Absolutely everywhere in the US has them. They exist for two purposes: first they’re used for fall back if there’s a problem with the EMV chip. Second I’m not a

Absolutely everywhere in the US has them. They exist for two purposes: first they’re used for fall back if there’s a problem with the EMV chip. Second I’m not aware of any gift cards (except perhaps prepaid debit cards) that have EMV chips. So if you buy a $20 gift card to Home Depot for someone that’s going to be magstripe. Honestly I didn’t start seeing EMV/contactless available on gas pumps until about 18 months ago.