SOURCE: Data from the Congressional Budget Office, The 2012 Long-Term Budget Outlook, June 2012. Compiled by PGPF.
NOTE: Data through 1939 are based on debt at end of the calendar year; data for 1940 and later are based on debt at end of the fiscal year. Debt held by the public refers to all federal debt held by individuals, corporations, state or local governments, and foreign entities.
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