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    <schemaVersion>X0201</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4</documentType><periodOfReport>2004-01-20</periodOfReport>
    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000036104</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>US BANCORP \DE\</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>USB</issuerTradingSymbol></issuer><reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001189430</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>LEVIN JERRY W</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>AMERICAN HOUSEHOLD, INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>2381 EXECUTIVE CENTER DRIVE</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>BOCA RATON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>FL</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>33431</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
            <reportingOwnerRelationship>
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Units are payable in common stock when the reporting person retires in accordance with the Company's director retirement policy; only vested units are payable when board service ends under other circumstances.</footnote><footnote id="F3">The restricted stock units vest in four equal annual installments beginning on December 17, 2003.  Units are payable in common stock when the reporting person retires in accordance with the Company's director retirement policy; only vested units are payable when board service ends under other circumstances.</footnote><footnote id="F4">Includes restricted stock units acquired in January pursuant to a dividend reinvestment feature of the reporting person's restricted stock unit award.</footnote><footnote id="F5">Includes an adjustment to the number of restricted stock units in order to preserve the economic value of the plan participation in connection with the special dividend to effect the spin-off of the company's Piper Jaffray subsidiary on December 31, 2003, by multiplying the number of units in the account by .01475.</footnote><footnote id="F6">The option vests in four equal annual installments beginning on January 20, 2005.</footnote></footnotes><remarks/><ownerSignature><signatureName>Lee R. Mitau for Jerry W. Levin</signatureName><signatureDate>2004-01-22</signatureDate></ownerSignature></ownershipDocument>

