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Western Pennsylvania goes batty for Halloween

Megan Swift
By Megan Swift
1 Min Read Oct. 31, 2025 | 2 months Ago
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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

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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.

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