Maryland Ranked 10th for Lottery Spending, $409 Per Capita Annually

• Maryland has the tenth-highest lottery ticket sales in the nation, with $409 sold per person yearly.

  • Comparatively speaking, North Dakota ($48) is on the low end and Massachusetts ($867) is on the high end.

• Additionally, Maryland has the ninth-highest lottery payout ($278 in winnings per capita).

  • Comparatively speaking, North Dakota ($26) is at the low end and Massachusetts ($635) is at the high end.

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  MD lotto generates about $2.5 billion of income annually
  

  • Comparatively speaking, North Dakota ($37.5 million) is on the low end and California ($9.2 billion) is on the high end.

• In Maryland, lottery winnings account for 2.6% of total tax receipts.

  • Comparatively, North Dakota (.2%) is at the low end and Rhode Island (7.9%) is at the high end.

Maryland has the tenth-highest lottery ticket sales in the nation, with $409 sold per person yearly.

• Comparatively speaking, North Dakota ($48) is on the low end and Massachusetts ($867) is on the high end.

Comparatively speaking, North Dakota ($48) is on the low end and Massachusetts ($867) is on the high end.

Additionally, Maryland has the ninth-highest lottery payout ($278 in winnings per capita).

• Comparatively speaking, North Dakota ($26) is at the low end and Massachusetts ($635) is at the high end.

Comparatively speaking, North Dakota ($26) is at the low end and Massachusetts ($635) is at the high end.

• Comparatively speaking, North Dakota ($37.5 million) is on the low end and California ($9.2 billion) is on the high end.

Comparatively speaking, North Dakota ($37.5 million) is on the low end and California ($9.2 billion) is on the high end.

In Maryland, lottery winnings account for 2.6% of total tax receipts.

• Comparatively, North Dakota (.2%) is at the low end and Rhode Island (7.9%) is at the high end.

Comparatively, North Dakota (.2%) is at the low end and Rhode Island (7.9%) is at the high end.

• Every year, half of Americans participate in the lottery.

• Each year, Americans spend $103 billion on lottery tickets.

• In states where it’s available, Americans spend $321 per capita.

Every year, half of Americans participate in the lottery.

Each year, Americans spend $103 billion on lottery tickets.

In states where it’s available, Americans spend $321 per capita.