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Debt Held by the Public

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unverified 32,421,027,120,428.18 latest (2026-09-02) US dollars unit daily frequency United States geography

Coverage 1997-09-30 to 2026-09-02 · series id fiscaldata/debt_to_penny:debt_held_public_amt

Recent values

PeriodValueRevision
2026-09-02 32,421,027,120,428.18 1
2026-09-01 32,420,529,452,197.11 1
2026-08-31 32,414,988,847,175.22 1
2026-08-28 32,340,688,588,401.83 1
2026-08-27 32,313,802,811,901.63 1
2026-08-26 32,305,769,839,476.37 1
2026-08-25 32,307,785,364,850.31 1
2026-08-24 32,274,806,592,449.5 1
2026-08-21 32,276,141,923,440.99 1
2026-08-20 32,278,964,736,853.4 1
2026-08-19 32,263,508,863,255.09 1
2026-08-18 32,265,798,542,898.08 1

Verification history

CheckResultExpectedActualWhen
freshness pass 13h ago
freshness pass 37h ago
freshness pass 2d ago
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freshness pass 5d ago

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License public-domain (terms). Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Fiscal Data.

Official table: Debt to the Penny · U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service

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