Federal budget & debt · FYGFDPUN
Federal debt held by the public
As of Q2 2026, the federal debt held by the public stood at $31.71T, a change of +0.8% from the quarter before.
Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Fiscal Service via FRED®. Quarterly data, not seasonally adjusted. Latest observation Q2 2026; snapshot taken Oct 27, 2026, 2:15 AM EDT.
Latest (Q2 2026)
$31.71T
Change from Q1 2026
+0.8%
A year earlier
$28.98T
12-month change
+9.4%
$31.71T Q2 2026 · Millions of dollars
Millions of dollars. Data from Q1 1970 to Q2 2026 (226 observations).
What it measures
Debt held by the public is federal debt owned by investors outside the federal government, including the Federal Reserve and foreign buyers. It leaves out debt the government owes to its own trust funds, such as Social Security.
- Official title
- Federal Debt Held by the Public
- Units
- Millions of dollars
- Frequency and adjustment
- Quarterly, not seasonally adjusted
- Original source
- U.S. Department of the Treasury, Fiscal Service
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| Date | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $31.71T | +0.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $31.45T | +1.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $30.87T | +1.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $30.30T | +4.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $28.98T | +0.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $28.93T | +0.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $28.86T | +1.9% |
| Q3 2024 | $28.33T | +2.5% |
| Q2 2024 | $27.63T | +0.4% |
| Q1 2024 | $27.53T | +2.1% |
| Q4 2023 | $26.96T | +2.3% |
| Q3 2023 | $26.35T | +3.4% |
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Sources
- U.S. Department of the Treasury, Fiscal Service, Federal Debt Held by the Public [FYGFDPUN], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FYGFDPUN, Oct 27, 2026.
- View FYGFDPUN on FRED® · U.S. Department of the Treasury, Fiscal Service
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