Cash use in the US, by situation 2018-2023

The share of cash transactions at POS (Point-of-Sale) in the United States declined by 12 percentage points between 2018 and 2023. This is according to two different questions asked throughout multiple surveys from Statista's Consumer Insights. The numbers shown here refer to a rolling 12-month share of respondents who indicated they used cash in a brick and mortar shop or whilst shopping online. In 2018, the share of respondents using cash transactions at POS (Point-of-Sale) stood at 73 percent, which declined to 61 percent in the third quarter of 2023. On the other hand, during the same period, the share of respondents paying cash in advance and cash on delivery for online payments rose by one and three percentage points, respectively.

Cash usage either for online payments or at POS in the United States from 2018 to 4th quarter of 2023

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Release date

January 2024

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Region

United States

Survey time period

January 2, 2023, to December 15, 2023

Number of respondents

12,000+ per country

Age group

18-64 years

Special properties

Residential online population; 12-month rolling average

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

The questions were phrased by the source as follows: "How have you paid in stores, restaurants and other points of sale in the past 12 months? (multi-pick)" and "How have you conducted payments online in the past 12 months? (multi-pick)".

Some countries in Statista's Consumer Insights are part of an extended questionnaire. More information on the methodology can be found here.

For countries/territories receiving the extended questionnaire, Statista's Consumer Insights utilizes a rolling survey system with four survey waves per year: The most recent data set contains the interviews of the last 12 months. This ensures trend stability and more interviews available for analysis.

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