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US Debt Clock: Live U.S. National Debt

Current federal debt, recent change, debt per person, and source methodology using official U.S. Treasury data.

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Updated March 19, 2026 · Official U.S. Treasury data

US National Debt

The current U.S. national debt is $39.72 Trillion as of July 4, 2026, according to the latest data from the U.S. Treasury Department. This US debt live counter equals approximately $118,562 per U.S. citizen. The debt increases by roughly $1 trillion every 750 days and grows at approximately $1.3 billion per day, making this national debt clock live view a real-time snapshot of America's borrowing. Source: U.S. Treasury Fiscal Data.

U.S. Treasury Fiscal Data

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The official total comes from the U.S. Treasury's Debt to the Penny dataset. Between Treasury records, the display projects the latest observed daily change and labels estimated values. Latest source date: 2026-03-19.

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Debt Per Citizen

Every American's share

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Each taxpayer's share

Added Today (est.)

Today's estimated debt increase

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Daily interest cost on the debt

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