Americans are missing out on $21 billion worth of gift cards and store credits.
Americans are leaving unused gift cards and store credits worth $21 billion on their tables, a survey says. AFP / Frederic J. BROWN

Walmart (WMT) has released its top-selling items by state for 2019, and the results may surprise the same consumers that purchased these products online.

For its top-selling items by state list, the Midwest had some interesting choices. Minnesota consumers, for example, purchased a slew of Lipton Southern Sweet Tea Family Bags while Wisconsin shoppers had an affinity for Welch’s Concord Grape Jelly.

On the East Coast, Maine residents went out of their way to purchase Great Value Fat Free Sweetened Condensed Milk while shoppers in New York stocked up on Johnson’s Creamy Oil Moisturizing Baby Body Lotion. Vermont consumers must have been doing a lot of canning in 2019 as their top purchased item was Ball Glass Mason Jars.

In the South, things were a little different. South Carolinians purchased a bevy of Nabisco Minis Premium Original Saltine Crackers while Texans selected Equate Maximum Strength Sensitive Extra Whitening Toothpaste. Floridians also stocked up but decided upon Great Value and StarKist Chunk Light Tuna for their cupboards.

On the West Coast, Walmart saw its sales surge in California for Nintendo Switch Consoles and in Arizona consumers trended towards Swiss Miss Milk Chocolate Flavor Reduced Calorie Hot Cocoa Mix. Washington residents also purchased plenty of Great Value Free & Delicate Hypoallergenic Dryer Sheets while neighboring Oregon shoppers stocked up on Crest3D White Professional Effects WhiteStrips.

To see a full map of what shoppers bought the most at Walmart in each state click here (via WNCNTV a CBS affiliate in Raleigh Durham, North Carolina).

At the same time, Walmart also released its top-selling online products list going all the way back to 2010. Here are the top products purchased by consumers at the retail giant's website over the last 10 years (via WNCNTV).

  • 2010 – Mead Composition Notebook, Wide Ruled, 100 Sheets
  • 2011 – Apple iPod touch 8GB with FaceTime Camera and Retina Display
  • 2012 – Ematic 6-in-1 Universal Accessory Kit for iPods and MP3 Players
  • 2013 – Nextbook 7” Tablet 8GB Memory
  • 2014 – Sceptre 32” Class HD (720P) LED TV
  • 2015 – Apple iPad mini 2 16GB WiFi
  • 2016 – Ozark Trail 30-ounce Insulated Stainless Steel Tumbler
  • 2017 – Ozark Trail 30-ounce Insulated Stainless Steel Tumbler
  • 2018 – Sceptre 32” Class HD (720P) LED TV
  • 2019 – Instant Pot 6 Qt. 7-in-1 Multi-use Programmable Cooker

Shares of Walmart stock were up 0.30% as of 2:36 p.m. EST on Thursday.