U.S. Debit Card Circulation (in millions):
| 2011 (March) | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | |
| MasterCard | 126 | 123 | 123 | 124 | 113 |
| VISA | N/A | 418 | 394 | 333 | 321 |
| Total | N/A | 541 | 517 | 457 | 434 |
(Source: VISA, MasterCard)
- Debit card usage fell from 2008 to 2009, with 56 percent of consumers indicating they used a debit card in the month preceding the September 2009 survey, compared to 66 percent of consumers in 2008.
(Source: Javelin Strategy and Research, February 2010)
- 71 percent of Americans aged 18 to 24 said that they had used a debit card in the month preceding the September 2008 survey. Just 51 percent of that same age group indicated they had used a credit card in the same period.
(Source: Javelin, “Credit Card Spending Declines” study, March 2009)
- 76 percent of Americans aged 25 to 34 indicated they had used a debit card in the month preceding the September 2008 survey. 63 percent of that age group said that had used a credit card in the same period.
(Source: Javelin, “Credit Card Spending Declines” study, March 2009)
