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Debt held by the public

A published component of total U.S. federal debt.

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Debt held by the public
$32,597,664,070,880
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Reporting period: 2026-10-22

Changes when a new source observation is loaded.

Read both components from the same daily Treasury record and reconcile their sum to gross debt. No interpolation.

Record date is not a publication timestamp. Components must be compared on the same day.

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LATEST OFFICIAL OBSERVATION$32,597,664,070,880
2026-10-22U.S. Treasury · USD

Debt held by the public over time

Published values in the current source vintage. The line joins observations; it does not show a historical WN forecast.

$32.6T$32.26T$31.92T$31.58T2026-06-02: $31,597,886,394,1252026-06-03: $31,599,703,500,4092026-06-04: $31,610,718,934,2482026-06-05: $31,597,881,328,9512026-06-08: $31,600,133,143,6752026-06-09: $31,595,464,942,0572026-06-10: $31,592,369,611,7352026-06-11: $31,594,717,601,0402026-06-12: $31,582,353,473,9952026-06-15: $31,662,560,557,9792026-06-16: $31,642,663,562,6972026-06-17: $31,643,344,541,9872026-06-18: $31,613,484,231,0082026-06-22: $31,625,610,531,0642026-06-23: $31,606,133,955,2742026-06-24: $31,606,937,181,8502026-06-25: $31,594,497,290,9752026-06-26: $31,620,872,393,2622026-06-29: $31,621,329,805,3482026-06-30: $31,681,308,373,6952026-07-01: $31,677,634,703,1472026-07-02: $31,678,903,447,7992026-07-03: $31,676,896,645,9602026-07-06: $31,680,155,395,8852026-07-07: $31,696,800,244,6902026-07-08: $31,695,882,336,7122026-07-09: $31,709,399,350,2232026-07-10: $31,707,316,963,7652026-07-13: $31,707,770,448,0422026-07-14: $31,751,114,853,0692026-07-15: $31,793,476,990,3682026-07-16: $31,818,450,437,3592026-07-17: $31,816,915,417,2452026-07-20: $31,817,640,840,0482026-07-21: $31,874,795,478,5492026-07-22: $31,874,681,300,2162026-07-23: $31,911,919,221,1422026-07-24: $31,922,906,015,6702026-07-27: $31,923,702,843,1652026-07-28: $31,995,278,756,1202026-07-29: $31,994,676,087,4922026-07-30: $32,035,731,397,4392026-07-31: $32,045,863,694,4642026-08-03: $32,038,115,995,9492026-08-04: $32,100,703,256,9532026-08-05: $32,101,179,235,7432026-08-06: $32,148,910,864,8042026-08-07: $32,144,621,002,6452026-08-10: $32,143,066,242,8032026-08-11: $32,182,460,756,1112026-08-12: $32,180,112,234,3042026-08-13: $32,200,971,487,3062026-08-14: $32,200,393,497,5862026-08-17: $32,227,199,001,6872026-08-18: $32,265,798,542,8982026-08-19: $32,263,508,863,2552026-08-20: $32,278,964,736,8532026-08-21: $32,276,141,923,4412026-08-24: $32,274,806,592,4502026-08-25: $32,307,785,364,8502026-08-26: $32,305,769,839,4762026-08-27: $32,313,802,811,9022026-08-28: $32,340,688,588,4022026-08-31: $32,414,988,847,1752026-09-01: $32,420,529,452,1972026-09-02: $32,421,027,120,4282026-09-03: $32,423,635,247,1992026-09-04: $32,410,785,543,6232026-09-08: $32,387,921,094,7472026-09-09: $32,388,611,390,8722026-09-10: $32,363,418,108,3642026-09-11: $32,357,573,654,3002026-09-14: $32,358,452,350,5752026-09-15: $32,406,391,951,5862026-09-16: $32,406,353,922,7742026-09-17: $32,392,786,557,3722026-09-18: $32,401,926,526,7442026-09-21: $32,402,191,477,3422026-09-22: $32,375,685,818,0222026-09-23: $32,376,938,482,7512026-09-24: $32,362,728,656,6932026-09-25: $32,385,874,118,4142026-09-28: $32,386,263,609,7562026-09-29: $32,367,872,193,3042026-09-30: $32,425,012,546,3912026-10-01: $32,433,790,394,2542026-10-02: $32,428,913,787,3272026-10-05: $32,426,124,989,6172026-10-06: $32,440,264,284,9062026-10-07: $32,439,260,138,5502026-10-08: $32,454,086,117,7112026-10-09: $32,447,832,644,9242026-10-13: $32,483,641,012,6122026-10-14: $32,483,712,019,7222026-10-15: $32,538,236,547,4522026-10-16: $32,532,409,708,6432026-10-19: $32,533,474,452,9292026-10-20: $32,566,198,492,0432026-10-21: $32,566,346,587,3382026-10-22: $32,597,664,070,8802026-06-022026-10-22Range: $31.58T – $32.6T
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PeriodOfficial value (USD)
2026-06-02$31,597,886,394,125
2026-06-03$31,599,703,500,409
2026-06-04$31,610,718,934,248
2026-06-05$31,597,881,328,951
2026-06-08$31,600,133,143,675
2026-06-09$31,595,464,942,057
2026-06-10$31,592,369,611,735
2026-06-11$31,594,717,601,040
2026-06-12$31,582,353,473,995
2026-06-15$31,662,560,557,979
2026-06-16$31,642,663,562,697
2026-06-17$31,643,344,541,987
2026-06-18$31,613,484,231,008
2026-06-22$31,625,610,531,064
2026-06-23$31,606,133,955,274
2026-06-24$31,606,937,181,850
2026-06-25$31,594,497,290,975
2026-06-26$31,620,872,393,262
2026-06-29$31,621,329,805,348
2026-06-30$31,681,308,373,695
2026-07-01$31,677,634,703,147
2026-07-02$31,678,903,447,799
2026-07-03$31,676,896,645,960
2026-07-06$31,680,155,395,885
2026-07-07$31,696,800,244,690
2026-07-08$31,695,882,336,712
2026-07-09$31,709,399,350,223
2026-07-10$31,707,316,963,765
2026-07-13$31,707,770,448,042
2026-07-14$31,751,114,853,069
2026-07-15$31,793,476,990,368
2026-07-16$31,818,450,437,359
2026-07-17$31,816,915,417,245
2026-07-20$31,817,640,840,048
2026-07-21$31,874,795,478,549
2026-07-22$31,874,681,300,216
2026-07-23$31,911,919,221,142
2026-07-24$31,922,906,015,670
2026-07-27$31,923,702,843,165
2026-07-28$31,995,278,756,120
2026-07-29$31,994,676,087,492
2026-07-30$32,035,731,397,439
2026-07-31$32,045,863,694,464
2026-08-03$32,038,115,995,949
2026-08-04$32,100,703,256,953
2026-08-05$32,101,179,235,743
2026-08-06$32,148,910,864,804
2026-08-07$32,144,621,002,645
2026-08-10$32,143,066,242,803
2026-08-11$32,182,460,756,111
2026-08-12$32,180,112,234,304
2026-08-13$32,200,971,487,306
2026-08-14$32,200,393,497,586
2026-08-17$32,227,199,001,687
2026-08-18$32,265,798,542,898
2026-08-19$32,263,508,863,255
2026-08-20$32,278,964,736,853
2026-08-21$32,276,141,923,441
2026-08-24$32,274,806,592,450
2026-08-25$32,307,785,364,850
2026-08-26$32,305,769,839,476
2026-08-27$32,313,802,811,902
2026-08-28$32,340,688,588,402
2026-08-31$32,414,988,847,175
2026-09-01$32,420,529,452,197
2026-09-02$32,421,027,120,428
2026-09-03$32,423,635,247,199
2026-09-04$32,410,785,543,623
2026-09-08$32,387,921,094,747
2026-09-09$32,388,611,390,872
2026-09-10$32,363,418,108,364
2026-09-11$32,357,573,654,300
2026-09-14$32,358,452,350,575
2026-09-15$32,406,391,951,586
2026-09-16$32,406,353,922,774
2026-09-17$32,392,786,557,372
2026-09-18$32,401,926,526,744
2026-09-21$32,402,191,477,342
2026-09-22$32,375,685,818,022
2026-09-23$32,376,938,482,751
2026-09-24$32,362,728,656,693
2026-09-25$32,385,874,118,414
2026-09-28$32,386,263,609,756
2026-09-29$32,367,872,193,304
2026-09-30$32,425,012,546,391
2026-10-01$32,433,790,394,254
2026-10-02$32,428,913,787,327
2026-10-05$32,426,124,989,617
2026-10-06$32,440,264,284,906
2026-10-07$32,439,260,138,550
2026-10-08$32,454,086,117,711
2026-10-09$32,447,832,644,924
2026-10-13$32,483,641,012,612
2026-10-14$32,483,712,019,722
2026-10-15$32,538,236,547,452
2026-10-16$32,532,409,708,643
2026-10-19$32,533,474,452,929
2026-10-20$32,566,198,492,043
2026-10-21$32,566,346,587,338
2026-10-22$32,597,664,070,880

EXPLORE THE SCALE

What changed in the reported observations?

Debt held by the public

2026-06-02: $31,597,886,394,125 → 2026-10-22: $32,597,664,070,880.

Difference: $999,777,676,755 (3.2% relative to the first displayed observation). This compares the first and last observations in this board’s displayed series, not necessarily consecutive periods or the same seasonal window. Check the source vintage and units before interpreting the change.

How this number works

Read both components from the same daily Treasury record and reconcile their sum to gross debt. No interpolation.

Record date is not a publication timestamp. Components must be compared on the same day.

These are federal balances; state debt is not a component. Daily published values are not live borrowing.

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U.S. TreasuryDebt to the Penny — daily componentsBusiness-day series; verified snapshot in this preview; automatic validated imports
Reporting period
2026-10-22
Source release date
Not supplied by source record
Data vintage
Official source · 2026-10-22
Data timestamp · see methodology
Oct 22, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC
Snapshot retrieved
Oct 26, 2026, 4:30 PM UTC
Source last verified
Oct 26, 2026, 4:30 PM UTC
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SHA-256: 41ba336888f909887129391217c27bbc1aaadf260ac5c3743453ef30512e4e77

Debt held by the public

Period
2026-10-22
Source release date
Not supplied
Version
Official source · 2026-10-22
Retrieved
2026-10-26T16:30:31.068Z
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