The city of Chillicothe had the 394th highest lottery ticket net sales statewide per capita for the month of April 2016 -- down 116 spots from its March ranking.
The per capita lottery ticket sales in Chillicothe was $19 per person.
Based on monthly sales records obtained by the Peoria Standard, Chillicothe generated $118,269 in net sales from its nine lottery retailers in April 2016, compared to $142,486 in April 2015.
The city of Chillicothe is in Peoria County, and has a population of 6,226, according to 2010 census data. Neighboring municipalities are Rome.
Average sales for municipalities in the region in April 2016 was $22,249.47.
Chillicothe's top lottery retailer is Short Loin Market located at 1224 N Santa Fe Ave, Chillicothe, IL 61523.
Short Loin Market generated 29 percent of Chillicothe's April 2016 lottery ticket sales and 2 percent of Peoria County's sales that month, which was $2,580,939.
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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