Number 1 Junk Food In North Carolina And South Carolina
“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. Taste of Country recently told us the number one junk food in North and South Carolina.
Based on Google Trends, a list of popular junk foods per 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. That is the junk food that topped the list for most in North Carolina. 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.
So how about South Carolina’s favorite junk food? If you like Nerds, you like the number one junk food in the Palmetto state. 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
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