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US National Debt Today
The official U.S. Treasury figure, to the penny. Updated every business day — no estimates, no spinning counters.
- Checking status…
- Daily to the penny since 1993
- Annual since 1790 — 235 years
- Source: U.S. Treasury Fiscal Data
- Updated every business day (T+1)
The long view
235 years of US debt, 1790 → today
Annual total public debt outstanding since the first Treasury report of 1790.
Total public debt outstanding, annual
Since 1790The log scale shows the early centuries the linear scale flattens.
View the full series as a table
Questions
FAQ
Where does this number come from?
Straight from U.S. Treasury Fiscal Data — the official public-domain
Debt to the Penny
dataset (v2/accounting/od/debt_to_penny). This page is not endorsed by or affiliated with the U.S. Treasury.
How often is it updated?
Every business day. The Treasury publishes each figure one business day after the fact, around 3:00 PM ET — that is why the date shown above is usually yesterday's.
Can I get this data as an API?
Yes — the same data powers our US National Debt API: daily to the penny since 1993 and annual since 1790, as clean JSON. The free tier includes 500 requests per month, no credit card.
For developers
Build with this data
The same data as clean JSON through the US National Debt API, or the full annual series as a single CSV.
CSV: U.S. government public-domain data (Treasury), free to use with attribution to the official source. For live data, use the API.