If you’re not stuffing your face with sweets on Valentine’s Day, then you’re doing it all wrong.
Last year, the National Retail Federation predicted a drop in all Valentine’s Day sales in all but one category. Yep, candy. With this year’s spending expectations for sweets at about $1.8 billion, the question isn’t will people be buying candy, but rather what will be their candy of choice.
The most popular candy on the block last year was classic Conversation Hearts from Sweethearts, followed closely by heart shaped boxes of chocolate, according to CandyStore.com .
Most popular Valentine’s Day candy in each state:
Alabama: Candy Necklaces
Alaska: Heart Shaped Box of Chocolates
Arizona: Conversation Hearts
Arkansas: Hershey Kisses
California: Conversation Hearts
Colorado: Conversation Hearts
Connecticut: Heart Shaped Box of Chocolates
Delaware: Hershey Kisses
Florida: Conversation Hearts
Georgia: Conversation Hearts
Hawaii: Conversation Hearts
Idaho: M&M’s
Illinois: Conversation Hearts
Indiana: Heart Shaped Box of Chocolates
Iowa: M&M’s
Kansas: Heart Shaped Box of Chocolates
Kentucky: Conversation Hearts
Louisiana: Conversation Hearts
Maine: Chocolate Hearts
Maryland: M&M’s
Massachusetts: Heart Shaped Box of Chocolates
Michigan: Conversation Hearts
Minnesota: Conversation Hearts
Mississippi: Heart Shaped Box of Chocolates
Missouri: Conversation Hearts
Montana: Conversation Hearts
Nebraska: Chocolate Hearts
Nevada: Heart Shaped Box of Chocolates
New Hampshire: Heart Shaped Box of Chocolates
New Jersey: Conversation Hearts
New Mexico: Heart Shaped Box of Chocolates
New York: Heart Shaped Box of Chocolates
North Carolina: Heart Shaped Box of Chocolates
North Dakota: Conversation Hearts
Ohio: Heart Shaped Box of Chocolates
Oklahoma: Conversation Hearts
Oregon: Chocolate Roses
Pennsylvania: M&M’s
Rhode Island: Chocolate Hearts
South Carolina: Conversation Hearts
South Dakota: Hershey Kisses
Tennessee: Conversation Hearts
Texas: Heart Shaped Box of Chocolates
Utah: Hershey Kisses
Vermont: Conversation Hearts
Virginia: Conversation Hearts
Washington: Heart Shaped Box of Chocolates
West Virginia: Conversation Hearts
Wisconsin: Conversation Hearts
Wyoming: Chocolate Roses
Conversation hearts are clearly a fan favorite when it comes to the day of love, but don’t expect to see the candy staple on the list this for 2019. With the closing of the New England Candy Company, they won’t be available this year. It’s anybody’s game!
Not sure how to make Valentine’s Day special with a baby in the picture? Here are a few ways to have a memorable holiday and keep the flame alive.
