List of community currencies in the United States

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Community currencies that have been used in the United States:

Models edit

Currencies edit

Intra-company edit

The Barter Network

Interstate edit

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 edit

Arkansas edit

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

Arizona edit

Arizona Dollars Dewey, Arizona (Inactive)
Tucson Time Traders Tucson, Arizona

California edit

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 (2011–2016)
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 edit

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 edit

Bristol Bucks Bristol, Connecticut (2021 - Current)
Middletown Cash Middletown, Connecticut, Wesleyan University
Thread City Bread Willimantic, Connecticut (Inactive)

Florida edit

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 edit

Atlanta Hours Atlanta, Georgia (Inactive)

Hawai'i edit

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

Idaho edit

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

Illinois edit

White Rabbit Money (downstate Illinois)

Indiana edit

BloomingHours Bloomington, Indiana

Iowa edit

Wash Bucks Sioux City, Iowa

Kansas edit

REAL Dollars Lawrence, Kansas (Inactive)

Kentucky edit

Berea Bucks Berea, Kentucky (Inactive)

Louisiana edit

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

Maine edit

Waldo Hours Unity, Maine (Inactive)

Maryland edit

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 edit

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

Michigan edit

Bay Bucks (started 2006) Traverse City, Michigan^[6]
Chamber Bucks Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan^[7]
Detroit Cheers Detroit, Michigan (Inactive)
Hollandollars Holland, Michigan (being discontinued but honored by local chamber of commerce^[8])

Minnesota edit

Hero dollar Minneapolis, Minnesota
Houston Bucks Houston, Minnesota

Missouri edit

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 edit

Missoula Hours Missoula, Montana (Inactive)

Nebraska edit

Shamrock Dollars O'Neill, Nebraska
Cozad Cash Cozad, Nebraska

New Hampshire edit

Shire Silver

New Jersey edit

Duckbills (Stevens Institute of Technology). Hoboken, NJ

New Mexico edit

Santa Fe Hours Santa Fe, New Mexico (Inactive)

New York edit

Brooklyn Torches (underdevelopment in 2012) Brooklyn, NY^[9]
Particle Notes Glens Falls, New York
Hudson Valley Current Kingston, New York^[10]
Ithaca Hours (1991) Ithaca, New York^[11]
Ithacash - Ithaca Dollars Ithaca, New York

North Carolina edit

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 edit

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 edit

Tulsa Hours Tulsa, Oklahoma (Inactive)

Oregon edit

Bridgetown Bucks from PDX Currency Corp, Portland (Inactive)
Cascadia Hour Exchange (1993) Portland^[12]
Columbia Community Exchange, Columbia County
Gorge Local Currency Cooperative, Hood River
Jefferson Rounds, Coos, Curry, Douglas, Klamath, Lake, Jackson, and Josephine counties
HOUR Exchange,^[13] Corvallis
PDX Timebank,^[14] Portland
Reedville Free Exchange,^[15] Reedville
Xchange Stewards, Portland

Pennsylvania edit

Lehigh Valley Barter Hours Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (Inactive)
Timebank Media, an initiative of Transition Town Media. Media, Pennsylvania
Equal Dollars (1996) Philadelphia^[16]
Downtown Dollars (Started: 2010) Ardmore^[17]
Akio Lira Drumore, Pennsylvania (Started: c. 2021, Inactive since 2023)^[18]
InvolveMINT, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

South Dakota edit

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

Tennessee edit

Riverbend Tokens Chattanooga, Tennessee (Inactive)

Texas edit

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

Vermont edit

Bristol Bucks Bristol, Vermont^[19]
Buffalo Mountain Hours Hardwick, Vermont (Inactive)
Burlington Bread Burlington, Vermont (Inactive)
Green Mountain Hours Montpelier, Vermont (Inactive)
Middlebury Money Middlebury, Vermont^[20]
Vergennes Green Vergennes, Vermont^[21]

Virginia edit

Floyd Hours Floyd, Virginia (Inactive)

Washington edit

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^[22]
Life Dollars (Started: 2004) mostly electronic with some printed bills; Bellingham and Seattle^[23]

Wisconsin edit

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

See also edit

References edit

^ "Funny money? 11 local currencies". CNNMoney. p. 8. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
^ Ellis, Blake. "Funny money? 11 local currencies". CNNMoney. p. 9. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
^ "Ken Kramer's About San Diego (start at 4:33)". Retrieved January 3, 2013. a time when Escondido printed its own money
^ Ellis, Blake (January 27, 2012). "Funny money? 11 local currencies". CNNMoney. CNN. p. 11. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
^ Ellis, Blake (January 27, 2012). "Funny money? 11 local currencies". CNNMoney. CNN. p. 1. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
^ Ellis, Blake (January 27, 2012). "Funny money? 11 local currencies". CNNMoney. CNN. p. 4. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
^ "Chamber Bucks Cash Program | Sault Ste Marie Chamber of Commerce".
^ Chamber to take $100k hit after bankrupt company stiffs them The Holland Sentinel, March 2, 2009
^ Ellis, Blake (January 27, 2012). "Funny money? 11 local currencies". CNNMoney. CNN. p. 10. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
^ "A Local Currency? Introducing Hudson Valley Current". 8 July 2010.
^ Ellis, Blake (January 27, 2012). "Funny money? 11 local currencies". CNNMoney. CNN. p. 3. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
^ "Funny money? 11 local currencies". CNNMoney. p. 5. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
^ "The Hour Exchange - Corvallis, Oregon".
^ "PDX Timebank - Portland Oregon". Archived from the original on 2008-05-20.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-12-22. Retrieved 2022-07-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Ellis, Blake (January 27, 2012). "Funny money? 11 local currencies". CNNMoney. CNN. p. 2. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
^ "Funny money? 11 local currencies". CNNMoney. p. 7. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
^ "AkioSite Beta 10.2 R - Bank of Akio". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
^ "Bristol Bucks – Bristol CORE". Retrieved 2022-02-27.
^ "Middlebury Money". Experience Middlebury. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
^ "City Wide Gift Certificates". Vergennes. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
^ "Washington city helps residents, merchants with wooden money". Associated Press. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
^ "Funny money? 11 local currencies". CNNMoney. p. 6. Retrieved 9 February 2019.

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