Release · 2026-09-25 to 2026-09-25

Total public debt outstanding was $40.069 trillion on September 24

Treasury Fiscal Data's Debt to the Penny listed total public debt outstanding at 40068807991924.84 dollars as of September 24, compared with 40073558531201.68 dollars on September 23. Debt held by the public was 32362728656693.39 dollars, compared with 32376938482751.49 dollars on September 23. Intragovernmental holdings were 7706079335231.45 dollars, compared with 7696620048450.19 dollars on September 23. The one-business-day change of -4750539276.84 dollars mixed a 14.21 billion dollar decline in debt held by the public with a 9.46 billion dollar rise in intragovernmental holdings.

Total public debt outstanding: $40,068,807,991,924.84 2026-09-24 · prior $40,073,558,531,201.68 (2026-09-23)
Debt held by the public: $32,362,728,656,693.39 2026-09-24 · prior $32,376,938,482,751.49 (2026-09-23)
Intragovernmental holdings: $7,706,079,335,231.45 2026-09-24 · prior $7,696,620,048,450.19 (2026-09-23)

Source: Debt to the Penny, September 24, 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 = $40,068,807,991,924.84 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service
found Debt held by the public = $32,362,728,656,693.39 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service
found Intragovernmental holdings = $7,706,079,335,231.45 — 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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