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The manufacture of US paper currency is handled by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP). The main facility is in Washington, DC. There is a also a facility in Fort Worth, TX that is more recent (opened in 1991).
Cotton and U.S. Currency According to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, US paper currency is made up of 75% cotton and 25% linen. That is, there are three-fourths of a pound of cotton in each pound of dollar bills. This same source also informs us that there are 454 bills in a pound of currency. During Fiscal Year 2009, over six billion bills of all denominations were printed in the United States, consuming 21,476 bales of cotton.