Release · 2026-09-29 to 2026-09-29

Total public debt outstanding was $40.097 trillion on September 25

Treasury Fiscal Data's Debt to the Penny listed total public debt outstanding at 40097178119750.91 dollars as of September 25, compared with 40068807991924.84 dollars on September 24. Debt held by the public was 32385874118414.11 dollars, compared with 32362728656693.39 dollars on September 24. Intragovernmental holdings were 7711304001336.80 dollars, compared with 7706079335231.45 dollars on September 24. The one-business-day change of 28370127826.07 dollars mixed a 23.15 billion dollar rise in debt held by the public with a 5.22 billion dollar rise in intragovernmental holdings.

Total public debt outstanding: $40,097,178,119,750.91 2026-09-25 · prior $40,068,807,991,924.84 (2026-09-24)
Debt held by the public: $32,385,874,118,414.11 2026-09-25 · prior $32,362,728,656,693.39 (2026-09-24)
Intragovernmental holdings: $7,711,304,001,336.8 2026-09-25 · prior $7,706,079,335,231.45 (2026-09-24)

Source: Debt to the Penny, September 25, 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 = $40,097,178,119,750.91 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service
found Debt held by the public = $32,385,874,118,414.11 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service
found Intragovernmental holdings = $7,711,304,001,336.8 — 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 29, 2026, updated Oct 21, 2026.

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