Who Doesn’t Use Cash? More People Than Ever

A woman pays cash while wearing gloves at a supermarket in Los Angeles on March 19, 2020. Mario Tama/Getty Images

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Last year seems a lifetime ago, but even then, cash was no longer king. The greenback had already lost its premier role as Americans’ medium of exchange in dollar terms. Plastic card and digital transactions had taken over. And that’s how stores, restaurants and other businesses seemed to want it.