Release · 2026-09-29 to 2026-09-29

Total public debt outstanding was $40.102 trillion on September 28

Treasury Fiscal Data's Debt to the Penny listed total public debt outstanding at 40102185696865.37 dollars as of September 28, compared with 40097178119750.91 dollars on September 25. Debt held by the public was 32386263609755.87 dollars, compared with 32385874118414.11 dollars on September 25. Intragovernmental holdings were 7715922087109.50 dollars, compared with 7711304001336.80 dollars on September 25. The one-business-day change of 5007577114.46 dollars mixed a 389.5 million dollar rise in debt held by the public with a 4.62 billion dollar rise in intragovernmental holdings.

Total public debt outstanding: $40,102,185,696,865.37 2026-09-28 · prior $40,097,178,119,750.91 (2026-09-25)
Debt held by the public: $32,386,263,609,755.87 2026-09-28 · prior $32,385,874,118,414.11 (2026-09-25)
Intragovernmental holdings: $7,715,922,087,109.5 2026-09-28 · prior $7,711,304,001,336.8 (2026-09-25)

Source: Debt to the Penny, September 28, 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 = $40,102,185,696,865.37 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service
found Debt held by the public = $32,386,263,609,755.87 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service
found Intragovernmental holdings = $7,715,922,087,109.5 — 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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