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

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.

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New York City alone carries over $103 billion in debt — more than the total debt of most US states.

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The debt grows ~$83K every second — are you keeping up?

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