30 Facts About Money That Will Blow Your Mind

70% of new bills replace worn-out bills

As money flows into the Federal Reserve, it is checked to make sure it is fit to return to circulation. Unfit bills are removed and replaced, and more than 70 percent of the new bills printed are used to replace worn out currency. Here’s how many banknotes are ordered for print for each bill:

$1 bills: 2.4 billion print orders$2 bills: 179 million print orders$5 bills: 819 million print orders$10 bills: 480 million print orders$20 bills: 1.9 billion print orders$50 bills: 224 million print orders$100 bills: 1.5 billion print orders.