The village of Dunlap had the 59th highest lottery ticket net sales statewide per capita for the month of March 2016 -- up 12 spots from its February ranking.
The per capita lottery ticket sales in Dunlap was $44.95 per person.
Based on monthly sales records obtained by the Peoria Standard, Dunlap generated $63,690 in net sales from its four lottery retailers in March 2016, compared to $57,040 in March 2015.
The village of Dunlap is in Peoria County, and has a population of 1,417, according to 2010 census data.
Average sales for municipalities in the region in March 2016 was $25,378.84.
Dunlap's top lottery retailer is J & L Shell located at 12200 N Brentfield Dr, Dunlap, IL 61525.
J & L Shell generated 47 percent of Dunlap's March 2016 lottery ticket sales and 2 percent of Peoria County's sales that month, which was $2,943,946.50.
A close look at sales by city shows that the top five cities with the highest lottery revenue per capita in Peoria County in 2015 were Mapleton, Dunlap, Bartonville, Hanna City and Brimfield.
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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