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C4 · FISCAL SCALE

Federal debt held by the public

$32.05T
CONTEXT ROBUST DRS 95 daily as of 2026-07-31

A context tile: shown plainly, with no declared strain side, so it carries no state of its own.

The full history

1997 high $32.05T · low $3.44T · now $32.05T · 2 recessions shaded 2026

How it is read

What it measures
fiscal scale
Confidence
ROBUST : a primary official series, mechanically reported.
Reliability (DRS)
DRS 95: Daily since 1997; the longer official record enters via ARCHIVE (build phase 7).

Where it comes from

TREASURY ↗ Every number on this site is reproducible from this primary source.

Questions it helps answer

  • The Debt : Can the debt be carried, and who is carrying it?