The City of Sycamore had the 330th-highest lottery ticket net sales statewide per capita for the month of July 2016—down 51 spots from its June ranking.
The per capita lottery ticket sales in Sycamore was $22.91 per person.
Based on monthly sales records obtained by the DeKalb Times, Sycamore generated $405,859.50 in net sales from its 19 lottery retailers in July 2016, compared to $379,168 in July 2015.
The City of Sycamore is in DeKalb County and has a population of 17,712, according to 2010 census data.
Average sales for municipalities in the region in July 2016 were $19,374.65.
Sycamore's top lottery retailer is Sycamore Food & Fuel located at 1615 DeKalb Ave, 60178.
Sycamore Food & Fuel generated 14 percent of Sycamore's July 2016 lottery ticket sales and 4 percent of DeKalb County's sales that month, which were $1,414,350.
A close look at sales by city shows that the top five cities with the highest lottery revenue per capita in DeKalb County in 2015 were Shabbona, Somonauk, Kirkland, Sandwich and Sycamore.
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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