The percentage of people that still write checks is around 20 percent of people.
Even though we have online bill pay, debit cards etc some people still prefer to write checks to pay bills and some utilities may still require checks or money orders as payment.
I still write some checks for some bills and like to have checks to write to some people when I have no cash on hand and they won't or can't accept a debit card.
For example in the winter I have kids come by and want to shovel snow and I try to have some cash on hand to pay them but sometimes I don't and will just pay them by check.
I could shovel the snow myself but I'm glad to see some kids out wanting to earn some money so I pay them and it saves me the trouble and gives those kids something to do.
Checks will likely always be around for at least a long time yet.