Here are each state’s favorite Valentine’s Day candies, according to online sales

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Perhaps the sweetest Valentine’s Day tradition — aside from telling your significant other how much they mean to you, and yada yada yada, or whatever — is candy. Valentine’s Day spending is expected to hit $23.9 billion in 2022, and Americans plan to spend a good chunk of that on sweets, according to the National Retail Federation.

In fact, a survey commissioned by the NRF found that 56% of Americans rate candy as one of the most essential Valentine’s Day gifts, followed by cards and flowers.

But Americans may be divided over their favorite Valentine’s Day candies, according to research from CandyStore.com. Using 14 years of sales data from its own retail platform – as well as data from “industry partners” – the online outlet is said to have determined the most popular Valentine’s Day candies in the world. United States.

So, what were the favorite sweets of American romantics?

Boxes of heart-shaped chocolates — that old standby — were determined by CandyStore.com as the favorite purchase in 17 states. Conversation Hearts and Valentine’s Day-themed M&Ms followed in second and third place, favorites from 12 states and nine states, respectively.

Slightly less popular were chocolate roses, apparently a favorite of Kentucky and Wyoming, and candy necklaces, which only Alabama seems particularly fond of.

Looking to stock up on your darling’s (supposedly) favorite sweets? A complete list of each state’s favorite Valentine’s Day candy, according to Candystore.com, can be found below.

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