There is no agreed or fixed price that the US “will pay” for Greenland, and no purchase deal exists right now. Any numbers you see online are estimates, trial balloons, or discussion figures, not a signed offer or treaty.

What the latest reports say

  • Recent reporting suggests internal US discussions put a theoretical acquisition cost somewhere in the range of about 500–700 billion dollars if Washington ever tried to buy Greenland outright, but this is framed as an estimate, not a real bill that anyone has agreed to pay.
  • One analysis described this as the kind of figure needed to compensate Denmark, replace the financial support Copenhagen gives Greenland, and reflect the island’s strategic and mineral value.

Payments directly to Greenlanders

  • Separate reporting in January 2026 describes a different idea: direct lump‑sum payments to Greenland’s residents to encourage closer ties to the US or even eventual secession from Denmark.
  • Figures floated in those internal discussions reportedly range from 10,000 up to 100,000 dollars per person , which—given roughly 57,000 residents—could reach almost 6 billion dollars if the highest number were used.
  • Officials quoted in those stories stress that these are concepts under discussion , not an approved policy or agreed “price tag.”

Why there is still no actual “price”

  • Denmark and Greenland’s governments have repeatedly said Greenland is not for sale , and current agreements with the US focus on military access and cooperation, not transferring sovereignty.
  • Some in Washington are instead exploring ideas like a Compact of Free Association , where the US would provide financial aid and security guarantees without owning the territory, which would likely cost far less than a full 500–700 billion dollar purchase but is still only a theoretical framework at this stage.

Bottom line for “how much will US pay for Greenland?”

  • There is no official US payment set to buy Greenland.
  • Publicly discussed ballpark figures include:
    • 500–700 billion dollars as a speculative estimate for a full territorial purchase.
* Up to **6 billion dollars** in possible direct payments to Greenlanders (if 100,000 dollars per person were ever adopted), but even that remains hypothetical.

So, right now, “how much will US pay for Greenland?” is a theoretical and political question , not a concrete transaction with a real, agreed price.