Most Popular Valentine's Day Candy in Each State

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.