Lotteries and Revenues by State, 2010
State lotteries are now authorized in all but seven states—Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Mississippi, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming. State lotteries sold $53 billion in tickets in 2010 (the last year for which data are available). That represented $172 dollars worth of lottery tickets sold per person in the United States and equaled 2.6 percent of total state revenue.
Net proceeds, what money is left after subtracting out administration costs and prize payouts, affect state finances more directly than total ticket sales. After administration costs and prizes, lottery proceeds to states in 2010 were over $17.75 billion. That equaled $57 in state proceeds per person or around 1 percent of total state revenue.
The size of state lotteries and their importance to the finances of each state varies significantly from these national averages, as shown in the table below.
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Total State Revenue |
Lottery Ticket Sales |
Ticket Sales as a Percentage of State Revenue |
Net Lottery Proceeds to States |
Net Proceeds as a Percentage of State Revenue |
Net Ticket Sales Per Capita |
Net Proceeds Per Capita |
| Amounts in Thousands of Dollars |
Amounts in Dollars |
| United States |
$2,035,699,790 |
$53,095,974 |
2.6% |
$17,752,773 |
0.87% |
$172 |
$57 |
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| Alabama |
$26,823,681 |
No State Lottery |
| Alaska |
$12,374,672 |
No State Lottery |
| Arizona |
$32,841,609 |
$514,496 |
1.6% |
$141,775 |
0.43% |
$80 |
$22 |
| Arkansas |
$19,595,441 |
$362,116 |
1.8% |
$81,239 |
0.41% |
$124 |
$28 |
| California |
$278,494,901 |
$2,826,824 |
1.0% |
$1,044,931 |
0.38% |
$76 |
$28 |
| Colorado |
$27,990,510 |
$463,050 |
1.7% |
$107,909 |
0.39% |
$92 |
$21 |
| Connecticut |
$26,840,365 |
$940,962 |
3.5% |
$294,549 |
1.10% |
$263 |
$82 |
| Delaware (T) |
$7,975,651 |
$140,757 |
1.8% |
$42,227 |
0.53% |
$157 |
$47 |
| Florida |
$91,653,258 |
$3,727,982 |
4.1% |
$1,252,509 |
1.37% |
$198 |
$67 |
| Georgia |
$44,878,023 |
$3,153,145 |
7.0% |
$885,508 |
1.97% |
$325 |
$91 |
| Hawaii |
$11,565,500 |
No State Lottery |
| Idaho |
$8,859,444 |
$135,796 |
1.5% |
$38,466 |
0.43% |
$87 |
$25 |
| Illinois |
$73,274,871 |
$2,191,421 |
3.0% |
$647,385 |
0.88% |
$171 |
$50 |
| Indiana |
$35,575,267 |
$689,262 |
1.9% |
$183,465 |
0.52% |
$106 |
$28 |
| Iowa |
$21,265,049 |
$240,145 |
1.1% |
$69,663 |
0.33% |
$79 |
$23 |
| Kansas |
$16,545,579 |
$221,743 |
1.3% |
$68,526 |
0.41% |
$78 |
$24 |
| Kentucky |
$26,993,403 |
$676,090 |
2.5% |
$216,515 |
0.80% |
$156 |
$50 |
| Louisiana |
$32,188,166 |
$351,756 |
1.1% |
$131,340 |
0.41% |
$78 |
$29 |
| Maine |
$9,539,306 |
$202,998 |
2.1% |
$53,028 |
0.56% |
$153 |
$40 |
| Maryland |
$37,394,440 |
$1,593,442 |
4.3% |
$502,627 |
1.34% |
$276 |
$87 |
| Massachusetts |
$50,471,792 |
$4,155,916 |
8.2% |
$894,785 |
1.77% |
$635 |
$137 |
| Michigan |
$65,971,789 |
$2,156,779 |
3.3% |
$670,410 |
1.02% |
$218 |
$68 |
| Minnesota |
$39,887,029 |
$436,706 |
1.1% |
$90,290 |
0.23% |
$82 |
$17 |
| Mississippi |
$20,978,550 |
No State Lottery |
| Missouri |
$33,915,612 |
$912,015 |
2.7% |
$249,997 |
0.74% |
$152 |
$42 |
| Montana |
$7,141,352 |
$44,535 |
0.6% |
$10,758 |
0.15% |
$45 |
$11 |
| Nebraska |
$10,062,763 |
$122,470 |
1.2% |
$31,631 |
0.31% |
$67 |
$17 |
| Nevada |
$14,053,177 |
No State Lottery |
| New Hampshire |
$7,827,936 |
$221,347 |
2.8% |
$66,396 |
0.85% |
$168 |
$50 |
| New Jersey |
$66,740,281 |
$2,460,213 |
3.7% |
$924,160 |
1.38% |
$280 |
$105 |
| New Mexico |
$17,566,599 |
$136,942 |
0.8% |
$43,649 |
0.25% |
$67 |
$21 |
| New York |
$195,460,010 |
$6,942,886 |
3.6% |
$2,676,574 |
1.37% |
$358 |
$138 |
| North Carolina |
$57,467,430 |
$1,321,579 |
2.3% |
$426,606 |
0.74% |
$139 |
$45 |
| North Dakota |
$6,118,449 |
$23,247 |
0.4% |
$6,321 |
0.10% |
$35 |
$9 |
| Ohio |
$89,664,151 |
$2,336,760 |
2.6% |
$733,307 |
0.82% |
$203 |
$64 |
| Oklahoma |
$23,692,058 |
$212,898 |
0.9% |
$94,108 |
0.40% |
$57 |
$25 |
| Oregon (T) |
$28,703,267 |
$320,699 |
1.1% |
$67,465 |
0.24% |
$84 |
$18 |
| Pennsylvania |
$83,287,051 |
$2,759,355 |
3.3% |
$815,928 |
0.98% |
$217 |
$64 |
| Rhode Island(T) |
$8,809,270 |
$234,625 |
2.7% |
$55,474 |
0.63% |
$223 |
$53 |
| South Carolina |
$28,867,808 |
$915,995 |
3.2% |
$248,968 |
0.86% |
$198 |
$54 |
| South Dakota (T) |
$4,492,586 |
$45,544 |
1.0% |
$12,870 |
0.29% |
$56 |
$16 |
| Tennessee |
$29,719,569 |
$1,063,685 |
3.6% |
$325,907 |
1.10% |
$168 |
$51 |
| Texas |
$120,389,837 |
$3,542,210 |
2.9% |
$1,057,048 |
0.88% |
$141 |
$42 |
| Utah |
$16,022,191 |
No State Lottery |
| Vermont |
$6,001,197 |
$91,782 |
1.5% |
$20,550 |
0.34% |
$147 |
$33 |
| Virginia |
$46,356,567 |
$1,354,728 |
2.9% |
$430,366 |
0.93% |
$169 |
$54 |
| Washington |
$44,298,597 |
$460,016 |
1.0% |
$126,075 |
0.28% |
$68 |
$19 |
| West Virginia (T) |
$13,564,289 |
$214,599 |
1.6% |
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$116 |
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| Wisconsin |
$48,088,136 |
$480,939 |
1.0% |
$175,411 |
0.36% |
$85 |
$31 |
| Wyoming |
$7,411,311 |
No State Lottery
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