Now that Valentine’s Day is here, it is time to start thinking about the gifts that we will be getting and receiving from the special someone in our lives. Chocolates, flowers, jewelry, you name it. Of course, candy is one of the most popular gifts of all and we love to see the reactions when we are giving sweets to our sweet.

According to a recent report from TopAgency, candy consumption is very much on the rise as well. Americans are now consuming candy at a rapidly increasing rate, as the numbers have risen by at least 47 percent since this time last year. As a result of these studies, we can safely assume that a sizable amount of candy is going to be eaten this year.

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In fact, these data reviews concluded that over 80% of Americans have at least five servings of candy on a monthly basis. With that being said, it is now time to take a closer look at which of these candies is the most popular.

This state-by-state map gives a pretty clear indication of who the winners are and none of them should be all that surprising to anyone who enjoys candy on a regular basis.

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For starters, M&Ms led the rankings for a whopping 20 states. Meanwhile, Skittles clinched second place, taking the top honors for another 17 states. That only leaves another 13 states to duke it out among themselves but these results were also very interesting. There were only four other candies that managed to make the final cut.

KitKats, Snickers, and Reese’s were the main three and for some reason, the state of Nevada seems to be really infatuated with Starburst. None of these are a big shock to us, although we must admit that we expected Reese’s to take home the crown for more than just a few states. The data that was sourced came from Google Trends, in case you were curious.

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If you would like to find out more about the candies that were chosen for each state, be sure to check out the full report from TopAgency. We cannot wait to see what our sweethearts get for us this Valentine’s Day. The hardest part for us? Figuring out what we are going to do with the leftovers!