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Where each state’s lottery profits go

Every state lottery is required to say where its profits go, and the answers range from a named education fund to general local aid. This table records what each lottery’s own materials say.

Quick answer: of 26 verified states, 3 have State General Fund. (Connecticut, Delaware, Rhode Island).

By Daniel Whitfield, Editor · Data last verified November 3, 2026 · 26 of 48 lottery states verified (54%)

StateWhere the money goesVerifiedSource
CaliforniaNet lottery revenues supplement public education funding in California.November 3, 2026Official page
ConnecticutState General Fund.November 2, 2026Official page
DelawareState General Fund.November 2, 2026Official page
District of ColumbiaDistrict General Fund.November 2, 2026Official page
FloridaEducation, including Bright Futures scholarships.November 3, 2026Official page
GeorgiaAll Georgia Lottery profits fund the HOPE Scholarship Program and the Georgia Pre-K Program.November 3, 2026Official page
IdahoPublic schools (5/8) and the Permanent Building Fund (3/8).November 2, 2026Official page
IllinoisProfits go to the Common School Fund for K-12 public schools, plus special-cause tickets.November 3, 2026Official page
IndianaMore than $8 billion given back since 1989 for police and firefighter pensions, the Teachers' Retirement Fund and the Lottery Surplus Fund.November 3, 2026Official page
IowaMore than $2.6 billion raised since 1985 for state programs, including the Iowa Veterans Trust Fund and the state General Fund.November 2, 2026Official page
LouisianaK-12 education through the Minimum Foundation Program.November 2, 2026Official page
MaineGeneral Fund and the Outdoor Heritage Fund.November 2, 2026Official page
MassachusettsNet profit from retail sales funds unrestricted local aid to all 351 Massachusetts cities and towns; online sales fund early childhood education and care grants.November 3, 2026Official page
MichiganSchool Aid Fund.November 3, 2026Official page
MinnesotaEnvironment and natural resources trust funds and the General Fund.November 2, 2026Official page
MississippiNet proceeds up to $80 million a year go to the State General Fund; net proceeds above $80 million a year go to the Education Enhancement Fund.November 2, 2026Official page
MontanaGeneral Fund and STEM scholarships.November 2, 2026Official page
New YorkAid to Education.November 3, 2026Official page
North CarolinaAnnual earnings for education have surpassed $500 million (no fiscal year stated).November 3, 2026Official page
OregonAbout $947 million to state and local programs in 2024 (Lottery figure), including public schools and parks.November 2, 2026Official page
PennsylvaniaOlder Pennsylvanians: property tax and rent rebates, transit and prescription programs.November 2, 2026Official page
Rhode IslandState General Fund.November 2, 2026Official page
TexasPublic education.November 2, 2026Official page
VirginiaAll Virginia Lottery profits go to K-12 public education in Virginia.November 3, 2026Official page
WashingtonLottery proceeds benefit the Washington Opportunity Pathways Account (WOPA), with remaining funds going to other state accounts and the Stadium and Exhibition Center.November 3, 2026Official page
WisconsinWisconsin property tax credits: over $6.4 billion since 1988 (30.5% of revenue).November 2, 2026Official page

Descriptions are paraphrased from the lottery’s official pages. Funding amounts change every year, so the state page links the source. We list a state only after reading an official page that states the figure, so missing states are not yet verified. See corrections to report an error.

Frequently asked questions

Which states have where the money goes of State General Fund.?
Of the 26 states we have verified, 3 have State General Fund.: Connecticut, Delaware, Rhode Island. Each is linked to its official source in the table above.
Which states have where the money goes of Net lottery revenues supplement public education funding in California.?
Of the 26 states we have verified, 1 has Net lottery revenues supplement public education funding in California.: California. Each is linked to its official source in the table above.
Which states have where the money goes of District General Fund.?
Of the 26 states we have verified, 1 has District General Fund.: District of Columbia. Each is linked to its official source in the table above.
Which states have where the money goes of Education, including Bright Futures scholarships.?
Of the 26 states we have verified, 1 has Education, including Bright Futures scholarships.: Florida. Each is linked to its official source in the table above.
How current is this data?
It was last verified on November 3, 2026. 26 of 48 lottery states are verified so far, and a state is listed only after we read an official page stating the figure.

Method, licence and citation

Method
Each figure was read from an official page: the state lottery, its regulator, state statute, the state revenue department, or the IRS. We list a figure only if we read it on such a page. If we could not verify a state, it shows a dash instead of an estimate. Nothing comes from news articles, aggregators or memory. Data last verified November 3, 2026. How we score and source · Changelog.
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USA Lottery Reviews, “Where state lottery money goes, by state”, https://usalotteryreviews.com/data/where-lottery-money-goes-by-state, data verified November 3, 2026. Download all state rules as CSV.
Corrections
If a figure is wrong or out of date, write to corrections@usalotteryreviews.com. We correct it and record it in the changelog.

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