US national debtUpdated October 6, 2026
How much is the US national debt?
$40.27 trillion on October 6, 2026: about $117,832 for every person in the country.It grew by $2.41 trillion in the past year, or about $6.6 billion a day. Treasury figures, published each business day.
Held by the public
$32.44 trillion
81% of the total
Intragovernmental
$7.83 trillion
owed to federal trust funds
Per person
$117,832
341,784,857 people (2025)
The debt by year
Fiscal years end on 30 September. Before 1977 the federal fiscal year ended on 30 June, and before 1843 on 31 December.
The debt has grown from $3.23 trillion in FY1990 to $40.17 trillion in FY2026
Total debt outstanding at the end of each fiscal year (30 September since 1977), nominal dollars
Every year since 1790 as a table
| Year | Debt outstanding |
|---|---|
| FY2026 | $40.17 trillion |
| FY2025 | $37.64 trillion |
| FY2024 | $35.46 trillion |
| FY2023 | $33.17 trillion |
| FY2022 | $30.93 trillion |
| FY2021 | $28.43 trillion |
| FY2020 | $26.95 trillion |
| FY2019 | $22.72 trillion |
| FY2018 | $21.52 trillion |
| FY2017 | $20.24 trillion |
| FY2016 | $19.57 trillion |
| FY2015 | $18.15 trillion |
| FY2014 | $17.82 trillion |
| FY2013 | $16.74 trillion |
| FY2012 | $16.07 trillion |
| FY2011 | $14.79 trillion |
| FY2010 | $13.56 trillion |
| FY2009 | $11.91 trillion |
| FY2008 | $10.02 trillion |
| FY2007 | $9.01 trillion |
| FY2006 | $8.51 trillion |
| FY2005 | $7.93 trillion |
| FY2004 | $7.38 trillion |
| FY2003 | $6.78 trillion |
| FY2002 | $6.23 trillion |
| FY2001 | $5.81 trillion |
| FY2000 | $5.67 trillion |
| FY1999 | $5.66 trillion |
| FY1998 | $5.53 trillion |
| FY1997 | $5.41 trillion |
| FY1996 | $5.22 trillion |
| FY1995 | $4.97 trillion |
| FY1994 | $4.69 trillion |
| FY1993 | $4.41 trillion |
| FY1992 | $4.06 trillion |
| FY1991 | $3.67 trillion |
| FY1990 | $3.23 trillion |
| FY1989 | $2.86 trillion |
| FY1988 | $2.60 trillion |
| FY1987 | $2.35 trillion |
| FY1986 | $2.13 trillion |
| FY1985 | $1.82 trillion |
| FY1984 | $1.57 trillion |
| FY1983 | $1.38 trillion |
| FY1982 | $1.14 trillion |
| FY1981 | $997.9 billion |
| FY1980 | $907.7 billion |
| FY1979 | $826.5 billion |
| FY1978 | $771.5 billion |
| FY1977 | $698.8 billion |
| 1976 | $620.4 billion |
| 1975 | $533.2 billion |
| 1974 | $475.1 billion |
| 1973 | $458.1 billion |
| 1972 | $427.3 billion |
| 1971 | $398.1 billion |
| 1970 | $370.9 billion |
| 1969 | $353.7 billion |
| 1968 | $347.6 billion |
| 1967 | $326.2 billion |
| 1966 | $319.9 billion |
| 1965 | $317.3 billion |
| 1964 | $311.7 billion |
| 1963 | $305.9 billion |
| 1962 | $298.2 billion |
| 1961 | $289.0 billion |
| 1960 | $286.3 billion |
| 1959 | $284.7 billion |
| 1958 | $276.3 billion |
| 1957 | $270.5 billion |
| 1956 | $272.8 billion |
| 1955 | $274.4 billion |
| 1954 | $271.3 billion |
| 1953 | $266.1 billion |
| 1952 | $259.1 billion |
| 1951 | $255.2 billion |
| 1950 | $257.4 billion |
| 1949 | $252.8 billion |
| 1948 | $252.3 billion |
| 1947 | $258.3 billion |
| 1946 | $269.4 billion |
| 1945 | $258.7 billion |
| 1944 | $201.0 billion |
| 1943 | $136.7 billion |
| 1942 | $72.4 billion |
| 1941 | $49.0 billion |
| 1940 | $43.0 billion |
| 1939 | $40.4 billion |
| 1938 | $37.2 billion |
| 1937 | $36.4 billion |
| 1936 | $33.8 billion |
| 1935 | $28.7 billion |
| 1934 | $27.1 billion |
| 1933 | $22.5 billion |
| 1932 | $19.5 billion |
| 1931 | $16.8 billion |
| 1930 | $16.2 billion |
| 1929 | $16.9 billion |
| 1928 | $17.6 billion |
| 1927 | $18.5 billion |
| 1926 | $19.6 billion |
| 1925 | $20.5 billion |
| 1924 | $21.3 billion |
| 1923 | $22.3 billion |
| 1922 | $23.0 billion |
| 1921 | $24.0 billion |
| 1920 | $26.0 billion |
| 1919 | $27.4 billion |
| 1918 | $14.6 billion |
| 1917 | $5.7 billion |
| 1916 | $3.6 billion |
| 1915 | $3.1 billion |
| 1914 | $2.9 billion |
| 1913 | $2.9 billion |
| 1912 | $2.9 billion |
| 1911 | $2.8 billion |
| 1910 | $2.7 billion |
| 1909 | $2.6 billion |
| 1908 | $2.6 billion |
| 1907 | $2.5 billion |
| 1906 | $2.3 billion |
| 1905 | $2.3 billion |
| 1904 | $2.3 billion |
| 1903 | $2.2 billion |
| 1902 | $2.2 billion |
| 1901 | $2.1 billion |
| 1900 | $2.1 billion |
| 1899 | $2.0 billion |
| 1898 | $1.8 billion |
| 1897 | $1.8 billion |
| 1896 | $1.8 billion |
| 1895 | $1.7 billion |
| 1894 | $1.6 billion |
| 1893 | $1.5 billion |
| 1892 | $1.6 billion |
| 1891 | $1.5 billion |
| 1890 | $1.6 billion |
| 1889 | $1.6 billion |
| 1888 | $1.7 billion |
| 1887 | $1.7 billion |
| 1886 | $1.8 billion |
| 1885 | $1.9 billion |
| 1884 | $1.8 billion |
| 1883 | $1.9 billion |
| 1882 | $1.9 billion |
| 1881 | $2.1 billion |
| 1880 | $2.1 billion |
| 1879 | $2.3 billion |
| 1878 | $2.3 billion |
| 1877 | $2.2 billion |
| 1876 | $2.2 billion |
| 1875 | $2.2 billion |
| 1874 | $2.3 billion |
| 1873 | $2.2 billion |
| 1872 | $2.3 billion |
| 1871 | $2.4 billion |
| 1870 | $2.5 billion |
| 1869 | $2.6 billion |
| 1868 | $2.6 billion |
| 1867 | $2.7 billion |
| 1866 | $2.8 billion |
| 1865 | $2.7 billion |
| 1864 | $1.8 billion |
| 1863 | $1.1 billion |
| 1862 | $524.2 million |
| 1861 | $90.6 million |
| 1860 | $64.8 million |
| 1859 | $58.5 million |
| 1858 | $44.9 million |
| 1857 | $28.7 million |
| 1856 | $32.0 million |
| 1855 | $35.6 million |
| 1854 | $42.2 million |
| 1853 | $59.8 million |
| 1852 | $66.2 million |
| 1851 | $68.3 million |
| 1850 | $63.5 million |
| 1849 | $63.1 million |
| 1848 | $47.0 million |
| 1847 | $38.8 million |
| 1846 | $15.6 million |
| 1845 | $15.9 million |
| 1844 | $23.5 million |
| 1843 | $32.7 million |
| 1842 | $13.6 million |
| 1841 | $5.3 million |
| 1840 | $3.6 million |
| 1839 | $10.4 million |
| 1838 | $3.3 million |
| 1837 | $336,958 |
| 1836 | $37,513 |
| 1835 | $33,733 |
| 1834 | $4.8 million |
| 1833 | $7.0 million |
| 1832 | $24.3 million |
| 1831 | $39.1 million |
| 1830 | $48.6 million |
| 1829 | $58.4 million |
| 1828 | $67.5 million |
| 1827 | $74.0 million |
| 1826 | $81.1 million |
| 1825 | $83.8 million |
| 1824 | $90.3 million |
| 1823 | $90.9 million |
| 1822 | $93.5 million |
| 1821 | $90.0 million |
| 1820 | $91.0 million |
| 1819 | $95.5 million |
| 1818 | $103.5 million |
| 1817 | $123.5 million |
| 1816 | $127.3 million |
| 1815 | $99.8 million |
| 1814 | $81.5 million |
| 1813 | $56.0 million |
| 1812 | $45.2 million |
| 1811 | $48.0 million |
| 1810 | $53.2 million |
| 1809 | $57.0 million |
| 1808 | $65.2 million |
| 1807 | $69.2 million |
| 1806 | $75.7 million |
| 1805 | $82.3 million |
| 1804 | $86.4 million |
| 1803 | $77.1 million |
| 1802 | $80.7 million |
| 1801 | $83.0 million |
| 1800 | $83.0 million |
| 1799 | $78.4 million |
| 1798 | $79.2 million |
| 1797 | $82.1 million |
| 1796 | $83.8 million |
| 1795 | $80.7 million |
| 1794 | $78.4 million |
| 1793 | $80.4 million |
| 1792 | $77.2 million |
| 1791 | $75.5 million |
| 1790 | $71.1 million |
U.S. Treasury, Historical Debt Outstanding.
The last 13 months
Up $2.41 trillion since October 2025
Total public debt outstanding, last record of each month
Month-end figures as a table
| Date | Total | Held by the public | Intragovernmental |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 31, 2025 | $38.04 trillion | $30.57 trillion | $7.47 trillion |
| November 28, 2025 | $38.40 trillion | $30.77 trillion | $7.62 trillion |
| December 31, 2025 | $38.51 trillion | $30.85 trillion | $7.67 trillion |
| January 30, 2026 | $38.52 trillion | $30.92 trillion | $7.60 trillion |
| February 27, 2026 | $38.77 trillion | $31.19 trillion | $7.58 trillion |
| March 31, 2026 | $39.07 trillion | $31.43 trillion | $7.63 trillion |
| April 30, 2026 | $38.97 trillion | $31.27 trillion | $7.70 trillion |
| May 29, 2026 | $39.21 trillion | $31.52 trillion | $7.69 trillion |
| June 30, 2026 | $39.46 trillion | $31.68 trillion | $7.78 trillion |
| July 31, 2026 | $39.77 trillion | $32.05 trillion | $7.73 trillion |
| August 31, 2026 | $40.18 trillion | $32.41 trillion | $7.76 trillion |
| September 30, 2026 | $40.17 trillion | $32.43 trillion | $7.75 trillion |
| October 6, 2026 | $40.27 trillion | $32.44 trillion | $7.83 trillion |
U.S. Treasury, Debt to the Penny.
Debt per person
Total debt at the end of each fiscal year divided by the Census Bureau population estimate for July of that year (50 states and DC). * The 2026 estimate is not yet published, so the 2025 population is used.
| Fiscal year end | Total debt | US population | Debt per person |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 (September 30, 2020) | $26.95 trillion | 331,578,104 | $81,264 |
| FY2021 (September 30, 2021) | $28.43 trillion | 332,100,166 | $85,603 |
| FY2022 (September 30, 2022) | $30.93 trillion | 333,996,304 | $92,603 |
| FY2023 (September 29, 2023) | $33.17 trillion | 336,755,052 | $98,491 |
| FY2024 (September 30, 2024) | $35.46 trillion | 340,003,797 | $104,307 |
| FY2025 (September 30, 2025) | $37.64 trillion | 341,784,857 | $110,121 |
| FY2026 (September 30, 2026) | $40.17 trillion | 341,784,857* | $117,535 |
Who the debt is owed to
Debt held by the public is Treasury bills, notes, bonds and savings bonds owned outside the federal government. Intragovernmental holdings are special securities held by federal trust funds, such as Social Security, federal employee retirement funds and Medicare. Interest on those is paid by one part of the government to another.
The interest on all of it is on our interest on the national debt page.
| Fiscal year end | Held by the public | Intragovernmental | Public share |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | $9.02 trillion | $4.54 trillion | 67% |
| FY2011 | $10.13 trillion | $4.66 trillion | 68% |
| FY2012 | $11.27 trillion | $4.80 trillion | 70% |
| FY2013 | $11.98 trillion | $4.76 trillion | 72% |
| FY2014 | $12.78 trillion | $5.04 trillion | 72% |
| FY2015 | $13.12 trillion | $5.03 trillion | 72% |
| FY2016 | $14.17 trillion | $5.40 trillion | 72% |
| FY2017 | $14.67 trillion | $5.57 trillion | 72% |
| FY2018 | $15.76 trillion | $5.75 trillion | 73% |
| FY2019 | $16.81 trillion | $5.91 trillion | 74% |
| FY2020 | $21.02 trillion | $5.93 trillion | 78% |
| FY2021 | $22.28 trillion | $6.15 trillion | 78% |
| FY2022 | $24.30 trillion | $6.63 trillion | 79% |
| FY2023 | $26.33 trillion | $6.84 trillion | 79% |
| FY2024 | $28.31 trillion | $7.16 trillion | 80% |
| FY2025 | $30.28 trillion | $7.36 trillion | 80% |
| FY2026 | $32.43 trillion | $7.75 trillion | 81% |
Questions and answers
- How much is the US national debt today?
- $40.27 trillion on October 6, 2026, the latest daily figure from the Treasury's Debt to the Penny. $32.44 trillion of it is held by the public and $7.83 trillion is held by government trust funds and other federal accounts.
- How much national debt is there per person?
- About $117,832 for each of the 341,784,857 people in the United States (Census Bureau 2025 estimate). Counting only debt held by the public, it is $94,914 per person.
- How fast is the national debt growing?
- It rose by $2.41 trillion between October 6, 2025 and October 6, 2026, about $6.6 billion a day on average.
- What was the national debt in 2000, 2010 and 2020?
- At the end of fiscal year 2000 it was $5.67 trillion; FY2010, $13.56 trillion; FY2020, $26.95 trillion. It first passed $1 trillion in FY1982.
- What is the difference between debt held by the public and intragovernmental debt?
- Debt held by the public is Treasury securities owned by investors outside the federal government: individuals, companies, banks, the Federal Reserve, state and local governments and foreign holders. Intragovernmental holdings are securities that federal trust funds such as Social Security hold; the government owes that part to itself.
- Is the national debt the same as the deficit?
- No. The deficit is how much more the government spends than it collects in one year ($1.78 trillion in FY2025, from the Monthly Treasury Statement). The debt is the running total of past borrowing; it rose by $2.17 trillion in FY2025.
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Sources and notes
- U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Debt to the Penny (daily, from 1993), latest record 2026-10-06. Public domain.
- U.S. Treasury, Historical Debt Outstanding (annual, from 1790). Public domain.
- Deficit: Monthly Treasury Statement, FY2025 total receipts and outlays.
- Population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 estimates, 50 states and DC.
- Debt to the Penny counts total public debt outstanding; the figure subject to the statutory debt limit differs slightly.