List of community currencies in the United States explained

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 bartering; Fayetteville, Arkansas^[2]

Arizona

• Arizona Dollars Dewey, Arizona (Inactive)
• 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 (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

• • 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

• Bristol Bucks Bristol, Connecticut (2021 - Current)
• Husky Bucks Storrs, Connecticut, University of Connecticut
• Middletown Cash Middletown, Connecticut, 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]
• 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

• Hero dollar Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Houston Bucks Houston, 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

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^[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

• 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^[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

• 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

• 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

Vermont

• 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

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

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

Notes and References

1. News: Funny money? 11 local currencies . 8 . February 9, 2019 . CNNMoney.
2. News: Blake . Ellis . Funny money? 11 local currencies . 9 . February 9, 2019 . CNNMoney.
3. Web site: Ken Kramer's About San Diego (start at 4:33) . January 3, 2013 . a time when Escondido printed its own money.
4. News: Ellis . Blake . Funny money? 11 local currencies . 11 . February 9, 2019 . CNNMoney . CNN . January 27, 2012.
5. News: Ellis . Blake . Funny money? 11 local currencies . 1 . February 9, 2019 . CNNMoney . CNN . January 27, 2012.
6. News: Ellis . Blake . Funny money? 11 local currencies . 4 . February 9, 2019 . CNNMoney . CNN . January 27, 2012.
7. Web site: Chamber Bucks Cash Program | Sault Ste Marie Chamber of Commerce .
8. http://www.hollandsentinel.com/archive/x1959832447/Chamber-will-honor-bankrupt-gift-certificates Chamber to take $100k hit after bankrupt company stiffs them
9. News: Ellis . Blake . Funny money? 11 local currencies . 10 . February 9, 2019 . CNNMoney . CNN . January 27, 2012.
10. Web site: A Local Currency? Introducing Hudson Valley Current. 8 July 2010.
11. News: Ellis . Blake . Funny money? 11 local currencies . 3 . February 9, 2019 . CNNMoney . CNN . January 27, 2012.
12. News: Funny money? 11 local currencies . 5 . 9 February 2019 . CNNMoney.
13. Web site: The Hour Exchange - Corvallis, Oregon.
14. Web site: PDX Timebank - Portland Oregon. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080520060655/http://www.pdxtimebank.org/ . 2008-05-20 .
15. Web site: Archived copy . 2022-07-12 . 2014-12-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141222063738/http://www.reedvillefreeexchange.org/ . dead .
16. News: Ellis . Blake . Funny money? 11 local currencies . 2 . February 9, 2019 . CNNMoney . CNN . January 27, 2012.
17. News: Funny money? 11 local currencies . 7 . February 9, 2019 . CNNMoney.
18. Web site: AkioSite Beta 10.2 R - Bank of Akio. 2021-08-25. sites.google.com. en-US.
19. Web site: Bristol Bucks – Bristol CORE . 2022-02-27 . en-US.
20. Web site: Middlebury Money . 2022-02-27 . Experience Middlebury . en-US.
21. Web site: City Wide Gift Certificates . 2022-02-27 . Vergennes . en-US.
22. News: Washington city helps residents, merchants with wooden money . 19 June 2020 . Associated Press.
23. News: Funny money? 11 local currencies . 6 . 9 February 2019 . CNNMoney.