The village of Port Byron had the 677th highest lottery ticket net sales statewide per capita for the month of January 2016 -- up 98 spots from its December ranking.
The per capita lottery ticket sales in Port Byron was $17.64 per person.
Based on monthly sales records obtained by the Rock Island Today, Port Byron generated $29,095 in net sales from its one lottery retailer in January 2016, compared to $16,738 in January 2015.
The village of Port Byron is in Rock Island County, and has a population of 1,649, according to 2010 census data. Neighboring municipalities are Rapids City.
Average sales for municipalities in the region in January 2016 was $25,633.42.
Port Byron's top lottery retailer is Caseys Gen Store #1929 located at 302 N High St, Port Byron, IL 61275.
Caseys Gen Store #1929 generated 100 percent of Port Byron's January 2016 lottery ticket sales and 2 percent of Rock Island County's sales that month, which was $2,665,876.
A close look at sales by city shows that the top five cities with the highest lottery revenue per capita in Rock Island County in 2015 were Hillsdale, Rapids City, Milan, Cordova and Silvis.
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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