Quantcast

Rockford Sun

Friday, November 22, 2024

Loves Park ranked 97th in state in lottery ticket sales

Lotto 13

The city of Loves Park had the 97th highest lottery ticket net sales statewide per capita for the month of April 2016 -- up 16 spots from its March ranking.

The per capita lottery ticket sales in Loves Park was $35.27 per person.

Based on monthly sales records obtained by the Rockford Sun, Loves Park generated $827,216.50 in net sales from its 33 lottery retailers in April 2016, compared to $879,292.50 in April 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 April 2016 was $24,402.16.

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 12 percent of Loves Park's April 2016 lottery ticket sales and 7 percent of Boone County's sales that month, which was $1,512,934.50.

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.

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

!RECEIVE ALERTS

The next time we write about any of these orgs, we’ll email you a link to the story. You may edit your settings or unsubscribe at any time.
Sign-up

DONATE

Help support the Metric Media Foundation's mission to restore community based news.
Donate

MORE NEWS