Animal Industry Merit Badge History

Earned through 1983370,202

Best year197416,194 earned

All-time popularity#80official, as of 2020#83by 2025 (estimate)

Earned by Year

First earned in 1928. Peak year 1974 with 16,194. Hover over or tap a year for its numbers.

1928873 earned#66 of 88

19293,928 earned#32 of 89

19305,427 earned#30 of 92

19316,818 earned#28 of 96

19326,639 earned#28 of 98

19337,465 earned#27 of 101

19347,005 earned#25 of 101

19357,511 earned#27 of 101

19366,320 earned#27 of 101

19377,011 earned#26 of 102

19388,297 earned#26 of 105

19399,086 earned#26 of 106

19408,737 earned#26 of 106

19417,739 earned#26 of 106

19425,952 earned#26 of 110

19437,827 earned#25 of 112

19449,883 earned#25 of 111

19459,477 earned#25 of 111

19466,977 earned#26 of 111

19475,986 earned#27 of 111

19485,184 earned#27 of 111

19495,402 earned#31 of 111

19506,054 earned#32 of 111

19516,299 earned#34 of 111

19526,284 earned#39 of 120

19535,855 earned#36 of 105

19546,676 earned#39 of 103

19557,091 earned#39 of 100

19567,434 earned#40 of 100

19576,870 earned#40 of 100

19586,450 earned#43 of 101

19596,894 earned#43 of 101

19608,936 earned#41 of 100

19618,683 earned#44 of 101

19629,274 earned#42 of 101

19638,993 earned#43 of 102

19648,928 earned#43 of 107

19657,565 earned#44 of 109

19666,799 earned#50 of 110

19677,177 earned#51 of 112

19687,115 earned#54 of 112

19697,349 earned#53 of 113

19707,473 earned#53 of 113

19717,130 earned#53 of 113

19726,945 earned#60 of 124

19739,588 earned#51 of 122

197416,194 earned#46 of 121

197515,708 earned#46 of 128

19766,453 earned#72 of 130

19773,054 earned#90 of 130

19781,311 earned#113 of 131

197931 earned#123 of 132

198015 earned#128 of 132

198130 earned#125 of 134

19820 earned

19830 earned

"#125 of 134" means the badge was number 125 of the 134 merit badges earned that year. The 2025 all-time place is an estimate, because the counts for 2021 to 2025 are worked out from each year's official ranking and the total number of merit badges earned that year.

1928873#66 of 88

19293,928#32 of 89

19305,427#30 of 92

19316,818#28 of 96

19326,639#28 of 98

19337,465#27 of 101

19347,005#25 of 101

19357,511#27 of 101

19366,320#27 of 101

19377,011#26 of 102

19388,297#26 of 105

19399,086#26 of 106

19408,737#26 of 106

19417,739#26 of 106

19425,952#26 of 110

19437,827#25 of 112

19449,883#25 of 111

19459,477#25 of 111

19466,977#26 of 111

19475,986#27 of 111

19485,184#27 of 111

19495,402#31 of 111

19506,054#32 of 111

19516,299#34 of 111

19526,284#39 of 120

19535,855#36 of 105

19546,676#39 of 103

19557,091#39 of 100

19567,434#40 of 100

19576,870#40 of 100

19586,450#43 of 101

19596,894#43 of 101

19608,936#41 of 100

19618,683#44 of 101

19629,274#42 of 101

19638,993#43 of 102

19648,928#43 of 107

19657,565#44 of 109

19666,799#50 of 110

19677,177#51 of 112

19687,115#54 of 112

19697,349#53 of 113

19707,473#53 of 113

19717,130#53 of 113

19726,945#60 of 124

19739,588#51 of 122

197416,194#46 of 121

197515,708#46 of 128

19766,453#72 of 130

19773,054#90 of 130

19781,311#113 of 131

197931#123 of 132

198015#128 of 132

198130#125 of 134

19820none earned

19830none earned

Grand total through 1983:

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Animal Industry: workbook data

Printings (47)

Have	Year	Month	Cover	Back	Run	©	BSA #	HC	Notes
x	1928	November	3B	back-3			3301		11-1-28
x	1929		3B	back-3			3301
x	1930	March	3B	back-3			3301
x	1930	October	3B	back-3			3301
	1931	not made
x	1932	January	3B	back-3	1M		3301
x	1933	April	3B	back-3	1M		3301
x	1934	March	3B	back-3	1M		3301
c	1935	March	3B	back-3	1M		3301
x	1935	August	3B	back-3	1M		3301
x	1936	July	3B	back-3	2M		3301
	1937	not made
x	1938	March	3B	back-3	1M		3301
x	1939	January	3B	back-3	1M		3301
x	1939	April	3B	back-3	3M		3301
	1940	not made
x	1941	August	4	back-4	2M		3301
x	1942	September	4	back-4	2M		3301
	1943	not made
x	1944	March	4	back-4	4M	1944	3301
x	1944	March	5A	back-5a	4M	1944	3301
x	1945	January	5B	blank	3.5M	1944	3301
x	1945	November	5B	blank	2M	1944	3301
x	1946	June	5B	blank	4M	1944	3301
	1947	not made
x	1948	August	5B	blank	3M	1944	3301
	1949	not made
x	1950	March	5B	blank	2M	1944	3301
x	1951	March	5B	blank	2M	1944	3301
x	1951	August	5B	back-6a	3M	1944	3301
x	1952	October	6	back-6b-1	3M	1944	3301	HCI
x	1953	October	6	back-6b-1	3M	1944	3301
x	1954	October	6	back-6b-2	3M	1944	3301
x	1955	February	6	back-6b-2	5M	1944	3301
x	1956	January	6	back-6b-2	3M	1944	3301
x	1956	November	6	back-6b-2	5M	1944	3301	HCJV1
x	1957	July	6	back-6b-2	6M	1944	3301	HCJV1
x	1958	December	6	back-6c-2	5M	1944	3301	HCJV1
x	1959	November	6	back-6c-2	5M	1944	3301
x	1960	October	6	back-6d	5M	1944	3301	HCJV2
x	1961	July	6	back-6e	5M	1944	3301
x	1962	August	6	back-6f	5M	1944	3301	HCJV2
x	1963	July	6	back-6g	5M	1944	3301	HCK
x	1964	March	6	back-6g	6M	1944	3301	HCK, HCL, HCP
	1965	not made
x	1966	July	6	back-6i	5M	1944	3301	HCL
x	1967	June	6	back-6i	5M		3301
x	1968	November	7A-1	back-7	5M		3301
x	1968	November	7A-2	back-7	5M		3301
	1969	not made
x	1970	November	7A-2	back-7	5M		3301
	1971	not made
x	1972	April	7A-2	back-7	4.5M		3301
x	1973	April	8	back-8a	4M		3301
x	1973	November	8	back-8a	5M		3301
x	1974	June	8	back-8b	6M		3301	HCT

Earned and rank by year

Year	Earned	Rank	Of
1928	873	66	88
1929	3,928	32	89
1930	5,427	30	92
1931	6,818	28	96
1932	6,639	28	98
1933	7,465	27	101
1934	7,005	25	101
1935	7,511	27	101
1936	6,320	27	101
1937	7,011	26	102
1938	8,297	26	105
1939	9,086	26	106
1940	8,737	26	106
1941	7,739	26	106
1942	5,952	26	110
1943	7,827	25	112
1944	9,883	25	111
1945	9,477	25	111
1946	6,977	26	111
1947	5,986	27	111
1948	5,184	27	111
1949	5,402	31	111
1950	6,054	32	111
1951	6,299	34	111
1952	6,284	39	120
1953	5,855	36	105
1954	6,676	39	103
1955	7,091	39	100
1956	7,434	40	100
1957	6,870	40	100
1958	6,450	43	101
1959	6,894	43	101
1960	8,936	41	100
1961	8,683	44	101
1962	9,274	42	101
1963	8,993	43	102
1964	8,928	43	107
1965	7,565	44	109
1966	6,799	50	110
1967	7,177	51	112
1968	7,115	54	112
1969	7,349	53	113
1970	7,473	53	113
1971	7,130	53	113
1972	6,945	60	124
1973	9,588	51	122
1974	16,194	46	121
1975	15,708	46	128
1976	6,453	72	130
1977	3,054	90	130
1978	1,311	113	131
1979	31	123	132
1980	15	128	132
1981	30	125	134
1982	0
1983	0