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

Entries marked with a dagger (†) indicate currencies whose existence or operation could not be verified.

{| class="wikitable sortable sticky-header" style="font-size:95%; line-height:1.3; margin-left:1.27em; max-width:1200px;"

! scope="col" | Currency

! scope="col" | Location

! scope="col" | Started

! scope="col" | Status

|-

| Blue Money

| Brattleboro, Vermont and Chesterfield, New Hampshire

| 2009

| —

|-

| BNI

| Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey

| —

| —

|-

| Breadcoin

| Washington DC, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Florida

| —

| —

|-

| Disney dollar

| Disneyland and Disney World

| 1987

| Discontinued 2016

|-

| Fourth Corner Exchange

| California, Colorado, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Washington

| 2002

| Active

|-

| RiverHOURS

| Columbia River Gorge

| —

| Discontinued

|-

| Potomacs

| Washington metropolitan area

| 2009

| —

|-

|}

Currencies by State

Entries marked with a dagger (†) indicate currencies whose existence or operation could not be verified.

{| class="wikitable sortable sticky-header" style="font-size:95%; line-height:1.3; margin-left:1.27em; max-width:1200px;"

! scope="col" | State

! scope="col" | Currency

! scope="col" | Location

! scope="col" | Started

! scope="col" | Status

|-

| rowspan="1" |

| Local Trade Partners †

| Fayetteville, Arkansas

| 2009

| —

|-

| rowspan="2" |

| Arizona Dollars †

| Dewey, Arizona

| —

| Inactive

|-

| Tucson Time Traders †

| Tucson, Arizona

| —

| —

|-

| rowspan="18" |

| Barter Bucks †

| Concord, California

| —

| Inactive

|-

| Bay Bucks †

| San Francisco, California

| —

| Inactive

|-

| 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

| Inactive (Ceased 2016)

|-

| Humboldt Hours †

| Eurkea, 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

| —

| —

|-

| rowspan="8" |

| Butte Bucks †

| Crested Butte, Colorado

| —

| Inactive

|-

| 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

| Active

|-

| Mile High Hours †

| Denver, Colorado

| 2012

| Active

|-

| Peak Hours †

| Colorado Springs, Colorado

| 2012

| Active

|-

| rowspan="1" |

| Bristol Bucks

| Bristol, Connecticut

| 2021

| Active

|-

| rowspan="1" |

| Clear Water Hours

| Tampa, Florida

| 2012

| Inactive

|-

| rowspan="1" |

| Atlanta Hours †

| Atlanta, Georgia

| —

| Inactive

|-

| rowspan="1" |

| Aloha Hours

| Honolulu, Hawaii

| 2013

| Active

|-

| rowspan="1" |

boise

| Boise Hours †

| Boise, Idaho

| —

| Inactive

|-

| rowspan="1" |

| White Rabbit Money †

| Downstate Illinois

| —

| —

|-

| rowspan="1" |

| BloomingHours †

| Bloomington, Indiana

| —

| —

|-

| rowspan="1" |

| Wash Bucks †

| Sioux City, Iowa

| —

| —

|-

| rowspan="1" |

| REAL Dollars †

| Lawrence, Kansas

| —

| Inactive

|-

| rowspan="1" |

| Berea Bucks †

| Berea, Kentucky

| —

| Inactive

|-

| rowspan="3" |

| Mo' Money †

| New Orleans, Louisiana

| —

| Inactive

|-

| US Money and BE Dollars †

| Lafayette, Louisiana

| —

| —

|-

| Crescents

| New Orleans, Louisiana

| 2004

| —

|-

| rowspan="1" |

| Waldo Hours †

| Unity, Maine

| —

| Inactive

|-

| rowspan="4" |

| Anacostia Hours †

| Mount Rainier, Maryland

| —

| Inactive

|-

| Baltimore Hours †

| Baltimore, Maryland

| —

| Inactive

|-

| P.E.N. Neighborhood Exchange †

| Takoma Park, Maryland

| —

| Inactive

|-

| The BNote †

| Baltimore, Maryland

| —

| Inactive

|-

| rowspan="4" |

| Amesbury Hours †

| Amesbury, Massachusetts

| —

| Inactive

|-

| BerkShares

| The Berkshires, Massachusetts

| 2006

| Active

|-

| Cape Ann Dollars †

| Gloucester, Massachusetts

| —

| Inactive

|-

| Valley Dollars †

| Greenfield, Massachusetts

| —

| Inactive

|-

| rowspan="4" |

| Bay Bucks

| Traverse City, Michigan

| 2006

| Active

|-

| Chamber Bucks

| Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan

| —

| —

|-

| Detroit Cheers

| Detroit, Michigan

| —

| Inactive

|-

| Hollandollars)

| Holland, Michigan

| —

| Inactive

|-

| rowspan="2" |

| Hero Dollar

| Minneapolis, Minnesota

| —

| —

|-

| Houston Bucks †

| Houston, Minnesota

| —

| —

|-

| rowspan="5" |

| Chamber Bucks †

| Maryville, Missouri

| —

| —

|-

| Kansas City Barter Bucks †

| Kansas City, Missouri

| —

| Inactive

|-

| Marbles †

| Columbia, Missouri

| —

| Inactive

|-

| Hermann Bucks †

| Hermann, Missouri

| —

| Inactive

|-

| Trounce †

| Saint Louis, Missouri

| —

| —

|-

| rowspan="1" |

| Missoula Hours †

| Missoula, Montana

| —

| —

|-

| rowspan="2" |

| Shamrock Dollars †

| O'Neill, Nebraska

| —

| —

|-

| Cozad Cash †

| Cozad, Nebraska

| —

| —

|-

| rowspan="1" |

| Shire Silver †

| Manchester, New Hampshire

| —

| —

|-

| rowspan="1" |

| Duckbills

| Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ

| —

| —

|-

| rowspan="1" |

| Santa Fe Hours †

| Santa Fe, New Mexico

| —

| Inactive

|-

| rowspan="4" |

| Brooklyn Torches

| Brooklyn

| 2012

| —

|-

| Particle Notes †

| Glens Falls, New York

| —

| —

|-

| Hudson Valley Current

| Kingston, New York

| —

| —

|-

| Ithaca Hours

| Ithaca, New York

| 1991

|-

| rowspan="5" |

| 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

| —

| —

|-

| rowspan="5" |

| 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

|-

| rowspan="1" |

| Tulsa Hours †

| Tulsa, Oklahoma

| —

| Inactive

|-

| rowspan="9" |

| Bridgetown Bucks from PDX Currency Corp †

| Portland, Oregon

| —

| Inactive

|-

| Cascadia Hour Exchange

| Dewey, Arizona

| 1993

| —

|-

| Columbia Community Exchange †

| Columbia County, Oregon

| —

| —

|-

| Gorge Local Currency Cooperative †

| Hood River, Oregon

| —

| —

|-

| Jefferson Rounds †

| Coos, Curry, Douglas, Klamath, Lake, Jackson, and Josephine Counties

| —

| —

|-

| HOUR Exchange

| Corvallis

| —

| —

|-

| PDX Timebank

| Portland, Oregon

| —

| —

|-

| Reedville Free Exchange

| Reedville, Oregon

| —

| —

|-

| Xchange Stewards †

| Portland, Oregon

| —

| —

|-

| rowspan="6" |

| Lehigh Valley Barter Hours †

| Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

| —

| Inactive

|-

| Timebank Media †

| Media, Pennsylvania

| —

| —

|-

| Equal Dollars

| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

| 1996

| —

|-

| Downtown Dollars

| Ardmore, Pennsylvania

| 2010

| —

|-

| Akio Lira

| Drumore, Pennsylvania

| 2021

| Inactive (Ceased 2023)

|-

| InvolveMINT

| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

| —

| —

|-

| rowspan="2" |

| Brookings Bucks †

| Brookings, South Dakota

| —

| —

|-

| Hobo Dough †

| Brookings, South Dakota

| —

| —

|-

| rowspan="1" |

| Riverbend Tokens †

| Chattanooga, Tennessee

| —

| Inactive

|-

| rowspan="3" |

| Greyhound Bucks †

| Taft, Texas

| —

| Inactive

|-

| Houston Hours †

| Houston, Texas

| —

| —

|-

| C-City Cash †

| Colorado City, Texas

| —

| —

|-

| rowspan="6" |

| Bristol Bucks

| Bristol, Vermont

| —

| Inactive

|-

| Buffalo Mountain Hours †

| Hardwick, Vermont

| —

| Inactive

|-

| Burlington Bread †

| Burlington, Vermont

| —

| Inactive

|-

| Green Mountain Hours †

| Montpelier, Vermont

| —

| Inactive

|-

| Middlebury Money

| Middlebury, Vermont

| —

| —

|-

| Vergennes Green

| Vergennes, Vermont

| —

| —

|-

| rowspan="1" |

| Floyd Hours †

| Floyd, Virginia

| —

| Inactive

|-

| rowspan="12" |

| Bainbridge Island Bucks †

| Bainbridge Island, Washington

| —

| Inactive

|-

| BizX †

| Seattle, Washington

| —

| —

|-

| Timebanks of Puget Sound †

| Kirkland, Washington

| —

| —

|-

| Kettle River Hours †

| Kettle Falls, Washington

| —

| —

|-

| Kitsap Hours †

| Bremerton, Washington

| —

| —

|-

| Lopez Island Hours †

| Lopez Island, Washington

| —

| —

|-

| Skagit Dollars †

| Mount Vernon, Washington

| —

| —

|-

| Snohomish Diamonds †

| Snohomish, Washington

| —

| —

|-

| Sound Hours †

| Olympia, Washington

| —

| —

|-

| SWEL Timebank †

| Shoreline, Washington

| —

| —

|-

| Tenino Wooden Dollars

| Tenino, Washington

| —

| —

|-

| Life Dollars

| Bellingham and Seattle, Washington

| 2004

| —

|-

| rowspan="3" |

| 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