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C4 · FISCAL SCALE

Federal debt held by the public

$31.61T
CONTEXT ROBUST DRS 95 daily as of 2026-06-04

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

The full history

1997 high $31.61T · low $3.44T · now $31.61T · 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?