Michigan Lottery: Where the Money Goes

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The Michigan Lottery has contributed over $17 billion to Michigan's educational system since 1972, including more than $600 million in 13 of the past 15 fiscal years. See below for a graphical representation of how each dollar spent on Michigan Lottery games is used.

Lottery revenues comprise approximately 6.5 percent of the School Aid Fund, with the remaining coming from the state's sales and use tax, earmarked income tax and state education property tax, as well as cigarette, liquor and other taxes. Financial Contributions