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Despite being little more than chewy sugar, candy corn has its fair share of critics. Yet, even its detractors can't ignore its iconic status. As a staple of Halloween for years, we know which states are most responsible for its ongoing popularity.
California tops the list of Brach's candy corn buyers, including both Classic Candy Corn and the Autumn Mix, which features regular candy corn, pumpkin-shaped pieces, and cocoa-flavored Harvest Corn. It's followed by Texas, Florida, and New York. As noted by Food & Wine, these are also the four largest states by population, contributing to their higher candy corn sales due to sheer consumer numbers.
However, the ranking of the 20 most populous states doesn’t quite align with Brach’s candy corn sales list. Michigan, despite being the 10th largest state by population, ranks fifth in candy corn purchases, while Indiana, ranked 17th, claims the 10th spot. Iowa and Kansas, sitting in the thirties for population, land in 11th and 12th for candy corn consumption.
Before jumping to conclusions about the Midwest’s overconsumption of candy corn, Ohio would like to speak up: Despite being the seventh most populated state, it didn't even make Brach’s top 20 list. On the other hand, Alabama buys the least amount of candy corn, even though it ranks in the top 25 for population.
Did you contribute to your state’s ranking on the list? | Brach'sIf George Renninger, the 19th-century confectioner from Philadelphia credited with creating candy corn, were alive today, he’d likely be pleased that Pennsylvania secured the seventh spot on Brach’s list. For more about candy corn’s origins, you can check out the story here.
