These Are America’s Favorite Jelly Bean Flavors Ranked

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If there’s one time of the year when people let themselves indulge in the world of jelly beans, it’s Easter. Pastels are abundant, and it just feels so right to buy that bag of assorted jelly beans at the drugstore and pop ’em like popcorn. According to CandyStore.com, Americans demolish more than 16 billion jelly beans on Easter. That’s a lot of beans.

In the spirit of Easter and National Jelly Bean Day on April 22, CandyStore.com ranked the top 30 jelly bean flavors across the country. The survey was based on 12,000 votes and over a decade of jelly bean sales data. This year, a savory jelly bean has taken the crown as America’s number one flavor. Buttered popcorn has surpassed black licorice, which is followed by cinnamon, watermelon and cherry.

Check out the map below showing the most popular jelly bean flavor in each state.

Source: 10+ years bulk candy sales data from CandyStore.com.

Below is the official ranking of the top 30 jelly bean flavors from least popular to most popular.

30. Pomegranate
29. Raspberry
28. Cream Soda
27. Vanilla
26. Maple
25. Tutti Frutti
24. Sour Jelly Beans
23. Lime
22. Banana
21. Chocolate
20. Red Apple
19. Lemon
18. Grape
17. Coffee
16. Peach
15. Root Beer
14. Bubblegum
13. Blueberry
12. Cotton Candy
11. Strawberry
10. Coconut
9. Toasted Marshmallow
8. Green Apple
7. Orange
6. Pear
5. Cherry
4. Watermelon
3. Cinnamon
2. Black Licorice
1. Buttered Popcorn

Interesting that the only savory jelly bean flavor is the most popular one. We honestly thought tutti frutti or coconut would be higher up on the list. Regardless, it’s time to stock up!