How much US cash (notes) is in circulation, in dollars?

Q: How much US cash (notes) is in circulation, in dollars?

2.3 trillion $ (2,300,000,000,000). 2.3 trillion dollars — and around half of it is held outside the United States. Source: Federal Reserve

2.3 trillion

2,300,000,000,000 exactly, give or take

2.3 trillion dollars — and around half of it is held outside the United States.SOURCEFederal Reserve

Scale check: 2.3 trillion is roughly seconds in 32,000 years.

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