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Powerball Number Frequency

Explore Powerball number frequency using historical drawing data. See how often each number has appeared, compare the most and least frequent numbers, and analyze Powerball number frequency by year.

Data updated August 24, 2026

1,368 Draws Analyzed
5 per draw Main Numbers Analyzed
Aug 24, 2026 Latest Draw

Powerball Number Frequency

The table below shows how frequently each Powerball main number has appeared in the historical drawings analyzed by LotteryDataHub.

Powerball number frequency — times drawn and frequency percentage for every main number
Number Times Drawn Frequency
1 93 6.8%
2 98 7.2%
3 112 8.2%
4 95 6.9%
5 93 6.8%
6 106 7.7%
7 93 6.8%
8 96 7.0%
9 92 6.7%
10 91 6.7%
11 98 7.2%
12 101 7.4%
13 75 5.5%
14 91 6.7%
15 93 6.8%
16 104 7.6%
17 97 7.1%
18 100 7.3%
19 99 7.2%
20 95 6.9%
21 124 9.1%
22 90 6.6%
23 116 8.5%
24 99 7.2%
25 87 6.4%
26 80 5.8%
27 115 8.4%
28 118 8.6%
29 89 6.5%
30 97 7.1%
31 97 7.1%
32 111 8.1%
33 114 8.3%
34 84 6.1%
35 91 6.7%
36 116 8.5%
37 108 7.9%
38 93 6.8%
39 106 7.7%
40 98 7.2%
41 88 6.4%
42 94 6.9%
43 98 7.2%
44 109 8.0%
45 99 7.2%
46 81 5.9%
47 107 7.8%
48 90 6.6%
49 81 5.9%
50 99 7.2%
51 90 6.6%
52 107 7.8%
53 110 8.0%
54 97 7.1%
55 89 6.5%
56 94 6.9%
57 95 6.9%
58 94 6.9%
59 109 8.0%
60 94 6.9%
61 123 9.0%
62 108 7.9%
63 115 8.4%
64 120 8.8%
65 89 6.5%
66 99 7.2%
67 100 7.3%
68 94 6.9%
69 112 8.2%

Frequency is calculated as the number of appearances divided by the total number of draws analyzed.

Most Frequent Powerball Numbers

The Powerball main numbers that have appeared most often across the historical drawings analyzed by LotteryDataHub.

Top 10 Most Frequent

  1. #1 21 124 appearances
  2. #2 61 123 appearances
  3. #3 64 120 appearances
  4. #4 28 118 appearances
  5. #5 23 116 appearances
  6. #6 36 116 appearances
  7. #7 27 115 appearances
  8. #8 63 115 appearances
  9. #9 33 114 appearances
  10. #10 3 112 appearances

Among the historical drawings analyzed, 21 has appeared most frequently.

Least Frequent Powerball Numbers

These numbers have appeared less often within the historical dataset analyzed by LotteryDataHub.

10 Least Frequent

  1. #1 13 75 appearances
  2. #2 26 80 appearances
  3. #3 49 81 appearances
  4. #4 46 81 appearances
  5. #5 34 84 appearances
  6. #6 25 87 appearances
  7. #7 41 88 appearances
  8. #8 65 89 appearances
  9. #9 55 89 appearances
  10. #10 29 89 appearances

Lower historical frequency does not mean that a number is more likely to appear in a future Powerball drawing.

Powerball Number Frequency by Year

Compare a single year's Powerball number appearances against the all-time frequency table above.

Powerball number appearances for the selected year
Number Appearances
64 14
63 12
3 11
6 11
21 11
36 11
56 11
5 10
14 10
16 10
18 10
27 10
30 10
42 10
48 10
52 10
57 10
58 10
59 10
60 10
65 10
17 9
28 9
47 9
50 9
55 9
4 8
8 8
24 8
31 8
37 8
38 8
2 7
40 7
41 7
43 7
44 7
49 7
51 7
53 7
54 7
61 7
7 6
9 6
10 6
13 6
19 6
25 6
29 6
35 6
46 6
11 5
20 5
26 5
66 5
68 5
12 4
22 4
33 4
45 4
67 4
15 3
23 3
32 3
34 3
39 3
62 3
69 3
1 1

Powerball Number Frequency Analysis

Select a Powerball number to see exactly how often it has been drawn and when it last appeared.

Powerball Number
21
Times Drawn
124
Historical Frequency
9.1%
First Appearance
February 24, 2016
Most Recent Appearance
August 19, 2026

Powerball Number Frequency

Powerball drawings contain main numbers and a separate red Powerball number. This page focuses on the frequency of the main white-ball numbers. The separate Powerball frequency is analyzed independently.

View Powerball Number Statistics →

Historical Powerball Number Frequency

A summary of Powerball number frequency across every historical drawing on record.

Draws analyzed
1,368
First draw analyzed
January 2, 2016
Latest draw analyzed
August 24, 2026
Most frequent number
21
Least frequent number
13

How Powerball Number Frequency Is Calculated

Number frequency is calculated by counting how many times each main Powerball number appears across the historical drawings included in the dataset. Every drawing we collect is recorded with its draw date and its five main numbers, and each drawing is counted exactly once toward the totals on this page.

  • Each historical drawing is counted once.
  • Only the five main numbers are analyzed on this page — the red Powerball is treated separately.
  • Frequency is the number of appearances divided by the total number of draws analyzed.
  • Data is updated automatically whenever a new Powerball drawing is added.

Because the main numbers and the red Powerball are drawn from two different number pools, mixing them together would produce meaningless frequency counts — this page keeps them separate throughout, and the red Powerball's own frequency lives on Powerball Statistics.

Can Powerball Number Frequency Predict the Next Draw?

No. Historical number frequency describes past drawings and cannot predict future Powerball results. Each drawing is independent, and a number's past frequency does not change its future probability.

Powerball Number Frequency FAQ

Common questions about Powerball number frequency and the most and least frequent numbers.

Back to the frequency table

Powerball number frequency is how often each of the five main Powerball numbers has appeared across historical drawings, expressed as a raw count and as a percentage of all draws analyzed.