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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