October 1, 2026

Budget, Personal Loans

Federal Debt Grew $2.46 Trillion in Fiscal 2026 to End at $40.1 Trillion

The neoclassical stone columns of the United States Treasury Department building in Washington D.C. photographed at dawn in warm low-angle autumn sunlight, with bare tree branches framing the left edge and an overcast sky breaking into light above the roofline.

The federal debt grew $2.46 trillion in fiscal 2026 and closed at $40.097 trillion, the first fiscal year to end above $40 trillion. Here is what it costs.

Shelly Warding
October 1, 2026