Per Capita U.S. Debt

In 1831, the National Debt Burden per Capita, or rather the ratio of the United States' national debt per capita and GDP, multiplied by 1 billion), dropped below a value of 3 for the first time in its history [1]. In 2011, the U.S.' National Debt Burden per Capita has risen above that level. Let's look at what happened to the U.S.' National Debt Burden per Capita in between, shall we?