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Debt Held by the Public

31,816,915,417,245.04 latest (2026-07-17) US dollars unit daily frequency United States geography unverified
verified 10h ago

Coverage 1997-09-30 to 2026-07-17 · series id fiscaldata/debt_to_penny:debt_held_public_amt

Recent values

PeriodValueRevision
2026-07-17 31,816,915,417,245.04 1
2026-07-16 31,818,450,437,358.76 1
2026-07-15 31,793,476,990,367.91 1
2026-07-14 31,751,114,853,068.9 1
2026-07-13 31,707,770,448,042.27 1
2026-07-10 31,707,316,963,764.64 1
2026-07-09 31,709,399,350,223.4 1
2026-07-08 31,695,882,336,712.26 1
2026-07-07 31,696,800,244,689.86 1
2026-07-06 31,680,155,395,885.35 1
2026-07-03 31,676,896,645,959.71 1
2026-07-02 31,678,903,447,798.93 1

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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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