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West Virginia Lottery Sales and Revenue by Year
The West Virginia lottery sold $720M in tickets in fiscal year 2024, down 3% from the year before. It transferred $512M to the state, 71% of sales, and paid 22% of sales back as prizes. Its sales were the 27th largest of the 45 state lotteries that year.
Sales peaked in FY2012 at $783M. Figures are state fiscal years from the Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Finances, FY2012 to FY2024.
FY2012–FY2024 · Source: U.S. Census Bureau · West Virginia lottery
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| Fiscal year | Ticket sales | Prizes | Administration | Transfers to the state | Prizes as share of sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $720M | $159M | $48.6M | $512M | 22.1% |
| FY2023 | $741M | $165M | $45.2M | $531M | 22.2% |
| FY2022 | $706M | $152M | $36.2M | $517M | 21.6% |
| FY2021 | $668M | $155M | $35.9M | $477M | 23.2% |
| FY2020 | $542M | $128M | $31.1M | $383M | 23.6% |
| FY2019 | $631M | $119M | $34.3M | $477M | 18.9% |
| FY2018 | $596M | $105M | $31.8M | $459M | 17.6% |
| FY2017 | $585M | $98.2M | $30.3M | $457M | 16.8% |
| FY2016 | $621M | $121M | $22.0M | $479M | 19.4% |
| FY2015 | $629M | $115M | $23.3M | $490M | 18.4% |
| FY2014 | $655M | $112M | $33.6M | $509M | 17.1% |
| FY2013 | $714M | $116M | $32.9M | $565M | 16.3% |
| FY2012 | $783M | $121M | $37.8M | $625M | 15.4% |
Notes
Transfers to the state are lottery proceeds the Census Bureau counts as income to the state; some states route part of them to dedicated funds.
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