In 2022, there was a total of 54.1 billion U.S. dollar notes in circulation, almost one billion more than in the previous year. Out of the 54.1 billion, 18.5 billion were 100 dollar bills, which had the highest volume in circulation. It was followed by the one dollar bill, with 14.3 billion in circulation. During the observed period, the highest increase in the volume of currency in circulation took place in 2020, as part of the quantitative easing measures introduced by the Federal Reserve.
Volume of currency in circulation in the United States from 2002 to 2022, by denomination
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Federal Reserve. (May 5, 2023). Volume of currency in circulation in the United States from 2002 to 2022, by denomination (in billions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1385881/breakdown-of-the-volume-of-currency-in-circulation-in-the-us/
Federal Reserve. "Volume of currency in circulation in the United States from 2002 to 2022, by denomination (in billions)." Chart. May 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1385881/breakdown-of-the-volume-of-currency-in-circulation-in-the-us/
Federal Reserve. (2023). Volume of currency in circulation in the United States from 2002 to 2022, by denomination (in billions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1385881/breakdown-of-the-volume-of-currency-in-circulation-in-the-us/
Federal Reserve. "Volume of Currency in Circulation in The United States from 2002 to 2022, by Denomination (in Billions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1385881/breakdown-of-the-volume-of-currency-in-circulation-in-the-us/
Federal Reserve, Volume of currency in circulation in the United States from 2002 to 2022, by denomination (in billions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1385881/breakdown-of-the-volume-of-currency-in-circulation-in-the-us/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Volume of currency in circulation in the United States from 2002 to 2022, by denomination (in billions) [Graph], Federal Reserve, May 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1385881/breakdown-of-the-volume-of-currency-in-circulation-in-the-us/