Halloween candy rankings: Floridians love their Reese's

• Reese's Cups — Candystore sold 687,288 pounds of them to us!
• Skittles — 580,002 pounds.
• Hot Tamales — 401,928 pounds.

The intrigue: If you are saying "WTF, Florida?!" about those Hot Tamales, you're not alone.

• "The top Halloween candy in your state are not always what you think they were," Candystore says on its website. "Salt water taffy and Hot Tamales performed much better than some expected."

More fun facts from Candystore:

• People spend about $27.55 on average on Halloween candy.
• The National Retail Federation predicts that spending on candy this Halloween will hit $3.1 billion — an all-time high.
• In Oregon, passing full-size candy bars to trick-or-treaters is normal (!!!), per the analysis.
• No surprise — more than 50% of parents stash candy for later in the year. Surprise — more than 50% of parents stash candy for later in the year.