Title: US Debt by President: By Dollar and Percentage
Headings: US Debt by President by Dollar and Percentage
US Debt by President by Dollar and Percentage
Who increased the U.S. debt the most? Depends on how you measure it
Debt Calculation Drawbacks
The Best Way to Measure Debt by President
The Top Five Debt Contributors by Percentage
U.S. Debt Increase by President for Every Fiscal Year Since 1914
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Content: A president's budget reveals their administration's priorities. The deficit by president reveals how much deficit was in each year's budget. Though they sound similar, a deficit and debt are two different things. A deficit is a budget shortfall, whereas debt is the running total of deficits and surpluses. The Top Five Debt Contributors by Percentage
Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1945): President Roosevelt had the largest percentage increase to the debt. Although he only added $236 billion, this was a nearly 1,050% increase from the $22.5 billion debt level left by President Herbert Hoover. The Great Depression and the New Deal contributed to FDR's yearly deficits, but the biggest cost was World War II: It added $186.3 billion to the debt between 1942 and 1945. 4 ﻿
Woodrow Wilson (1913-1921):