocolates 02 of 50 Alaska Heart-Shaped Box of Chocolates Conversation Hearts Cinnamon Bears 03 of 50 Arizona M&Ms Heart-Shaped Box of Chocolates Conversation Hearts 04 of 50 Arkansas Hershey Kisses Conversation Hearts Ghirardelli Gift Box 05 of 50 California Heart-Shaped Box of Chocolates Conversation Hearts Chocolate Roses 06 of 50 Colorado Heart-Shaped Box of Chocolates M&Ms Conversation Hearts 07 of 50 Connecticut Heart-Shaped Box of Chocolates Conversation Hearts M&Ms 08 of 50 Delaware Hershey Kisses Conversation Hearts Chocolate Hearts 09 of 50 Florida Heart-Shaped Box of Chocolates Conversation Hearts Chocolate Hearts 10 of 50 Georgia Heart-Shaped Box of Chocolates Conversation Hearts Chocolate Roses 11 of 50 Hawaii Conversation Hearts Heart-Shaped Box of Chocolates Candy Necklaces 12 of 50 Idaho M&Ms Conversation Hearts Hershey Kisses 13 of 50 Illinois Conversation Hearts Chocolate Roses M&Ms 14 of 50 Indiana Heart-Shaped Box of Chocolates Conversation Hearts Chocolate Roses 15 of 50 Iowa M&Ms Conversation Hearts Ghirardelli Gift Box 16 of 50 Kansas M&Ms Heart-Shaped Box of Chocolates Ghirardelli Gift Box 17 of 50 Kentucky Conversation Hearts Chocolate Roses M&Ms 18 of 50 Louisiana Conversation Hearts Heart-Shaped Box of Chocolates M&Ms 19 of 50 Maine Chocolate Hearts Ghirardelli Gift Box Conversation Hearts 20 of 50 Maryland M&Ms Conversation Hearts Heart-Shaped Box of Chocolates 21 of 50 Massachusetts Heart-Shaped Box of Chocolates Chocolate Hearts Conversation Hearts 22 of 50 Michigan Heart-Shaped Box of Chocolates Cupid Corn Conversation Hearts 23 of 50 Minnesota Heart-Shaped Box of Chocolates M&Ms Conversation Hearts 24 of 50 Mississippi Heart-Shaped Box of Chocolates Conversation Hearts Chocolate Roses 25 of 50 Missouri Conversation Hearts Heart-Shaped Box of Chocolates Hershey Kisses 26 of 50 Montana Conversation Hearts Chocolate Hearts Heart-Shaped Box of Chocolates 27 of 50 Nebraska Chocolate Hearts Heart-Shaped Box of Chocolates Cupid Corn 28 of 50 Nevada Heart-Shaped Box of Chocolates Conversation Hearts Chocolate Roses 29 of 50 New Hampshire Heart-Shaped Box of Chocolates Conversation Hearts Chocolate Hearts 30 of 50 New Jersey M&Ms Heart-Shaped Box of Chocolates Conversation Hearts 31 of 50 New Mexico Heart-Shaped Box of Chocolates Chocolate Roses Candy Necklaces 32 of 50 New York Heart-Shaped Box of Chocolates Conversation Hearts Cinnamon Bears 33 of 50 North Carolina Heart-Shaped Box of Chocolates Cupid Corn Conversation Hearts 34 of 50 North Dakota Conversation Hearts M&Ms Heart-Shaped Box of Chocolates 35 of 50 Ohio Heart-Shaped Box of Chocolates Cupid Corn Conversation Hearts 36 of 50 Oklahoma Conversation Hearts Heart-Shaped Box of Chocolates Chocolate Roses 37 of 50 Oregon Chocolate Roses M&Ms Heart-Shaped Box of Chocolates 38 of 50 Pennsylvania M&Ms Heart-Shaped Box of Chocolates Conversation Hearts 39 of 50 Rhode Island Chocolate Hearts Heart-Shaped Box of Chocolates Conversation Hearts 40 of 50 South Carolina Conversation Hearts Heart-Shaped Box of Chocolates Ghirardelli Gift Box 41 of 50 South Dakota Hershey Kisses Conversation Hearts Chocolate Hearts 42 of 50 Tennessee Conversation Hearts Heart-Shaped Box of Chocolates Wild Berry Skittles 43 of 50 Texas Hershey Kisses Heart-Shaped Box of Chocolates Conversation Hearts 44 of 50 Utah Hershey Kisses M&Ms Conversation Hearts 45 of 50 Vermont Conversation Hearts Heart-Shaped Box of Chocolates Candy Necklaces 46 of 50 Virginia Conversation Hearts Heart-Shaped Box of Chocolates Cupid Corn 47 of 50 Washington Heart-Shaped Box of Chocolates Chocolate Roses Conversation Hearts 48 of 50 West Virginia Conversation Hearts Cupid Corn Candy Necklaces 49 of 50 Wisconsin Conversation Hearts Hershey Kisses Ghirardelli Gift Box 50 of 50 Wyoming Chocolate Roses Conversation Hearts Heart-Shaped Box of Chocolates 29 Homemade Valentine Cards That Make It Easy to Spread the Love Was this page helpful? 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