What is the US national debt?
The US national debt is the total amount the federal government owes to creditors. It includes debt held by the public and intragovernmental holdings.
US Debt
Live United States Debt Tracker
Track the US national debt, debt held by the public and fiscal-year government spending using official Treasury data with live projections between reports.
Live estimate
$39,309,807,842,227
Based on the latest official Treasury Debt to the Penny record from Jun 4, 2026 and a live projection from recent daily changes.
US National Debt
$39,309,807,842,227
Debt Held by Public
$31.61T
Intragov. Holdings
$7.62T
Gov. Spending FYTD
$13.3T
US National Debt Chart
Source updated Jun 4, 2026
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Where does the data come from?
The debt total comes from the official Treasury Fiscal Data Debt to the Penny dataset. Spending uses Monthly Treasury Statement outlay data.
How often does it update?
Official debt values are generally updated on business days. This page refreshes source data periodically and uses a live estimate between official records.
Is the live number official?
The latest reported Treasury value is official. The moving number between reports is an estimate based on recent daily changes and should be treated as a projection.