List of community currencies in the United States

Community currencies that have been used in the United States:

Models

• Local currency
• Local Exchange Trading Systems (LETS)
• Time-based currency

Currencies

Intra-company

• The Barter Network

Interstate

• Blue Money Brattleboro, Vermont, and Chesterfield, New Hampshire
• BNI Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey
• Disney dollar Disneyland and Disney World
• Fourth Corner Exchange Pacific Northwest
• RiverHOURS Columbia River Gorge (Inactive)
• Potomacs (Started: 2009) Location: Washington, D.C., suburbs of Northern Virginia and Maryland[1]

Currencies by State

Arkansas

• Local Trade Partners (Started: 2009) hybrid between a local currency and old-fashioned bartering; Fayetteville, Arkansas[2]

Arizona

• Arizona Dollars Dewey, Arizona
• Tucson Time Traders Tucson, Arizona

California

• Barter Bucks Concord, California
• Bay Bucks San Francisco, California
• Berkeley Barter Network Berkeley, California
• Berkeley Bread Berkeley, California
• Central Pound Clovis, California
• Davis Dollars Davis, California
• Escondido Dollars [3] Escondido, California
• Fairbuck Fairfax, California
• Humboldt Hours Eureka, California, and Arcata, California
• Mendocino SEED Fort Bragg, California
• North Fork Shares North Fork, California
• San Luis Obispo Hours San Luis Obispo, California
• Sand Dollars Bolinas, California
• Santa Monica Hours Santa Monica, California
• Sequoia Hours Garberville, California
• Sonoma County Community Cash Santa Rosa, California
• TradeMarket Nevada City, California
• Ukiah Hours Ukiah, California

Colorado

• Butte Bucks Crested Butte, Colorado
• Carbondale Spuds Carbondale, Colorado (Inactive)
• Community Cash Durango, Colorado (Inactive)
• NOCO Hours Fort Collins, Greeley, and Loveland, Colorado (Inactive)
• North Fork Helping Hands Paonia, Colorado (Inactive)
• Mountain Hours Breckenridge, Colorado (2012 - Current)
• Mile High Hours Denver, Colorado (2012 - Current)
• Peak Hours Colorado Springs, Colorado (2012 - Current)

Connecticut

• Middletown Cash Middletown, CT, Wesleyan University
• Thread City Bread Willimantic, Connecticut (Inactive)

Florida

• Clear Water Hours Tampa, Florida (2012 - Current) (Inactive)
• Tampanio Tampa, Florida (a proposed currency based on the BerkShares Model for Tampa, Florida and surrounding communities) (Inactive)

Georgia

• Atlanta Hours Atlanta, Georgia (Inactive)

Hawai'i

• Aloha Hours Hawaii, USA (2013 - Current)
• Kauai Barter and Trade Network Kilauea, Hawaii

Idaho

• Boise Hours Boise, Idaho (Inactive)
• Labor backed economy Boise, Idaho (Inactive)

Illinois

• White Rabbit Money (downstate Illinois)

Indiana

• BloomingHours Bloomington, Indiana

Iowa

• Wash Bucks Sioux City, Iowa

Kansas

• REAL Dollars Lawrence, Kansas (Inactive)

Kentucky

• Berea Bucks Berea, Kentucky (Inactive)

Louisiana

• Mo' Money New Orleans, Louisiana (Inactive)
• US Money and BE Dollars Lafayette, Louisiana
• Crescents (Started: 2004) New Orleans[4]

Maine

• Waldo Hours Unity, Maine (Inactive)

Maryland

• Anacostia Hours Mount Rainier, Maryland (Inactive)
• Baltimore Hours Baltimore, Maryland (Inactive)
• P.E.N. Neighborhood Exchange Takoma Park, Maryland (Inactive)
• The BNote Baltimore, Maryland

Massachusetts

• Amesbury Hours Amesbury, Massachusetts (Inactive)
• BerkShares (2006) Southern Berkshires, Massachusetts[5]
• Cape Ann Dollars Gloucester, Massachusetts (Inactive)
• Valley Dollars Greenfield, Massachusetts (Inactive)

Michigan

• Bay Bucks (started 2006) Traverse City, Michigan[6]
• Detroit Cheers Detroit, Michigan
• Hollandollars Holland, Michigan (being discontinued but honored by local chamber of commerce[7])

Minnesota

• Hero dollar Minneapolis, Minnesota

Missouri

• Chamber Bucks Maryville, Missouri
• Kansas City Barter Bucks Kansas City, Missouri (Inactive)
• Marbles Columbia, Missouri (Inactive)
• Hermann Bucks Hermann, Missouri
• Trounce Saint Louis, Missouri

Montana

• Missoula Hours Missoula, Montana (Inactive)

Nebraska

• Shamrock Dollars O’Neill, Nebraska
• Cozad Cash Cozad, Nebraska

Nevada

• Goldback Statewide

New Hampshire

• Shire Silver

New Jersey

• Duckbills (Stevens Institute of Technology). Hoboken, NJ

New Mexico

• Santa Fe Hours Santa Fe, New Mexico (Inactive)

New York

• Brooklyn Torches (underdevelopment in 2012) Brooklyn, NY[8]
• Particle Notes Glens Falls, New York
• Hudson Valley Current Kingston, New York[9]
• Ithaca Hours (1991) Ithaca, New York[10]
• Ithacash - Ithaca Dollars Ithaca, New York

North Carolina

• Asheville LETS Credits Asheville, North Carolina (Inactive)
• Bull City Bucks Durham, North Carolina (Inactive)
• Earthaven Leaps Earthaven Ecovillage
• Mountain Money Mars Hill, North Carolina (Inactive)
• PLENTY Pittsboro, North Carolina

Ohio

• Cuyahoga Hours Cleveland, Ohio (Inactive)
• Portage Hours Kent, Ohio (Inactive)
• Simply Hours Columbus, Ohio (Inactive)
• Summit Hours Akron, Ohio (Inactive)
• Wooster Hours Apple Creek, Ohio (Inactive)

Oklahoma

• Tulsa Hours Tulsa, Oklahoma (Inactive)

Oregon

• Bridgetown Bucks from PDX Currency Corp, Portland (Inactive)
• Cascadia Hour Exchange (1993) Portland[11]
• Columbia Community Exchange, Columbia County
• Gorge Local Currency Cooperative, Hood River
• Jefferson Rounds, Coos, Curry, Douglas, Klamath, Lake, Jackson, and Josephine counties
• HOUR Exchange,[12] Corvallis
• PDX Timebank,[13] Portland
• Reedville Free Exchange,[14] Reedville
• Xchange Stewards, Portland

Pennsylvania

• Lehigh Valley Barter Hours Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (Inactive)
• Timebank Media, an initiative of Transition Town Media. Media, Pennsylvania
• Equal Dollars (1996) Philadelphia[15]
• Downtown Dollars (Started: 2010) Ardmore[16]

South Dakota

• Brookings Bucks Brookings, South Dakota
• Hobo Dough South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota

Tennessee

• Riverbend Tokens Chattanooga, Tennessee (Inactive)

Texas

• Greyhound Bucks Taft, Texas (Inactive)
• Houston Hours Houston, Texas
• C-City Cash Colorado City, Texas

Utah

• Goldback Statewide

Vermont

• Bristol Bucks Bristol, Vermont
• Buffalo Mountain Hours Hardwick, Vermont (Inactive)
• Burlington Bread Burlington, Vermont (Inactive)
• Green Mountain Hours Montpelier, Vermont (Inactive)

Virginia

• Floyd Hours Floyd, Virginia (Inactive)

Washington

• Bainbridge Island Bucks Bainbridge Island, Washington (no website found—outdated?) (Inactive)
• BizX Seattle, Washington
• Timebanks of Puget Sound Kirkland, WA
• Fourth Corner Exchange Washington, Oregon, Colorado, New Mexico, Ohio, California
• Kettle River Hours Kettle Falls, Washington (no website found—outdated?) (Inactive)
• Kitsap Hours Bremerton, Washington (no website found—outdated?)
• Lopez Island Hours Lopez Island, Washington (no website found—outdated?) (Inactive)
• Skagit Dollars Mount Vernon, Washington (no website found—outdated?) (Inactive)
• Snohomish Diamonds Snohomish, Washington
• Sound Hours, Olympia (Inactive)
• SWEL Timebank Shoreline, Washington
• Tenino Wooden Dollars, Tenino, Washington[17]
• Life Dollars (Started: 2004) mostly electronic with some printed bills; Bellingham and Seattle[18]

Wisconsin

• Chamber Bucks Eau Claire, Wisconsin
• Madison Hours Madison, Wisconsin
• Milwaukee Hours Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Inactive)

See also

• Barter
• Complementary currency
• Local currency
• List of Canadian community currencies

References

1. "Funny money? 11 local currencies". CNNMoney. p. 8. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
2. Ellis, Blake. "Funny money? 11 local currencies". CNNMoney. p. 9. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
3. "Ken Kramer's About San Diego (start at 4:33)". Retrieved January 3, 2013. a time when Escondido printed its own money
4. Ellis, Blake (January 27, 2012). "Funny money? 11 local currencies". CNNMoney. CNN. p. 11. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
5. Ellis, Blake (January 27, 2012). "Funny money? 11 local currencies". CNNMoney. CNN. p. 1. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
6. Ellis, Blake (January 27, 2012). "Funny money? 11 local currencies". CNNMoney. CNN. p. 4. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
7. Chamber to take $100k hit after bankrupt company stiffs them The Holland Sentinel, March 2, 2009
8. Ellis, Blake (January 27, 2012). "Funny money? 11 local currencies". CNNMoney. CNN. p. 10. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
9. https://www.kingstoncitizens.org/2010/07/a-local-currency-introducing-hudson-valley-current/
10. Ellis, Blake (January 27, 2012). "Funny money? 11 local currencies". CNNMoney. CNN. p. 3. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
11. "Funny money? 11 local currencies". CNNMoney. p. 5. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
12. http://hourexchange.org
13. http://www.pdxtimebank.org
14. https://reedvillefreeexchange.org
15. Ellis, Blake (January 27, 2012). "Funny money? 11 local currencies". CNNMoney. CNN. p. 2. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
16. "Funny money? 11 local currencies". CNNMoney. p. 7. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
17. "Washington city helps residents, merchants with wooden money". Associated Press. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
18. "Funny money? 11 local currencies". CNNMoney. p. 6. Retrieved 9 February 2019.