List of community currencies in the United States

Main article: Local currency § List of local currencies

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

Currencies by State

Arkansas

• Local Trade Partners (Started: 2009) hybrid between a local currency and bartering; Fayetteville, Arkansas

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 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, CT (2021 - Current)
• 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

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
• Cape Ann Dollars Gloucester, Massachusetts (Inactive)
• Valley Dollars Greenfield, Massachusetts (Inactive)

Michigan

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

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
• Goldback Statewide

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
• Particle Notes Glens Falls, New York
• Hudson Valley Current Kingston, New York
• Ithaca Hours (1991) Ithaca, New York
• 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
• Columbia Community Exchange, Columbia County
• Gorge Local Currency Cooperative, Hood River
• Jefferson Rounds, Coos, Curry, Douglas, Klamath, Lake, Jackson, and Josephine counties
• HOUR Exchange, Corvallis
• PDX Timebank, Portland
• Reedville Free Exchange, 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
• Downtown Dollars (Started: 2010) Ardmore
• Akio Lira Drumore, 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

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
• Life Dollars (Started: 2004) mostly electronic with some printed bills; Bellingham and Seattle

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

• Chamber to take $100k hit after bankrupt company stiffs them The Holland Sentinel, March 2, 2009
• https://www.kingstoncitizens.org/2010/07/a-local-currency-introducing-hudson-valley-current/
• http://hourexchange.org
• http://www.pdxtimebank.org
• https://reedvillefreeexchange.org