Cement Work Merit Badge History

Earned through 195248,036

Best year19312,784 earned

All-time popularity#174official, as of 2020#178by 2025 (estimate)

Earned by Year

First earned in 1928. Peak year 1931 with 2,784. Hover over or tap a year for its numbers.

1911No data available

1912No data available

1913No data available

1914No data available

1915No data available

1916No data available

1917No data available

1918No data available

1919No data available

1920No data available

1921No data available

1922No data available

1923No data available

1924No data available

1925No data available

1926No data available

1927No data available

19282,720 earned#45 of 88

19291,680 earned#49 of 89

19302,111 earned#46 of 92

19312,784 earned#46 of 96

19322,064 earned#52 of 98

19331,815 earned#59 of 101

19341,676 earned#57 of 101

19352,043 earned#57 of 101

19361,551 earned#56 of 101

19371,902 earned#56 of 102

19381,732 earned#57 of 105

19391,810 earned#60 of 106

19401,790 earned#60 of 106

19411,455 earned#63 of 106

19421,342 earned#62 of 110

19431,645 earned#62 of 112

19442,172 earned#60 of 111

19452,163 earned#62 of 111

19461,876 earned#61 of 111

19471,779 earned#59 of 111

19481,943 earned#58 of 111

19491,835 earned#60 of 111

19502,109 earned#62 of 111

19512,141 earned#65 of 111

19521,898 earned#76 of 120

Known count No data available

"—" means merit badges were earned that year but the exact number is not currently known. "#76 of 120" means the badge was number 76 of the 120 merit badges earned that year. The grand total comes from official reports and includes the years without a known count. 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.

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19282,720#45 of 88

19291,680#49 of 89

19302,111#46 of 92

19312,784#46 of 96

19322,064#52 of 98

19331,815#59 of 101

19341,676#57 of 101

19352,043#57 of 101

19361,551#56 of 101

19371,902#56 of 102

19381,732#57 of 105

19391,810#60 of 106

19401,790#60 of 106

19411,455#63 of 106

19421,342#62 of 110

19431,645#62 of 112

19442,172#60 of 111

19452,163#62 of 111

19461,876#61 of 111

19471,779#59 of 111

19481,943#58 of 111

19491,835#60 of 111

19502,109#62 of 111

19512,141#65 of 111

19521,898#76 of 120

Grand total through 1952:

This page keeps growing. More of this badge's history, including its patches and pamphlets, is being checked and will be added once it is confirmed.

Cement Work: workbook data

Printings (25)

Have	Year	Month	Cover	Back	Run	©	BSA #	HC	Notes
c	1920		1C						Craftsmanship-Cement-HB 20th Edition reference
	1921	not made
	1922	not made
c	1923		2						Craftsmanship-Cement 15c Radio
	1924	not made
c	1925		2						Craftsmanship-Cement 20c Radio
x	1925		3A-1 over 2	back-3					Craftsmanship-Cement 1925 printing
x	1925		3A-1	back-3			3376		Craftsmanship-Cement
x	1926		3A-1	back-3			3376		Craftsmanship-Cement
x	1927		3A-2	back-3			3376		Craftsmanship-Cement
x	1928		3B	back-3			3376
	1929	not made
x	1930	August	3B	back-3			3376
x	1931	August	3B	back-3			3376
	1932	not made
	1933	not made
c	1934	May	3B	back-3	1M		3376
c	1935	December	3B	back-3	1M	1935	3376
	1936	not made
c	1937	July	3B	back-3	1M	1935	3376	HCA
x	1938	December	3B	back-3	1M	1935	3376
	1939	not made
x	1940	June	3B	back-3	1M	1935	3376
	1941	December	3B	back-3	1M	1935	3376
x	1941	December	4	back-4	1M	1935	3376
	1942	not made
x	1943	March	4	back-4	1M		3376
	1944	April	5A	back-5a			3376
x	1945	January	5B	blank	1.5M		3376
x	1945	no code	5B	blank			3376		no printing information
x	1946	November	5B	blank	2M		3376
	1947	not made
x	1948	December	5B	blank	2M		3376
	1949	not made
c	1950	September	5B		1M		3376
x	1951	May	5B	back-6a	1M		3376	HCH

Earned and rank by year

Year	Earned	Rank	Of
1911
1912
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928	2,720	45	88
1929	1,680	49	89
1930	2,111	46	92
1931	2,784	46	96
1932	2,064	52	98
1933	1,815	59	101
1934	1,676	57	101
1935	2,043	57	101
1936	1,551	56	101
1937	1,902	56	102
1938	1,732	57	105
1939	1,810	60	106
1940	1,790	60	106
1941	1,455	63	106
1942	1,342	62	110
1943	1,645	62	112
1944	2,172	60	111
1945	2,163	62	111
1946	1,876	61	111
1947	1,779	59	111
1948	1,943	58	111
1949	1,835	60	111
1950	2,109	62	111
1951	2,141	65	111
1952	1,898	76	120