The No. 1 Junk Food From All 50 States 🍬🍫🍭
“Junk food” is a big part of American life. The category includes a wide range of foods, drinks, and treats. Most people have a favorite junk food they keep at home or avoid.
Based on Google Trends, a list of popular junk foods per each state was compiled and shows the variety and trends that change quickly depending on location in America.
Sour Patch Kids is the top junk food snack in seven states, making it a high performer.
Animal Crackers and Kit Kat bars are popular in five states. Reese’s front offices may be upset as they’re only the favorite junk food in Ohio. Oreo only won in Iowa.
Other interesting findings were from Connecticut, which loves granola bars, and Pennslyvania, whose favorite junk food is Swedish Fish.
Here is a look at the Google Trends for the most popular junk food in America, listed by state.
Alabama: Butterfinger
Alaska: Fruit Roll-Ups
Arizona: Sour Patch Kids
Arkansas: Doritos
California: Sour Patch Kids
Colorado: Gummy Bears
Connecticut: Granola Bar
Delaware: Sour Patch Kids
District of Columbia: Starburst
Florida: Nerds
Georgia: Milk Duds
Hawaii: Gummy Bears
Idaho: Skittles
Illinois: Pringles
Indiana: Pringles
Iowa: Oreos
Kansas: Cheez-It
Kentucky: Butterfinger
Louisiana: Fruit Roll-Ups
Maine: Animal Crackers
Maryland: Sour Patch Kids
Massachusetts: Sour Patch Kids
Michigan: Sour Patch Kids
Minnesota: Starburst
Mississippi: Ruffles
Missouri: Animal Crackers
Montana: Pringles
Nebraska: Skittles
Nevada: Kit Kat
New Hampshire: Milky Way
New Jersey: Chips Ahoy!
New Mexico: Beef Jerky
New York: Kit Kat
North Carolina: Sour Patch Kids
North Dakota: Twizzlers
Ohio: Reese’s
Oklahoma: Cheez-It
Oregon: Kit Kat
Pennsylvania: Swedish Fish
Rhode Island: Animal Crackers
South Carolina: Nerds
South Dakota: Baby Ruth
Tennessee: Butterfinger
Texas: Funyuns
Utah: Pringles
Vermont: Animal Crackers
Virginia: Nerds, Kit Kat
Washington: Kit Kat
West Virginia: Animal Cracker
Wisconsin: M&Ms
Wyoming: Twinkie
