COUNTY LIFE
America’s top Halloween candy
By Ben George, candy.com
The map above reveals the results of our data mining, the top three most popular Halloween candies in each state. Hover over your state to see the goods. (Apologies, it’s not interactive on mobile devices).
Do your state’s choices surprise you? The top Halloween candy in your state are not always what you think they were. Salt water taffy and Hot Tamales performed much better than some expected, for example.
For more than 12 years, we’ve been delivering tons of bulk candy around the country. As bulk candy retailers and distributors, we’ve got a lot of candy sales data to comb through. Including some we shipped to New York not too long ago…
We have seen a lot of surprising favorites and least favorites over the years. That’s why working with unbiased data is so much fun. We looked at 12 years of sales data (2007-2018), looking in particular at the months leading up to Halloween. We sell nationwide (and to Canada) so we broke down our sales by state. We also have relationships with major candy manufacturers and distributors – all of whom contributed and helped us reach our conclusions.
Then we charted the best sellers in every state for Halloween. And we present it to you in the above spooky HTML5 interactive map of the most popular Halloween candy. If you’d like to see the nationwide winners, we made a graphic for that too:
This year, the National Retail Federation is estimating that shoppers will spend $2.6 billion on Halloween candy. Same as last year.
Consumer confidence is not quite as high
this year, fueled mostly by uncertainty surrounding the impact of
tariffs and interest rate changes on the domestic economy. Feels like
2019 sales will be steady but not a break-out year.
Halloween Candy Quick Facts
172 million Americans celebrate Halloween
Nearly 1/4 of all Halloween purchases are made online
Among those who celebrate Halloween, 95% will purchase candy
They will spend about $25 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
Over 50% of parents stash some Halloween candy to enjoy later in the year
Industry research showed in 2015 that online candy sales were increasing by 15 percent. People are realizing they can save time and money by skipping the store and purchasing from the comfort of their home. But will you buy the right candy?
There was a huge turnout for the first Bowie Mini Con hosted at the Bowie Library with Freakz & Geeks Saturday. Guests, many costumed as comic book and fantasy characters, took part in gaming tourneys, crafts and other activities. More photos in your mid-week Bowie News. (News photos by Barbara Green)
Are you hankering to solve a murder? Do you need a night out where someone else cooks? How about supporting local youth?
Well, you can do it all by attending the spring murder mystery dinner theater hosted by the Bowie Alliance for Education and the Arts on May 17 and 18.
Enjoy the show, “The Groom Has Gold Feet” by Martin A. Fallose. Travel back to the old west to the sleepy town of Pine Grove. There is definitely something afoot about the upcoming wedding for Miss Kayla Mae Blossom and Albert Webster, as well as some shady characters that are attached to the situation. Join with Sheriff Tickle and his posse to discover the intrigues, and truths to the situation.
Directed by April Word and a cast including Austin Alberts, Jennifer Collins, Jamie Fabel, Deagan Fabel, Sam Goad, Boyd Hulstine, Ashley Keyes, Lia Meier, Michelle Meier, Garyson Minyard, Stephanie Post, Adryana Torres, Brandon Stott, Melanie Stott and Corban Wolsey.
Each $25 ticket covers a barbecue meal and the show. Show times are 7 p.m. on May 17 and noon and 6 p.m. on May 18.
Performances and meals will be at the Freedom Life Church, 204 Theater Rd.
Purchase tickets at bowieallianceforeducationandthearts.com.
Nocona is gearing up for the 72nd annual Chisholm Trail Rodeo May 10-11 with lots of traditional rodeo events filling the bill.
Stock for the United Professional Rodeo Association Rodeo is provided by Champion Rodeo Company. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the gate. Children six and under get in free. Purchase them from any queen or princess or candidate, and at the city office before 4 p.m. Friday.
The association has been working on making repairs to the concrete bleachers but rain has delayed this project. Rock also is being laid in the parking lot and they hope to be finished with that before Friday.
There will be a rodeo parade at 3 p.m. on Saturday. Gates open nightly at 6 p.m. with the rodeo starting at 8 p.m. Sanctioned nightly events will feature bareback riding, saddle bronc, ranch bronc, bull riding, ladies barrel racing, tie-down roping, ladies breakaway roping, steer wrestling and team roping.
The non-sanctioned events are junior barrels for those ages 16 and under. There is $250 added each night with a jackpot nightly. Entry fee is $45. Call 940-841-2044. There will be mutton bustin’ nightly for children age 8 and under. Entry fee is $20 and buckles go to the winners.
A calf scramble nightly will be open for those age 8 and under and 9-12. Buckles to the winners.
Read the full story and meet the rodeo royal candidates in the mid-week Bowie News.
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