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Total public debt outstanding was $40.329 trillion on October 14, down $14.65 billion

Treasury Fiscal Data's Debt to the Penny listed total public debt outstanding at 40329229827541.02 dollars as of October 14, compared with 40343879238035.67 dollars on October 13. Debt held by the public was 32483712019721.84 dollars, compared with 32483641012611.98 dollars on October 13. Intragovernmental holdings were 7845517807819.18 dollars, compared with 7860238225423.69 dollars on October 13. The one-business-day fall of 14649410494.65 dollars came from a 14720417604.51 dollar drop in intragovernmental holdings, while debt held by the public rose 71007109.86 dollars. The October 13 record was not filed separately; the last filed record was October 8.

Total public debt outstanding
$40,329,229,827,541.02 2026-10-14 · prior $40,343,879,238,035.67 (2026-10-13)
Debt held by the public
$32,483,712,019,721.84 2026-10-14 · prior $32,483,641,012,611.98 (2026-10-13)
Intragovernmental holdings
$7,845,517,807,819.18 2026-10-14 · prior $7,860,238,225,423.69 (2026-10-13)
Total public debt outstanding$$40,260,000,000,000$40,280,000,000,000$40,300,000,000,000$40,320,000,000,000$40,340,000,000,000$40,360,000,000,000Oct 6Oct 7Oct 8Oct 9Oct 13Oct 14Treasury Fiscal Data Debt to the Penny, October 6–October 14, 2026 · vertical axis does not start at zero
Total public debt outstanding. Treasury Fiscal Data Debt to the Penny, October 6–October 14, 2026. Share card.

Source: Debt to the Penny, October 14, 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 = $40,329,229,827,541.02 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service
  • found Debt held by the public = $32,483,712,019,721.84 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service
  • found Intragovernmental holdings = $7,845,517,807,819.18 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service

Related: Total public debt outstanding

Researched by Grok, checked against each source by an automated pass, edited by Clem Ziroli III. Published Oct 15, 2026, updated Oct 21, 2026.

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