Citrus Fruit Culture Merit Badge History

Earned through 19544,592

Best year1939434 earned

All-time popularity#219official, as of 2020#221by 2025 (estimate)

Earned by Year

First earned in 1931. Peak year 1939 with 434. Hover over or tap a year for its numbers.

193198 earned#95 of 96

193294 earned#96 of 98

193392 earned#100 of 101

1934159 earned#98 of 101

1935132 earned#100 of 101

1936141 earned#98 of 101

1937191 earned#99 of 102

1938313 earned#97 of 105

1939434 earned#95 of 106

1940266 earned#98 of 106

1941159 earned#104 of 106

1942143 earned#108 of 110

1943153 earned#108 of 112

1944228 earned#107 of 111

1945328 earned#105 of 111

1946181 earned#109 of 111

1947192 earned#107 of 111

1948248 earned#106 of 111

1949178 earned#109 of 111

1950151 earned#110 of 111

1951237 earned#110 of 111

1952164 earned#119 of 120

1953168 earned#103 of 105

1954142 earned#101 of 103

1955No data available

1956No data available

1957No data available

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Known count No data available

"—" means merit badges were earned that year but the exact number is not currently known. "#101 of 103" means the badge was number 101 of the 103 merit badges earned that year. National counts have not been published since 2020, but the rankings have. 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.

193198#95 of 96

193294#96 of 98

193392#100 of 101

1934159#98 of 101

1935132#100 of 101

1936141#98 of 101

1937191#99 of 102

1938313#97 of 105

1939434#95 of 106

1940266#98 of 106

1941159#104 of 106

1942143#108 of 110

1943153#108 of 112

1944228#107 of 111

1945328#105 of 111

1946181#109 of 111

1947192#107 of 111

1948248#106 of 111

1949178#109 of 111

1950151#110 of 111

1951237#110 of 111

1952164#119 of 120

1953168#103 of 105

1954142#101 of 103

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Grand total through 1954:

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.

Citrus Fruit Culture: workbook data

Printings (6)

Have	Year	Month	Cover	Back	Run	©	BSA #
x	1932	March	3B	back-3	2M		3366
	1933	not made
	1934	not made
	1935	not made
x	1936	October	3B	back-3	1M		3366
	1937	not made
	1938	not made
x	1939	June	3B	back-3	1M		3366
	1940	not made
	1941	not made
	1942	not made
x	1943	April	3B	back-3	1M		3366
	1944	not made
x	1945	January	3B	back-3	1M	1943	3366
x	1946	March	3B	back-3	1M	1943	3366
	1947	not made
	1948	not made
	1949	not made
	1950	not made
	1951	not made
	1952	not made

Earned and rank by year

Year	Earned	Rank	Of
1931	98	95	96
1932	94	96	98
1933	92	100	101
1934	159	98	101
1935	132	100	101
1936	141	98	101
1937	191	99	102
1938	313	97	105
1939	434	95	106
1940	266	98	106
1941	159	104	106
1942	143	108	110
1943	153	108	112
1944	228	107	111
1945	328	105	111
1946	181	109	111
1947	192	107	111
1948	248	106	111
1949	178	109	111
1950	151	110	111
1951	237	110	111
1952	164	119	120
1953	168	103	105
1954	142	101	103
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