It took more than 200 years for the federal debt to reach $1 trillion and then only an additional 30 years to increase seven fold.

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The federal debt reached $1 trillion in 1981, approximately 204 years after the United States was founded in 1776. It then took only 30 years for the debt to increase from $1 trillion to approximately $28 trillion, as of 2021.

It Took More Than 200 Years for the Federal Debt