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Candy Stats


1,198
Number of locations producing chocolate and cocoa products in 2005. These establishments employed 38,718 people. California led the nation in the number of such establishments with 128, followed by Pennsylvania with 121.
Source: County Business Patterns

477
Number of locations that produced nonchocolate confectionary products in 2005. These establishments employed 21,389 people.
Source: County Business Patterns

$14.9 billion
Total value of shipments in 2006 for firms producing chocolate and cocoa products. Nonchocolate confectionery product manufacturing, meanwhile, was a $6.2 billion industry.

3,412
Number of confectionery and nut stores in the United States in 2005; they are among the most popular sources of sweets for Valentine’s Day.
Source: County Business Patterns

26 pounds
Per capita consumption of candy by Americans in 2006. Source: Current Industrial Reports