The city of Loves Park had the 60th highest lottery ticket net sales statewide per capita for the month of February 2016 -- up 42 spots from its January ranking.
The per capita lottery ticket sales in Loves Park was $42.73 per person.
Based on monthly sales records obtained by the Rockford Sun, Loves Park generated $1,002,230 in net sales from its 33 lottery retailers in February 2016, compared to $836,381 in February 2015.
The city of Loves Park is in Boone County, and has a population of 23,455, according to 2010 census data. Neighboring municipalities are Machesney Park and Rockford.
Average sales for municipalities in the region in February 2016 was $27,714.42.
Loves Park's top lottery retailer is Schnucks Markets Inc #753 located at 1810 Harlem Rd, Loves Park, IL 61111.
Schnucks Markets Inc #753 generated 15 percent of Loves Park's February 2016 lottery ticket sales and 9 percent of Boone County's sales that month, which was $1,718,294.50.
A close look at sales by city shows that the top four cities with the highest lottery revenue per capita in Boone County in 2015 were Loves Park, Belvidere, Poplar Grove and Capron.
Statewide, the top five cities with the highest lottery revenue per capita were Forest View, Burnt Prairie, McCook, Mapleton and Merrionette Park.
The top five cities in the state generated $5,496,719 in net sales -- 1 percent of the state's 2015 net sales amounting to $2,793,271,709.50.
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