Here’s The Most Popular Valentine’s Day Candy In Your State

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Ah, Valentine’s Day. It doesn’t matter how you feel about the Hallmark holiday — candy is everywhere and there’s no possible way to ignore it. Let’s be real, you’ll probably buy a few, or maybe a dozen, bags of the good stuff.

According to CandyStore.com, while Valentine’s Day sales are estimated to drop this year in most categories, it’s expected that $1.7 billion will be spent on candy alone.

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CandyStore.com analyzed over 10 years of sales data for the period of January 1 through February 14 and came up with some interesting findings about the most popular Valentine’s Day candy.

Check out the interactive map below showing the most popular Valentine’s Day candy in each state:

Source: CandyStore.com

Those generic-looking heart-shaped boxes of chocolate, the ones that blanket the shelves of all drug stores around this time of year, have been surpassed as the most popular Valentine’s Day candy by conversation hearts.

You might be interested to know 69 percent of people prefer chocolate over flowers as Valentine’s Day gifts and more than 40 million heart-shaped boxes of chocolate will be sold for the big day this year.

Did you guess your state’s candy right? Either way, don’t let anybody peer pressure you into making certain candy decisions. The candy shelves are an endless vat right now and you should take advantage of it.