Citizenship in the Home Merit Badge History
Earned through 1972806,114
Best year196267,613 earned
All-time popularity#47official, as of 2020#47by 2025 (estimate)
Earned by Year
First earned in 1952. Peak year 1962 with 67,613. Hover over or tap a year for its numbers.
"#25 of 124" means the badge was number 25 of the 124 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.
19526,386#38 of 120
195326,094#8 of 105
195431,865#10 of 103
195535,343#10 of 100
195635,950#11 of 100
195736,883#11 of 100
195836,485#11 of 101
195938,499#12 of 101
196046,186#10 of 100
196166,408#7 of 101
196267,613#7 of 101
196367,047#7 of 102
196457,343#8 of 107
196543,864#15 of 109
196636,833#17 of 110
196734,381#19 of 112
196831,611#20 of 112
196931,470#20 of 113
197028,942#21 of 113
197127,975#20 of 113
197218,936#25 of 124
Grand total through 1972:
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