Civics Merit Badge History

Earned through 1947376,338

Best year193819,946 earned

All-time popularity#79official, as of 2020#82by 2025 (estimate)

Earned by Year

First earned in 1911. Peak year 1938 with 19,946. Hover over or tap a year for its numbers.

19113 earned#7 of 22

191250 earned#12 of 51

1913179 earned#7 of 56

1914307 earned#11 of 58

1915350 earned#15 of 58

1916390 earned#17 of 56

1917735 earned#17 of 58

1918769 earned#17 of 58

19191,659 earned#18 of 59

19201,771 earned#17 of 59

19213,185 earned#16 of 61

19223,800 earned#17 of 61

19234,163 earned#17 of 63

19244,344 earned#16 of 64

19255,774 earned#16 of 64

19268,467 earned#14 of 65

192710,799 earned#13 of 68

192814,174 earned#12 of 88

192914,840 earned#12 of 89

193014,715 earned#13 of 92

193117,143 earned#13 of 96

193217,656 earned#11 of 98

193318,610 earned#11 of 101

193415,692 earned#11 of 101

193518,373 earned#11 of 101

193615,778 earned#11 of 101

193716,841 earned#10 of 102

193819,946 earned#11 of 105

193919,694 earned#13 of 106

194018,187 earned#15 of 106

194115,298 earned#15 of 106

194213,483 earned#16 of 110

194314,575 earned#16 of 112

194417,730 earned#17 of 111

194517,511 earned#18 of 111

194615,759 earned#16 of 111

194713,588 earned#16 of 111

"#16 of 111" means the badge was number 16 of the 111 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.

19113#7 of 22

191250#12 of 51

1913179#7 of 56

1914307#11 of 58

1915350#15 of 58

1916390#17 of 56

1917735#17 of 58

1918769#17 of 58

19191,659#18 of 59

19201,771#17 of 59

19213,185#16 of 61

19223,800#17 of 61

19234,163#17 of 63

19244,344#16 of 64

19255,774#16 of 64

19268,467#14 of 65

192710,799#13 of 68

192814,174#12 of 88

192914,840#12 of 89

193014,715#13 of 92

193117,143#13 of 96

193217,656#11 of 98

193318,610#11 of 101

193415,692#11 of 101

193518,373#11 of 101

193615,778#11 of 101

193716,841#10 of 102

193819,946#11 of 105

193919,694#13 of 106

194018,187#15 of 106

194115,298#15 of 106

194213,483#16 of 110

194314,575#16 of 112

194417,730#17 of 111

194517,511#18 of 111

194615,759#16 of 111

194713,588#16 of 111

Grand total through 1947:

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Civics: workbook data

Printings (41)

Have	Year	Month	Cover	Back	Run	BSA #	HC	Notes
c	1920		1C					HB 20th Edition reference
	1920		2					15c Wireless
x	1920		2					20c Wireless
	1921	not made
c	1922		2					15c Wireless
	1923	not made
c	1924		2					20c Radio
	1925		2					20c Radio
x	1925		3A	back-3		3290
x	1925		3A	back-3		3290		with 1927 pasted Requirements
x	1926		3A	back-3		3290
x	1926		3A	back-3		3290		with 1928 pasted Requirements
	1927	not made
x	1928		3B	back-3		3290
x	1929		3B	back-3		3290
x	1929	November	3B	back-3		3290
x	1930	January	3B	back-3		3290
x	1930	May	3B	back-3		3290
x	1930	December	3B	back-3		3290
x	1931	April	3B	back-3		3290
x	1931	November	3B	back-3		3290
x	1932	August	3B	back-3	2M	3290
x	1933	June	3B	back-3	2M	3290
c	1934	June	3B	back-3	1M	3290
c	1934	October	3B	back-3	2M	3290
x	1935	March	3B	back-3	2M	3290
x	1935	November	3B	back-3	3M	3290
	1936	not made
x	1937	January	3C	back-3	3M	3290
x	1938	January	3C	back-3	3M	3290
c	1938	August	3C	back-3	3M	3290
c	1938	August	3D	back-3	3M	3290
x	1938	August	3D	back-3	3M	3290		with Feb 1939 pasted in
x	1938	February	3C	back-3	3M	3290		with Feb 1939 pasted in
	1939	February	3	back-3	3M	3290
x	1939	February	4	back-4	4M	3290
x	1939	April	3D	back-3	4M	3290
	1939	April	4	back-4	4M	3290
x	1940	April	4	back-4	10M	3290
	1941	not made
x	1942	March	4	back-4	5M	3290
x	1943	July	4	back-4	5M	3290	HCA
x	1944	May	5A	back-5a	6M	3290
x	1945	February	5B	blank	10M	3290
x	1945	November	5B	blank	5M	3290
x	1946	April	5B	blank	8M	3290
	1947	not made

Earned and rank by year

Year	Earned	Rank	Of
1911	3	7	22
1912	50	12	51
1913	179	7	56
1914	307	11	58
1915	350	15	58
1916	390	17	56
1917	735	17	58
1918	769	17	58
1919	1,659	18	59
1920	1,771	17	59
1921	3,185	16	61
1922	3,800	17	61
1923	4,163	17	63
1924	4,344	16	64
1925	5,774	16	64
1926	8,467	14	65
1927	10,799	13	68
1928	14,174	12	88
1929	14,840	12	89
1930	14,715	13	92
1931	17,143	13	96
1932	17,656	11	98
1933	18,610	11	101
1934	15,692	11	101
1935	18,373	11	101
1936	15,778	11	101
1937	16,841	10	102
1938	19,946	11	105
1939	19,694	13	106
1940	18,187	15	106
1941	15,298	15	106
1942	13,483	16	110
1943	14,575	16	112
1944	17,730	17	111
1945	17,511	18	111
1946	15,759	16	111
1947	13,588	16	111