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The United States National Debt

The national debt is about $40.0 trillion and rising roughly $4.8 billion a day. The number below is projected live from official U.S. Treasury figures — and unlike other clocks, the last confirmed Treasury figure and the source of every number are shown right here. Nothing is hidden or invented.

Treasury data delayed — projecting from 11 September 2026

Last confirmed by the U.S. Treasury$40,046,178,322,793

Debt to the Penny · 11 September 2026

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The big ticking figure. Between Treasury publications we extrapolate from a stable daily rate. If our data ever goes stale, this stops rather than drift. See the method →

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The exact figure the U.S. Treasury last published, with its date. This is the ground truth every projection is built on, and it is always visible.

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Recent confirmed U.S. national debtThe last 30 Treasury publications through 2026-09-11.
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Confirmed business-day observations from U.S. Treasury Debt to the Penny. Daily moves can be positive or negative even while the long-run trend rises.

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TodayCurrent U.S. debtThe confirmed total, recent Treasury changes and the live projection.Personal scaleDebt per personPer resident, per taxpayer and a transparent household calculator.Since 1993Debt historyAn official year-end series, chart, table and downloadable JSON.ContextDebt by presidentAdministration-period changes without pretending presidents act alone.CostInterest on the debtAnnual, daily, hourly and per-person interest with the source shown.Economic scaleDebt-to-GDPWhat the ratio says, what it omits and how the current figure is calculated.Essential distinctionDebt versus deficitA balance on one date versus a budget gap measured across a period.Plain EnglishDebt glossaryThe definitions needed to compare fiscal numbers without mixing concepts.PublishFree debt clock widgetEmbed a sourced, accessible clock on any site with one line of HTML.BuildOpen data and APICurrent and historical JSON, CORS-enabled, with stable field definitions.

U.S. debt clock questions

What is the current U.S. national debt?

The last confirmed U.S. Treasury total is $40,046,178,322,793, dated 11 September 2026. The large display projects forward between official publications.

Is the national debt clock exact?

The confirmed figure is the exact Treasury publication. A continuously ticking figure cannot be official because Treasury publishes on business days, so our live value is clearly labelled as a projection.

How often is the debt data updated?

The site checks for a new Treasury Debt to the Penny record each day. The source normally publishes on business days, with occasional delays around weekends and holidays.

Does each person personally owe their share?

No. Debt per person is a scale comparison created by dividing total debt by the resident population; it is not a bill or personal legal obligation.