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The national debt
National Debt Clock
The total public debt of the United States as the Treasury reports it each business day, with who holds it, what it costs in interest and how it has grown.
Total public debt outstanding, running estimate
$40,552,751,019,093
Treasury figure for November 6, 2026: $40,552,751,019,092.61
The running number is an estimate, not a Treasury figure. It starts from the Treasury's last daily figure and adds $77,197 a second, the average pace of the 365 days to November 6, 2026. It resets to the official figure when the Treasury publishes the next business day's total.
Debt held by the public$32.76 trillion80.8% of the total: Treasury securities held by investors, the Federal Reserve, and foreign and domestic governments
Intragovernmental holdings$7.79 trillion19.2% of the total: securities held by federal trust funds such as Social Security
Change in the last year+$2.43 trillionSince November 6, 2025 (6.4%)
Your share, per person$118,650Total debt divided by the Census Bureau's resident population estimate for July 1, 2025 (341,784,857)
This fiscal year
Interest by month › Interest expense, fiscal year 2027 to date$115.5 billion1 month through October 31, 2026. Fiscal year 2026: $1.36 trillion
Deficit, fiscal year 2026$1.99 trillionThe full fiscal year, September 30, 2026: receipts $5.40 trillion, outlays $7.40 trillion
The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30. The Monthly Treasury Statement for a month is published about eight business days after it ends, so the newest statement covers the fiscal year that ended on September 30, 2026.
The debt since 1940
Drawn to scale in current dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Before April 1993 each point is the debt at the end of a fiscal year (Historical Debt Outstanding); from April 1993, the last daily figure of each month (Debt to the Penny).
The debt in your lifetime
Uses the Treasury's figure for the end of the fiscal year in the year you name (before 1843, January 1 of that year) and the latest daily figure for today. Current dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
The latest daily figures
| Record date | Total | Held by the public | Intragovernmental | Change from the previous day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 2026 | $40,552,751,019,093 | $32,762,925,356,629 | $7,789,825,662,463 | -$3,369,765,891 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | $40,556,120,784,984 | $32,766,722,473,716 | $7,789,398,311,268 | +$5,890,737,375 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | $40,550,230,047,609 | $32,765,175,912,226 | $7,785,054,135,384 | +$2,826,476,624 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | $40,547,403,570,985 | $32,765,330,118,711 | $7,782,073,452,274 | +$45,322,604,888 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | $40,502,080,966,097 | $32,719,901,942,674 | $7,782,179,023,423 | -$22,429,046,965 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | $40,524,510,013,062 | $32,738,422,032,177 | $7,786,087,980,886 | -$69,127,249,821 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | $40,593,637,262,883 | $32,712,190,190,967 | $7,881,447,071,916 | +$42,582,410,521 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | $40,551,054,852,362 | $32,671,924,859,187 | $7,879,129,993,176 | -$31,219,402,481 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | $40,582,274,254,844 | $32,677,379,585,771 | $7,904,894,669,073 | +$53,915,315,428 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | $40,528,358,939,416 | $32,635,294,814,294 | $7,893,064,125,121 |
The Treasury publishes the figure for each business day on the next business day.
The debt each year since 1790
| As of | Debt outstanding |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | $40,171,825,101,340 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | $37,637,553,494,936 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | $35,464,673,929,172 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | $33,167,334,044,723 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | $30,928,911,613,307 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | $28,428,918,570,049 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | $26,945,391,194,615 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | $22,719,401,753,434 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | $21,516,058,183,180 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | $20,244,900,016,054 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | $19,573,444,713,937 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | $18,150,617,666,484 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | $17,824,071,380,734 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | $16,738,183,526,697 |
| Sep 30, 2012 | $16,066,241,407,386 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | $14,790,340,328,557 |
| Sep 30, 2010 | $13,561,623,030,892 |
| Sep 30, 2009 | $11,909,829,003,512 |
| Sep 30, 2008 | $10,024,724,896,912 |
| Sep 30, 2007 | $9,007,653,372,262 |
| Sep 30, 2006 | $8,506,973,899,215 |
| Sep 30, 2005 | $7,932,709,661,724 |
| Sep 30, 2004 | $7,379,052,696,330 |
| Sep 30, 2003 | $6,783,231,062,744 |
| Sep 30, 2002 | $6,228,235,965,597 |
| Sep 30, 2001 | $5,807,463,412,200 |
| Sep 30, 2000 | $5,674,178,209,887 |
| Sep 30, 1999 | $5,656,270,901,615 |
| Sep 30, 1998 | $5,526,193,008,898 |
| Sep 30, 1997 | $5,413,146,011,397 |
| Sep 30, 1996 | $5,224,810,939,136 |
| Sep 29, 1995 | $4,973,982,900,709 |
| Sep 30, 1994 | $4,692,749,910,013 |
| Sep 30, 1993 | $4,411,488,883,139 |
| Sep 30, 1992 | $4,064,620,655,522 |
| Sep 30, 1991 | $3,665,303,351,697 |
| Sep 28, 1990 | $3,233,313,451,777 |
| Sep 29, 1989 | $2,857,430,960,187 |
| Sep 30, 1988 | $2,602,337,712,041 |
| Sep 30, 1987 | $2,350,276,890,953 |
| Sep 30, 1986 | $2,125,302,616,658 |
| Sep 30, 1985 | $1,823,103,000,000 |
| Sep 30, 1984 | $1,572,266,000,000 |
| Sep 30, 1983 | $1,377,210,000,000 |
| Sep 30, 1982 | $1,142,034,000,000 |
| Sep 30, 1981 | $997,855,000,000 |
| Sep 30, 1980 | $907,701,000,000 |
| Sep 30, 1979 | $826,519,000,000 |
| Sep 30, 1978 | $771,544,000,000 |
| Sep 30, 1977 | $698,840,000,000 |
| Jun 30, 1976 | $620,433,000,000 |
| Jun 30, 1975 | $533,189,000,000 |
| Jun 30, 1974 | $475,059,815,732 |
| Jun 30, 1973 | $458,141,605,312 |
| Jun 30, 1972 | $427,260,460,941 |
| Jun 30, 1971 | $398,129,744,456 |
| Jun 30, 1970 | $370,918,706,950 |
| Jun 30, 1969 | $353,720,253,841 |
| Jun 30, 1968 | $347,578,406,426 |
| Jun 30, 1967 | $326,220,937,795 |
| Jun 30, 1966 | $319,907,087,795 |
| Jun 30, 1965 | $317,273,898,984 |
| Jun 30, 1964 | $311,712,899,257 |
| Jun 30, 1963 | $305,859,632,996 |
| Jun 30, 1962 | $298,200,822,721 |
| Jun 30, 1961 | $288,970,938,610 |
| Jun 30, 1960 | $286,330,760,848 |
| Jun 30, 1959 | $284,705,907,078 |
| Jun 30, 1958 | $276,343,217,746 |
| Jun 30, 1957 | $270,527,171,896 |
| Jun 30, 1956 | $272,750,813,649 |
| Jun 30, 1955 | $274,374,222,803 |
| Jun 30, 1954 | $271,259,599,108 |
| Jun 30, 1953 | $266,071,061,639 |
| Jun 30, 1952 | $259,105,178,785 |
| Jun 29, 1951 | $255,221,976,815 |
| Jun 30, 1950 | $257,357,352,351 |
| Jun 30, 1949 | $252,770,359,860 |
| Jun 30, 1948 | $252,292,246,513 |
| Jun 30, 1947 | $258,286,383,109 |
| Jun 28, 1946 | $269,422,099,173 |
| Jun 30, 1945 | $258,682,187,410 |
| Jun 30, 1944 | $201,003,387,221 |
| Jun 30, 1943 | $136,696,090,330 |
| Jun 30, 1942 | $72,422,445,116 |
| Jun 30, 1941 | $48,961,443,536 |
| Jun 29, 1940 | $42,967,531,038 |
| Jun 30, 1939 | $40,439,532,411 |
| Jun 30, 1938 | $37,164,740,315 |
| Jun 30, 1937 | $36,424,613,732 |
| Jun 30, 1936 | $33,778,543,494 |
| Jun 29, 1935 | $28,700,892,625 |
| Jun 30, 1934 | $27,053,141,414 |
| Jun 30, 1933 | $22,538,672,560 |
| Jun 30, 1932 | $19,487,002,444 |
| Jun 30, 1931 | $16,801,281,492 |
| Jun 30, 1930 | $16,185,309,831 |
| Jun 29, 1929 | $16,931,088,484 |
| Jun 30, 1928 | $17,604,293,201 |
| Jun 30, 1927 | $18,511,906,932 |
| Jun 30, 1926 | $19,643,216,315 |
| Jun 30, 1925 | $20,516,193,888 |
| Jun 30, 1924 | $21,250,812,989 |
| Jun 30, 1923 | $22,349,707,365 |
| Jun 30, 1922 | $22,963,381,708 |
| Jun 30, 1921 | $23,977,450,553 |
| Jul 1, 1920 | $25,952,456,406 |
| Jul 1, 1919 | $27,390,970,113 |
| Jul 1, 1918 | $14,592,161,414 |
| Jul 1, 1917 | $5,717,770,280 |
| Jul 1, 1916 | $3,609,244,262 |
| Jul 1, 1915 | $3,058,136,873 |
| Jul 1, 1914 | $2,912,499,269 |
| Jul 1, 1913 | $2,916,204,914 |
| Jul 1, 1912 | $2,868,373,874 |
| Jul 1, 1911 | $2,765,600,607 |
| Jul 1, 1910 | $2,652,665,838 |
| Jul 1, 1909 | $2,639,546,241 |
| Jul 1, 1908 | $2,626,806,272 |
| Jul 1, 1907 | $2,457,188,062 |
| Jul 1, 1906 | $2,337,161,839 |
| Jul 1, 1905 | $2,274,615,064 |
| Jul 1, 1904 | $2,264,003,585 |
| Jul 1, 1903 | $2,202,464,782 |
| Jul 1, 1902 | $2,158,610,446 |
| Jul 1, 1901 | $2,143,326,934 |
| Jul 1, 1900 | $2,136,961,092 |
| Jul 1, 1899 | $1,991,927,307 |
| Jul 1, 1898 | $1,796,531,996 |
| Jul 1, 1897 | $1,817,672,666 |
| Jul 1, 1896 | $1,769,840,323 |
| Jul 1, 1895 | $1,676,120,983 |
| Jul 1, 1894 | $1,632,253,637 |
| Jul 1, 1893 | $1,545,985,686 |
| Jul 1, 1892 | $1,588,464,145 |
| Jul 1, 1891 | $1,545,996,592 |
| Jul 1, 1890 | $1,552,140,205 |
| Jul 1, 1889 | $1,619,052,922 |
| Jul 1, 1888 | $1,692,858,985 |
| Jul 1, 1887 | $1,657,602,593 |
| Jul 1, 1886 | $1,775,063,014 |
| Jul 1, 1885 | $1,863,964,873 |
| Jul 1, 1884 | $1,830,528,924 |
| Jul 1, 1883 | $1,884,171,728 |
| Jul 1, 1882 | $1,918,312,994 |
| Jul 1, 1881 | $2,069,013,570 |
| Jul 1, 1880 | $2,120,415,371 |
| Jul 1, 1879 | $2,349,567,482 |
| Jul 1, 1878 | $2,256,205,893 |
| Jul 1, 1877 | $2,205,301,392 |
| Jul 1, 1876 | $2,180,395,067 |
| Jul 1, 1875 | $2,232,284,532 |
| Jul 1, 1874 | $2,251,690,468 |
| Jul 1, 1873 | $2,234,482,993 |
| Jul 1, 1872 | $2,253,251,329 |
| Jul 1, 1871 | $2,353,211,332 |
| Jul 1, 1870 | $2,480,672,428 |
| Jul 1, 1869 | $2,588,452,214 |
| Jul 1, 1868 | $2,611,687,851 |
| Jul 1, 1867 | $2,678,126,104 |
| Jul 1, 1866 | $2,773,236,174 |
| Jul 1, 1865 | $2,680,647,870 |
| Jul 1, 1864 | $1,815,784,371 |
| Jul 1, 1863 | $1,119,772,139 |
| Jul 1, 1862 | $524,176,412 |
| Jul 1, 1861 | $90,580,874 |
| Jul 1, 1860 | $64,842,288 |
| Jul 1, 1859 | $58,496,838 |
| Jul 1, 1858 | $44,911,881 |
| Jul 1, 1857 | $28,699,832 |
| Jul 1, 1856 | $31,972,538 |
| Jul 1, 1855 | $35,586,957 |
| Jul 1, 1854 | $42,242,222 |
| Jul 1, 1853 | $59,803,118 |
| Jul 1, 1852 | $66,199,342 |
| Jul 1, 1851 | $68,304,796 |
| Jul 1, 1850 | $63,452,774 |
| Jul 1, 1849 | $63,061,859 |
| Jul 1, 1848 | $47,044,862 |
| Jul 1, 1847 | $38,826,535 |
| Jul 1, 1846 | $15,550,203 |
| Jul 1, 1845 | $15,925,303 |
| Jul 1, 1844 | $23,461,653 |
| Jul 1, 1843 | $32,742,922 |
| Jan 1, 1843 | $20,201,226 |
| Jan 1, 1842 | $13,594,481 |
| Jan 1, 1841 | $5,250,876 |
| Jan 1, 1840 | $3,573,344 |
| Jan 1, 1839 | $10,434,221 |
| Jan 1, 1838 | $3,308,124 |
| Jan 1, 1837 | $336,958 |
| Jan 1, 1836 | $37,513 |
| Jan 1, 1835 | $33,733 |
| Jan 1, 1834 | $4,760,082 |
| Jan 1, 1833 | $7,001,699 |
| Jan 1, 1832 | $24,322,235 |
| Jan 1, 1831 | $39,123,192 |
| Jan 1, 1830 | $48,565,407 |
| Jan 1, 1829 | $58,421,414 |
| Jan 1, 1828 | $67,475,044 |
| Jan 1, 1827 | $73,987,357 |
| Jan 1, 1826 | $81,054,060 |
| Jan 1, 1825 | $83,788,433 |
| Jan 1, 1824 | $90,269,778 |
| Jan 1, 1823 | $90,875,877 |
| Jan 1, 1822 | $93,546,677 |
| Jan 1, 1821 | $89,987,428 |
| Jan 1, 1820 | $91,015,566 |
| Jan 1, 1819 | $95,529,648 |
| Jan 1, 1818 | $103,466,634 |
| Jan 1, 1817 | $123,491,965 |
| Jan 1, 1816 | $127,334,934 |
| Jan 1, 1815 | $99,833,660 |
| Jan 1, 1814 | $81,487,846 |
| Jan 1, 1813 | $55,962,828 |
| Jan 1, 1812 | $45,209,738 |
| Jan 1, 1811 | $48,005,588 |
| Jan 1, 1810 | $53,173,218 |
| Jan 1, 1809 | $57,023,192 |
| Jan 1, 1808 | $65,196,318 |
| Jan 1, 1807 | $69,218,399 |
| Jan 1, 1806 | $75,723,271 |
| Jan 1, 1805 | $82,312,151 |
| Jan 1, 1804 | $86,427,121 |
| Jan 1, 1803 | $77,054,686 |
| Jan 1, 1802 | $80,712,632 |
| Jan 1, 1801 | $83,038,051 |
| Jan 1, 1800 | $82,976,294 |
| Jan 1, 1799 | $78,408,670 |
| Jan 1, 1798 | $79,228,529 |
| Jan 1, 1797 | $82,064,479 |
| Jan 1, 1796 | $83,762,172 |
| Jan 1, 1795 | $80,747,587 |
| Jan 1, 1794 | $78,427,405 |
| Jan 1, 1793 | $80,358,634 |
| Jan 1, 1792 | $77,227,925 |
| Jan 1, 1791 | $75,463,477 |
| Jan 1, 1790 | $71,060,509 |
Dates follow the Treasury's record: January 1 to 1842, the end of the fiscal year after that (June 30 to 1976, September 30 since 1977).
The debt by president Spending by agency
Sources: U.S. Treasury, Debt to the Penny, U.S. Treasury, Historical Debt Outstanding, U.S. Treasury, Interest Expense on the Public Debt Outstanding, U.S. Treasury, Monthly Treasury Statement, U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates. Updated November 6, 2026. Daily figure for November 6, 2026; collected 5 hours ago.