RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – Gross revenue sales are the total amount of sales made throughout the state for that year.
Lottery Gross revenue sales
2006: $229,530,492
2007: $885,575,273
2008: $1,078,082,000
2009: $1,293,111,226
2010: $1,421,000,000
2011: $1,461,106,000
2012: $1,596,693,000
2013: $1,689,803,000
Source: North Carolina Education Lottery
Revenues to the education fund are the total amount of money transferred from the lottery to the state for the state to distribute each year. The percentage of lottery revenues given to the state has decreased since 2006, so the lottery can put more money into prizes that they say will sell more tickets in the long run. Actual dollar amounts that are generated for the state from the lottery have increased each year.
Net revenues to education fund (Percentage of revenue)
2006: $635,46,752 (27%)
2007: $314,353,858 (35%)
2008: $315,354,000 (35%)
2009: $413,929,000 (32%)
2010: $432,205,000 (32%)
2011: $436,241,000 (30%)
2012: $459,469,000 (29%)
2013: $478,508,000 (28%)
Source: North Carolina Education Lottery Counties in North Carolina report gross sales from lottery products like instant scratch tickets and drawing tickets are sold at retailers in that county.
The lottery records these net sales from retailers they have in counties throughout the state. The number of retailers that sell lottery products have gone up overall. This number measures sales for the county as a whole.
COUNTY NET SALES for the fiscal year ending in June 2013
Alamance$34,251,014
Alexander$2,828,564
Alleghany$1,295,577
Anson$4,506,430
Ashe $2,532,910
Avery $1,744,932
Beaufort $14,381,658
Bertie $6,604,106
Bladen $7,603,758
Brunswick $20,653,051
Buncombe $33,708,893
Burke $15,299,450
Cabarrus $26,462,250
Caldwell $10,465,181
Camden $1,030,175
Carteret $12,835,717
Caswell $2,807,138
Catawba $27,779,131
Chatham $10,624,075
Cherokee $2,152,116
Chowan $3,082,574
Clay $708,502
Cleveland $16,158,730
Columbus $10,837,625
Craven $24,198,293
Cumberland$78,254,787
Currituck $3,401,669
Dare $6,380,936
Davidson $21,903,623
Davie $4,683,449
Duplin $14,113,625
Durham$52,876,735
Edgecombe$19,008,034
Forsyth$60,529,285
Franklin$12,826,922
Gaston$33,541,145
Gates $1,185,254
Graham$418,144
Granville$14,248,232
Greene$3,525,963
Guilford$95,228,062
Halifax$23,379,562
Harnett$17,605,613
Haywood$7,761,642
Henderson$14,447,215
Hertford$6,960,664
Hoke $8,996,854
Hyde $1,978,014
Iredell$22,716,871
Jackson$4,219,343
Johnston$29,451,450
Jones $2,319,515
Lee $14,592,834
Lenoir$19,372,435
Lincoln$10,768,729
Macon$2,977,419
Madison$1,043,670
Martin$7,284,667
McDowell$8,574,076
Mecklenburg $123,886,088
Mitchell $2,092,598
Montgomery $6,062,244
Moore$16,996,817
Nash $42,113,302
New Hanover $37,645,296
Northampton $5,166,212
Onslow $29,870,616
Orange $17,831,517
Pamlico $2,463,663
Pasquotank $9,953,837
Pender $9,121,890
Perquimans $1,211,839
Person $8,307,932
Pitt $39,119,690
Polk $1,564,027
Randolph $15,951,263
Richmond $9,633,771
Robeson $27,869,532
Rockingham $18,729,804
Rowan $21,041,867
Rutherford $10,226,446
Sampson $13,888,470
Scotland $8,668,096
Stanly $8,600,108
Stokes $5,688,960
Surry $7,911,154
Swain $859,938
Transylvania $3,288,350
Tyrrell$991,769
Union $20,674,473
Vance$16,977,501
Wake $142,024,559
Warren$3,722,325
Washington$4,247,942
Watauga$2,947,740
Wayne$29,909,952
Wilkes$7,336,708
Wilson$29,613,808
Yadkin$2,938,239
Yancey$1,525,513
Source: North Carolina Education Lottery
Counties and residents get money from the lottery through a variety of programs. Individual residents can get scholarships or need based aid for college. County school districts can get money for teachers and other supplies and some counties also receive money for a Pre-K program.
COUNTY EDUCATION ALLOCATION for fiscal year ending in June 2013
Alamance$7,146,893
Alexander$1,647,859
Alleghany $507,787
Anson $1,304,840
Ashe $1,197,397
Avery $779,733
Beaufort $2,169,891
Bertie $1,033,215
Bladen$1,793,932
Brunswick$4,061,271
Buncombe $9,146,023
Burke $4,228,900
Cabarrus$10,065,945
Caldwell$3,533,530
Camden $550,105
Carteret$2,768,426
Caswell$856,130
Catawba $7,429,838
Chatham $2,653,597
Cherokee $1,177,588
Chowan$737,376
Clay $468,181
Cleveland $5,140,418
Columbus $2,938,801
Craven$4,676,541
Cumberland$17,876,550
Currituck$1,095,170
Dare $1,577,224
Davidson $7,390,799
Davie $2,077,102
Duplin $2,993,413
Durham$10,633,151
Edgecombe$2,749,429
Forsyth$16,559,297
Franklin $2,552,055
Gaston$10,414,068
Gates $538,557
Graham $447,704
Granville$2,492,029
Greene $995,193
Guilford$26,040,826
Halifax$2,669,733
Harnett$5,624,766
Haywood$2,364,227
Henderson$4,060,059
Hertford$1,213,122
Hoke $2,990,042
Hyde $222,238
Iredell$7,880,669
Jackson $1,149,776
Johnston$9,311,772
Jones $494,998
Lee $3,327,485
Lenoir$2,917,160
Lincoln$3,479,084
Macon$1,515,853
Madison$794,418
Martin $1,161,434
McDowell $1,940,973
Mecklenburg $43,657,664
Mitchell $580,288
Montgomery$1,424,017
Moore $3,384,455
Nash $4,915,301
New Hanover$8,941,272
Northampton$948,210
Onslow$8,931,618
Orange$5,856,959
Pamlico $495,508
Pasquotank$1,933,402
Pender$2,564,516
Perquimans$568,398
Person$1,635,667
Pitt $8,192,681
Polk $777,523
Randolph$6,634,527
Richmond$2,370,446
Robeson$8,412,180
Rockingham $4,085,699
Rowan$6,035,009
Rutherford$3,032,667
Sampson $3,788,515
Scotland$2,234,994
Stanly$3,114,886
Stokes $2,106,739
Surry $3,460,664
Swain $720,554
Transylvania$1,023,308
Tyrrell$203,202
Union $11,437,619
Vance$2,169,594
Wake $44,206,235
Warren $823,428
Washington $628,619
Watauga $1,710,528
Wayne $6,493,121
Wilkes $3,543,392
Wilson$3,645,814
Yadkin$1,820,954
Yancey$676,824
Total $456,751,590
Source: North Carolina Education Lottery
Sales per capita measures how much was spent per person in a county. It doesn’t take into consideration people who may not reside in the county but just purchased tickets there while visiting or passing through. Lottery officials say drive-through purchases are common, especially in counties that lie along major interstates or highways. Per capita figures were calculated by The Associated Press by dividing 2013 county net sales with the population of the county according to U.S. Census data estimates for that year.
FY2013 COUNTY SALES PER CAPITA
ALAMANCE $221.86
ALEXANDER $76.59
ALLEGHENY $118.43
ANSON $172.25
ASHE $92.29
AVERY $98.51
BEAUFORT $303.00
BERTIE $324.62
BLADEN $218.23
BRUNSWICK $179.12
BUNCOMB $135.97
BURKE $169.52
CABARRUS $141.32
CALDWELL $127.64
CAMDEN $101.13
CARTERET $187.56
CASWELL $121.05
CATAWBA $179.44
CHATHAM $159.00
CHEROKEE $79.07
CHOWAN $209.33
CLAY $66.94
CLEVELAND $166.50
COLUMBUS $189.31
CRAVEN $231.59
CUMBERLAND $240.14
CURRITUCK $139.44
DARE $195.06
DAVIDSON $134.00
DAVIE $112.71
DUPLIN $234.90
DURHAM $183.52
EDGECOMBE $342.03
FORSYTH $167.57
FRANKLIN $206.02
GASTON $160.16
GATES $101.74
GRAHAM $47.86
GRANVILLE $244.50
GREENE $166.07
GUILFORD $187.97
HALIFAX $437.38
HARNETT $140.85
HAYWOOD $131.15
HENDERSON $131.89
HERTFORD $284.91
HOKE $175.30
HYDE $345.75
IREDELL $138.08
JACKSON $103.11
JOHNSTON $165.49
JONES $227.07
LEE $242.14
LENOIR $328.83
LINCOLN $135.05
MACON $87.94
MADISON $49.65
MARTIN $307.38
MCDOWELL $190.70
MECKLENBURG $125.01
MITCHELL $136.52
MONTGOMERY $219.88
MOORE $185.58
NASH $442.86
NEW HANOVER $176.52
NORTHAMPTON $247.91
ONSLOW $161.27
ORANGE $127.05
PAMLICO $190.20
PASQUOTANK $248.96
PENDER $164.85
PERQUIMANS $89.09
PERSON $211.53
PITT $224.49
POLK $76.63
RANDOLPH $111.88
RICHMOND $207.60
ROBESON $206.68
ROCKINGHAM $203.86
ROWAN $152.12
RUTHERFORD $152.73
SAMPSON $216.50
SCOTLAND $240.61
STANLY $141.83
STOKES $122.11
SURRY $108.30
SWAIN $61.17
TRANSLYVANIA $102.46
TYRRELL $241.37
UNION $97.17
VANCE $378.89
WAKE $145.77
WARREN $180.91
WASHINGTON $333.91
WATAUGA $56.28
WAYNE $240.00
WILKES $106.29
WILSON $362.62
YADKIN $77.24
YANCEY $86.89
Source: North Carolina Education Lottery and 2013 U.S. Census Data
WHERE THE MONEY GOES
Counties receive money for classroom teachers and capital projects based on how many pupils are in their districts. Money for pre-K varies county to county depending on how much it wants to spend and whether it has a pre-K program.
The money that is made from lottery sales is collected at the state level and typically distributed to several education funds in North Carolina. The funds change in each state budget, and have grown over the years to include digital learning and UNC need-based aid. The amount that goes toward the four original funds: school construction, classroom teacher positions and a pre-K program have shifted depending on the budget needs of the year.
The lottery also pays $1 million annually for a gambling addiction, treatment and education programs, including a 24/7 addiction hotline. According to state figures, the numbers of problem gambling cases have not increased as lottery sales have climbed.
Program Dollars Percentage
Teacher Salaries 220,643,188 46.9%
School Construction 100,000,000 21.3%
Prekindergarten 63,135,707 13.4%
College Scholarships 27,542,167 5.8%
UNC Need-Based Aid 42,878,374 9.1%
LEA Adjustment 16,385,771 3.5%
Source: North Carolina Education Lottery
