Release · 2026-09-25 to 2026-09-25

Total public debt outstanding was $40.074 trillion on September 23

Treasury Fiscal Data's Debt to the Penny listed total public debt outstanding at 40073558531201.68 dollars as of September 23, compared with 40097834028442.07 dollars on September 22. Debt held by the public was 32376938482751.49 dollars, compared with 32375685818022.20 dollars on September 22. Intragovernmental holdings were 7696620048450.19 dollars, compared with 7722148210419.87 dollars on September 22. The one-business-day change of -24275497240.39 dollars mixed a 1.25 billion dollar rise in debt held by the public with a 25.53 billion dollar decline in intragovernmental holdings.

Total public debt outstanding: $40,073,558,531,201.68 2026-09-23 · prior $40,097,834,028,442.07 (2026-09-22)
Debt held by the public: $32,376,938,482,751.49 2026-09-23 · prior $32,375,685,818,022.2 (2026-09-22)
Intragovernmental holdings: $7,696,620,048,450.19 2026-09-23 · prior $7,722,148,210,419.87 (2026-09-22)

Source: Debt to the Penny, September 23, 2026 — U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service. Also: Debt to the Penny, Debt to the Penny API, latest records.

all 3 figures found at the source

found Total public debt outstanding = $40,073,558,531,201.68 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service
found Debt held by the public = $32,376,938,482,751.49 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service
found Intragovernmental holdings = $7,696,620,048,450.19 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service

Researched by Grok, checked against each source by an automated pass, edited by Clem Ziroli III. Published Sep 25, 2026, updated Oct 21, 2026.

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