US Debt Clock: Live U.S. National Debt
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US Debt Clock: Live U.S. National Debt<br>Current federal debt, recent change, debt per person, and source methodology using official U.S. Treasury data.<br>View full-screen live clock
Updated March 19, 2026 · Official U.S. Treasury data<br>LIVE<br>US National Debt
$39,718,400,088,137
Your Share: $118,562↑ increasing by $17.19/day
Algorithmically projected from latest Treasury data
Latest Treasury Updates<br>(Treasury data is periodically updated)<br>Dec 29$38.386T+$5.8BDec 26$38.381T+$27.7BDec 24$38.353T-$22.5BDec 23$38.375T-$3.1BDec 22$38.378T+$5.5B
The current U.S. national debt is $39.72 Trillion as of July 4, 2026 , according to the latest data from the U.S. Treasury Department. This US debt live counter equals approximately $118,562 per U.S. citizen. The debt increases by roughly $1 trillion every 750 days and grows at approximately $1.3 billion per day, making this national debt clock live view a real-time snapshot of America's borrowing. Source: U.S. Treasury Fiscal Data.
How this clock is calculated<br>The official total comes from the U.S. Treasury's Debt to the Penny dataset. Between Treasury records, the display projects the latest observed daily change and labels estimated values. Latest source date: 2026-03-19.<br>Treasury sourceCalculation details
Debt Per Citizen
$118,562<br>Every American's share
Debt Per Taxpayer
$283,703<br>Each taxpayer's share
Added Today (est.)
$5.0B<br>Today's estimated debt increase
Interest Per Day
$3.6B<br>Daily interest cost on the debt
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"it really nice congrats"— Anonymous
"Finally a debt clock that's accurate and easy to understand!"— Sarah M.
"Love the real-time updates and Treasury data transparency"— John D.
"Best US debt tracker I've found. Clean design, accurate data."— Mike R.
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"The daily trend chart is incredibly useful for tracking changes"— Lisa K.
"informative"— Anonymous
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"tells the real story"— Anonymous
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