The state lottery is up and running, and as predicted the poorest counties are spending the most money per capita on lottery tickets. Data taken from here. Income data taken from here.
* Wilson, $6.72, average income: 33,655
* Nash, $6.70, average income: 37,396
* Vance, $5.43, average family income: 30,230
* McDowell, $5.23, average family income: 31,791
* Martin, $5.12, average family income:29,128
* Edgecombe, $4.89, average family income:31,432
* Lenoir, $4.81, average family income:30,952
* Washington, $4.80, average family income: 28,211
As a comparison here are the expenditures for Chatham and Orange County:
* Wake, $2.99, average family income: 56,945
* Chatham, $2.39, average family income 44,089
* Orange,$1.90: 45,292
posted by Esse Quam @ 9:56 AM
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