This series has no golden-value checks assigned yet, so it is labelled unverified. The values are ingested from the official source with full provenance, but nothing here has been confirmed against a hand-checked reference point.
Coverage 1997-09-30 to 2026-09-02 · series id fiscaldata/debt_to_penny:debt_held_public_amt
Recent values
| Period | Value | Revision |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Check | Result | Expected | Actual | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| freshness | pass | 13h ago | ||
| freshness | pass | 37h ago | ||
| freshness | pass | 2d ago | ||
| freshness | pass | 3d ago | ||
| freshness | pass | 4d ago | ||
| freshness | pass | 5d ago |
License and citation
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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