MI Among Nation's Leaders When It Comes To Lottery Spending: Study

Michigan is among the nation's leaders when it comes to spending on lottery tickets. That's the conclusion of a new study from LendingTree that tracks how much states are spending per capita.

The average American spent $320 on lottery tickets in 2023, which was up 4 percent from the previous year. The average winnings on that number is $201, which LendingTree noted was skewed by four jackpots of at least $1 billion that year.

There are only five states without at least one lottery game — Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Nevada, and Utah. In 40 of the 45 states with at least one lottery game, the average resident is spending at least $100 annually.

However, in the 10 states with the highest per-capita spending, the average is at least four times higher than that. In Michigan, the average is $467.61, putting it 7th in the nation, the study found.

The highest-spending states are concentrated in the Northeast, with Massachusetts taking the top spot and Rhode Island at No. 2. New York earned the fifth spot and Connecticut came in at No. 6.

Conversely, North Dakota spends the least on the lottery at just $50 each year.

Here are the top 10 spenders on lottery games, according to the study:

1. Massachusetts
2. Rhode Island
3. Virginia
4. Georgia
5. New York
6. Connecticut
7. Michigan
8. West Virginia
9. South Carolina
10. Maryland

Check out the full study at LendingTree.

One Michigander got lucky recently, winning $2 million on a scratch-off ticket. Additionally, another person recently won a $1 million on a Powerball ticket.

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