It’s only been a few years since card payments overtook using cash. This year, cash ranked as the third-most-used payment method, behind credit and debit cards, according to the Federal Reserve Financial Service’s 2025 Diary of Consumer Payment Choice .

And Gen Zers are leading the charge in ditching paper for plastic. Results from a Cash App/Harris Poll survey released Thursday shows more than half of Gen Z only uses cash as a “last resort” when paying, and almost a third said people who pay with cash are either “out of touch” or “cringe.” The Harris Poll surveyed more than 2,000 U.S. adults for Cash App from Sept. 25-29.

Some Gen Zers are so against using cash they’ll forgo shopping from stores that are cash only, according to a 2024 Gen Z Reddit forum .

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