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U.S. National Debt

The first fiscal year for the U.S. Government started Jan. 1, 1789.
Congress changed the beginning of the fiscal year from Jan. 1 to Jul. 1 in 1842, and finally from Jul. 1 to Oct. 1 in 1977 where it remains today.
R - Controlled by Republican
D - Controlled by Democrat
* - Rounded to Millions

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DATE	PRESIDENT	HOUSE	SENATE	TOTAL PUBLIC DEBT OUTSTANDING
PRESENT	D	R	D
09/30/2010	D	D	D	13,561,623,030,891.70
09/30/2009	D	D	D	11,909,829,003,511.70
09/30/2008	R	D	D	10,024,724,896,912.40
09/30/2007	R	D	D	9,007,653,372,262.48
09/30/2006	R	R	R	8,506,973,899,215.23
09/30/2005	R	R	R	7,932,709,661,723.50
09/30/2004	R	R	R	7,379,052,696,330.32
09/30/2003	R	R	R	6,783,231,062,743.62
09/30/2002	R	R	R	6,228,235,965,597.16
09/30/2001	R	R	D	5,807,463,412,200.06
09/30/2000	D	R	R	5,674,178,209,886.86
09/30/1999	D	R	R	5,656,270,901,615.43
09/30/1998	D	R	R	5,526,193,008,897.62
09/30/1997	D	R	R	5,413,146,011,397.34
09/30/1996	D	R	R	5,224,810,939,135.73
09/29/1995	D	R	R	4,973,982,900,709.39
09/30/1994	D	D	D	4,692,749,910,013.32
09/30/1993	D	D	D	4,411,488,883,139.38
09/30/1992	R	D	D	4,064,620,655,521.66
09/30/1991	R	D	D	3,665,303,351,697.03
09/28/1990	R	D	D	3,233,313,451,777.25
09/29/1989	R	D	D	2,857,430,960,187.32
09/30/1988	R	D	D	2,602,337,712,041.16
09/30/1987	R	D	D	2,350,276,890,953.00
09/30/1986	R	D	R	2,125,302,616,658.42
09/30/1985	R	D	R	* 1,823,103,000,000.00
09/30/1984	R	D	R	* 1,572,266,000,000.00
09/30/1983	R	D	R	* 1,377,210,000,000.00
09/30/1982	R	D	R	* 1,142,034,000,000.00
09/30/1981	R	D	R	* 997,855,000,000.00
09/30/1980	D	D	D	* 907,701,000,000.00
09/30/1979	D	D	D	* 826,519,000,000.00
09/30/1978	D	D	D	* 771,544,000,000.00
09/30/1977	D	D	D	* 698,840,000,000.00
06/30/1976	R	D	D	* 620,433,000,000.00
06/30/1975	R	D	D	* 533,189,000,000.00
06/30/1974	R	D	D	475,059,815,731.55
06/30/1973	R	D	D	458,141,605,312.09
06/30/1972	R	D	D	427,260,460,940.50
06/30/1971	R	D	D	398,129,744,455.54
06/30/1970	R	D	D	370,918,706,949.93
06/30/1969	R	D	D	353,720,253,841.41
06/30/1968	D	D	D	347,578,406,425.88
06/30/1967	D	D	D	326,220,937,794.54
06/30/1966	D	D	D	319,907,087,795.48
06/30/1965	D	D	D	317,273,898,983.64
06/30/1964	D	D	D	311,712,899,257.30
06/30/1963	D	D	D	305,859,632,996.41
06/30/1962	D	D	D	298,200,822,720.87
06/30/1961	D	D	D	288,970,938,610.05
06/30/1960	R	D	D	286,330,760,848.37
06/30/1959	R	D	D	284,705,907,078.22
06/30/1958	R	D	D	276,343,217,745.81
06/30/1957	R	D	D	270,527,171,896.43
06/30/1956	R	D	D	272,750,813,649.32
06/30/1955	R	D	D	274,374,222,802.62
06/30/1954	R	R	R	271,259,599,108.46
06/30/1953	R	R	R	266,071,061,638.57
06/30/1952	D	D	D	259,105,178,785.43
06/29/1951	D	D	D	255,221,976,814.93
06/30/1950	D	D	D	257,357,352,351.04
06/30/1949	D	D	D	252,770,359,860.33
06/30/1948	D	D	D	252,292,246,512.99
06/30/1947	D	R	R	258,286,383,108.67
06/28/1946	D	R	R	269,422,099,173.26
06/30/1945	D	D	D	258,682,187,409.93
06/30/1944	D	D	D	201,003,387,221.13
06/30/1943	D	R	D	136,696,090,329.90
06/30/1942	D	R	D	72,422,445,116.22
06/30/1941	D	D	D	48,961,443,535.71
06/29/1940	D	D	D	42,967,531,037.68
06/30/1939	D	D	D	40,439,532,411.11
06/30/1938	D	D	D	37,164,740,315.45
06/30/1937	-	-	-	36,424,613,732.29
06/30/1936	-	-	-	33,778,543,493.73
06/29/1935	-	-	-	28,700,892,624.53
06/30/1934	-	-	-	27,053,141,414.48
06/30/1933	-	-	-	22,538,672,560.15
06/30/1932	-	-	-	19,487,002,444.13
06/30/1931	-	-	-	16,801,281,491.71
06/30/1930	-	-	-	16,185,309,831.43
06/29/1929	-	-	-	16,931,088,484.10
06/30/1928	-	-	-	17,604,293,201.43
06/30/1927	-	-	-	18,511,906,931.85
06/30/1926	-	-	-	19,643,216,315.19
06/30/1925	-	-	-	20,516,193,887.90
06/30/1924	-	-	-	21,250,812,989.49
06/30/1923	-	-	-	22,349,707,365.36
06/30/1922	-	-	-	22,963,381,708.31
06/30/1921	-	-	-	23,977,450,552.54
07/01/1920	-	-	-	25,952,456,406.16
07/01/1919	-	-	-	27,390,970,113.12
07/01/1918	-	-	-	14,592,161,414.00
07/01/1917	-	-	-	5,717,770,279.52
07/01/1916	-	-	-	3,609,244,262.16
07/01/1915	-	-	-	3,058,136,873.16
07/01/1914	-	-	-	2,912,499,269.16
07/01/1913	-	-	-	2,916,204,913.66
07/01/1912	-	-	-	2,868,373,874.16
07/01/1911	-	-	-	2,765,600,606.69
07/01/1910	-	-	-	2,652,665,838.04
07/01/1909	-	-	-	2,639,546,241.04
07/01/1908	-	-	-	2,626,806,271.54
07/01/1907	-	-	-	2,457,188,061.54
07/01/1906	-	-	-	2,337,161,839.04
07/01/1905	-	-	-	2,274,615,063.84
07/01/1904	-	-	-	2,264,003,585.14
07/01/1903	-	-	-	2,202,464,781.89
07/01/1902	-	-	-	2,158,610,445.89
07/01/1901	-	-	-	2,143,326,933.89
07/01/1900	-	-	-	2,136,961,091.67
07/01/1899	-	-	-	1,991,927,306.92
07/01/1898	-	-	-	1,796,531,995.90
07/01/1897	-	-	-	1,817,672,665.90
07/01/1896	-	-	-	1,769,840,323.40
07/01/1895	-	-	-	1,676,120,983.25
07/01/1894	-	-	-	1,632,253,636.68
07/01/1893	-	-	-	1,545,985,686.13
07/01/1892	-	-	-	1,588,464,144.63
07/01/1891	-	-	-	1,545,996,591.61
07/01/1890	-	-	-	1,552,140,204.73
07/01/1889	-	-	-	1,619,052,922.23
07/01/1888	-	-	-	1,692,858,984.58
07/01/1887	-	-	-	1,657,602,592.63
07/01/1886	-	-	-	1,775,063,013.78
07/01/1885	-	-	-	1,863,964,873.14
07/01/1884	-	-	-	1,830,528,923.57
07/01/1883	-	-	-	1,884,171,728.07
07/01/1882	-	-	-	1,918,312,994.03
07/01/1881	-	-	-	2,069,013,569.58
07/01/1880	-	-	-	2,120,415,370.63
07/01/1879	-	-	-	2,349,567,482.04
07/01/1878	-	-	-	2,256,205,892.53
07/01/1877	-	-	-	2,205,301,392.10
07/01/1876	-	-	-	2,180,395,067.15
07/01/1875	-	-	-	2,232,284,531.95
07/01/1874	-	-	-	2,251,690,468.43
07/01/1873	-	-	-	2,234,482,993.20
07/01/1872	-	-	-	2,253,251,328.78
07/01/1871	-	-	-	2,353,211,332.32
07/01/1870	-	-	-	2,480,672,427.81
07/01/1869	-	-	-	2,588,452,213.94
07/01/1868	-	-	-	2,611,687,851.19
07/01/1867	-	-	-	2,678,126,103.87
07/01/1866	-	-	-	2,773,236,173.69
07/01/1865	-	-	-	2,680,647,869.74
07/01/1864	-	-	-	1,815,784,370.57
07/01/1863	-	-	-	1,119,772,138.63
07/01/1862	-	-	-	524,176,412.13
07/01/1861	-	-	-	90,580,873.72
07/01/1860	-	-	-	64,842,287.88
07/01/1859	-	-	-	58,496,837.88
07/01/1858	-	-	-	44,911,881.03
07/01/1857	-	-	-	28,699,831.85
07/01/1856	-	-	-	31,972,537.90
07/01/1855	-	-	-	35,586,956.56
07/01/1854	-	-	-	42,242,222.42
07/01/1853	-	-	-	59,803,117.70
07/01/1852	-	-	-	66,199,341.71
07/01/1851	-	-	-	68,304,796.02
07/01/1850	-	-	-	63,452,773.55
07/01/1849	-	-	-	63,061,858.69
07/01/1848	-	-	-	47,044,862.23
07/01/1847	-	-	-	38,826,534.77
07/01/1846	-	-	-	15,550,202.97
07/01/1845	-	-	-	15,925,303.01
07/01/1844	-	-	-	23,461,652.50
07/01/1843	-	-	-	32,742,922.00
01/01/1843	-	-	-	20,201,226.27
01/01/1842	-	-	-	13,594,480.73
01/01/1841	-	-	-	5,250,875.54
01/01/1840	-	-	-	3,573,343.82
01/01/1839	-	-	-	10,434,221.14
01/01/1838	-	-	-	3,308,124.07
01/01/1837	-	-	-	336,957.83
01/01/1836	-	-	-	37,513.05
01/01/1835	-	-	-	33,733.05
01/01/1834	-	-	-	4,760,082.08
01/01/1833	-	-	-	7,001,698.83
01/01/1832	-	-	-	24,322,235.18
01/01/1831	-	-	-	39,123,191.68
01/01/1830	-	-	-	48,565,406.50
01/01/1829	-	-	-	58,421,413.67
01/01/1828	-	-	-	67,475,043.87
01/01/1827	-	-	-	73,987,357.20
01/01/1826	-	-	-	81,054,059.99
01/01/1825	-	-	-	83,788,432.71
01/01/1824	-	-	-	90,269,777.77
01/01/1823	-	-	-	90,875,877.28
01/01/1822	-	-	-	93,546,676.98
01/01/1821	-	-	-	89,987,427.66
01/01/1820	-	-	-	91,015,566.15
01/01/1819	-	-	-	95,529,648.28
01/01/1818	-	-	-	103,466,633.83
01/01/1817	-	-	-	123,491,965.16
01/01/1816	-	-	-	127,334,933.74
01/01/1815	-	-	-	99,833,660.15
01/01/1814	-	-	-	81,487,846.24
01/01/1813	-	-	-	55,962,827.57
01/01/1812	-	-	-	45,209,737.90
01/01/1811	-	-	-	48,005,587.76
01/01/1810	-	-	-	53,173,217.52
01/01/1809	-	-	-	57,023,192.09
01/01/1808	-	-	-	65,196,317.97
01/01/1807	-	-	-	69,218,398.64
01/01/1806	-	-	-	75,723,270.66
01/01/1805	-	-	-	82,312,150.50
01/01/1804	-	-	-	86,427,120.88
01/01/1803	-	-	-	77,054,686.40
01/01/1802	-	-	-	80,712,632.25
01/01/1801	-	-	-	83,038,050.80
01/01/1800	-	-	-	82,976,294.35
01/01/1799	-	-	-	78,408,669.77
01/01/1798	-	-	-	79,228,529.12
01/01/1797	-	-	-	82,064,479.33
01/01/1796	-	-	-	83,762,172.07
01/01/1795	-	-	-	80,747,587.39
01/01/1794	-	-	-	78,427,404.77
01/01/1793	-	-	-	80,358,634.04
01/01/1792	-	-	-	77,227,924.66
01/01/1791	-	-	-	75,463,476.52