The city of Peoria had the 724th highest lottery ticket net sales statewide per capita for the month of April 2016 -- up 9 spots from its March ranking.
The per capita lottery ticket sales in Peoria was $9.40 per person.
Based on monthly sales records obtained by the Peoria Standard, Peoria generated $1,751,253 in net sales from its 71 lottery retailers in April 2016, compared to $1,802,961 in April 2015.
The city of Peoria is in Peoria County, and has a population of 186,221, according to 2010 census data. Neighboring municipalities are Peoria Heights, Creve Coeur, East Peoria, Bartonville, Bellevue and West Peoria.
Average sales for municipalities in the region in April 2016 was $22,249.47.
Peoria's top lottery retailer is Clark located at W Clarke Ave, West Peoria, IL 61604.
Clark generated 9 percent of Peoria's April 2016 lottery ticket sales and 6 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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