US Debt Clock: Live U.S. National Debt

Current federal debt, recent change, debt per person, and source methodology using official U.S. Treasury data.View full-screen live clockUpdated March 19, 2026 · Official U.S. Treasury dataWhat is the US Debt Clock?Compare presidentsExplore debt historyDownload datasetsRead the methodologyLIVEUS National DebtYour Share: $118,562↑ increasing by $17.19/dayAlgorithmically projected from latest Treasury dataLatest Treasury Updates(Treasury data is periodically updated)Dec 29$38.386T+$5.8BDec 26$38.381T+$27.7BDec 24$38.353T-$22.5BDec 23$38.375T-$3.1BDec 22$38.378T+$5.5BThe 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 calculatedThe 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.$118,562Every American's share$283,703Each taxpayer's share$5.0BToday's estimated debt increase$3.6BDaily interest cost on the debtExplore MoreFree daily briefing. No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.Did You Know?State & City DebtCalifornia's unfunded pension liabilities add another $95 billion on top of its $145 billion in state debt.Free Daily BriefingThe debt grows ~$83K every second — are you keeping up?Join thousands of readers who get the numbers that matter before markets open.

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