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- August 21, 2026
Daily record
August 21, 2026
$40,032,876,505,819.31Total public debt outstanding
$32,276,141,923,440.99Debt held by the public
$7,756,734,582,378.32Intragovernmental holdings
+$2,800,587,843,795.41Change over 12 months
Facts
- Total public debt outstanding
- $40,032,876,505,819.31
- Debt held by the public
- $32,276,141,923,440.99
- Intragovernmental holdings
- $7,756,734,582,378.32
- Change over 12 months
- +$2,800,587,843,795.41
- Record date
- August 21, 2026
- Share held by the public
- 80.6 %
- Change from previous record
- −$380,280,945.05
- Growth over 12 months
- +7.5 %
Sources: US Treasury Fiscal Data — Debt to the Penny, MSPD (public domain), IMF World Economic Outlook, World Bank WDI (CC BY 4.0)