Homes across Western Pennsylvania are decked out in preparation for Halloween trick-or-treaters Friday night.
The most popular decoration in the Keystone State turned out to be bats, according to Google Trends. Colorado was the only other state in the U.S. with bats at the top as well.
Americans were expected to spend more than $12 billion on Halloween in 2025 — the highest on record — with home decorations accounting for a significant chunk of that, the National Retail Federation said.
Across the United States, skeletons are officially the favorite Halloween decoration in 2025, the Google Trends data said.
The East Coast saw creepy decor on top, with the West Coast preferring the classic pumpkin. Alaska and Hawaii stood out for preferring gothic candelabras and eerie coffins.
Here’s the full list of the most popular Halloween decorations in every state:
Alabama: Crow
Alaska: Candelabra
Arizona: Corn Stalks
Arkansas: Ghosts
California: Skeletons
Colorado: Bats
Connecticut: Skeletons
Delaware: Skeletons
Florida: Addams Family
Georgia: Demogorgon
Hawaii: Coffin
Idaho: Pumpkins
Illinois: Crow
Indiana: Spiders
Iowa: Pumpkins
Kansas: Spiders
Kentucky: Witches
Louisiana: Pumpkins
Maine: Skeletons
Maryland: Witches
Massachusetts: Skeletons
Michigan: Witches
Minnesota: Tombstones
Mississippi: Tombstones
Missouri: Ghosts
Montana: Spiders
Nebraska: Michael Myers
Nevada: Pumpkins
New Hampshire: Skeletons
New Jersey: Skeletons
New Mexico: Corn Stalks
New York: Witches
North Carolina: Tombstones
North Dakota: Clown
Ohio: Spiders
Oklahoma: Ghosts
Oregon: Pumpkins
Pennsylvania: Bats
Rhode Island: Skeletons
South Carolina: Tombstones
South Dakota: Clown
Tennessee: Clown
Texas: Spiders
Utah: Pumpkins
Vermont: Witches
Virginia: Witches
Washington: Pumpkins
West Virginia: Ghosts
Wisconsin: Spiders
Wyoming: Michael Myers
Megan Swift is a TribLive reporter covering trending news in Western Pennsylvania. A Murrysville native, she joined the Trib full time in 2023 after serving as editor-in-chief of The Daily Collegian at Penn State. She previously worked as a Jim Borden Scholarship intern at the Trib for three summers. She can be reached at mswift@triblive.com.