@mark s posted:Much of our debt is held by China, the UK, and Japan, as opposed to the WWII era, when almost all debt was held by US citizens.
The public holds over $21 trillion, or almost 78%, of the national debt.
Foreign governments hold about a third of the public debt, while the rest is owned by U.S. banks and investors, the Federal Reserve, state and local governments, mutual funds, and pensions funds, insurance companies, and savings bonds.
John