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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.
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.
How this clock is calculated
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.
Debt Per Citizen
Every American's share
Debt Per Taxpayer
Each taxpayer's share
Added Today (est.)
Today's estimated debt increase
Interest Per Day
Daily interest cost on the debt
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