Craftsmanship Merit Badge History

Earned through 192795,871

Best year192736,664 earned

All-time popularity#142official, as of 2020#151by 2025 (estimate)

Earned by Year

First earned in 1911. Peak year 1927 with 36,664. Hover over or tap a year for its numbers.

19111 earned#16 of 22

191275 earned#5 of 51

1913278 earned#4 of 56

1914474 earned#5 of 58

1915596 earned#6 of 58

1916686 earned#6 of 56

19171,236 earned#6 of 58

19181,358 earned#6 of 58

19192,358 earned#10 of 59

19202,540 earned#8 of 59

19214,395 earned#8 of 61

19225,845 earned#6 of 61

19236,054 earned#7 of 63

19246,399 earned#7 of 64

19258,988 earned#8 of 64

192617,924 earned#2 of 65

192736,664 earned#1 of 68

"#1 of 68" means the badge was number 1 of the 68 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.

19111#16 of 22

191275#5 of 51

1913278#4 of 56

1914474#5 of 58

1915596#6 of 58

1916686#6 of 56

19171,236#6 of 58

19181,358#6 of 58

19192,358#10 of 59

19202,540#8 of 59

19214,395#8 of 61

19225,845#6 of 61

19236,054#7 of 63

19246,399#7 of 64

19258,988#8 of 64

192617,924#2 of 65

192736,664#1 of 68

Grand total through 1927:

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Craftsmanship: workbook data

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Have	Year	Month	Cover	Back	Run	©	BSA #	UPC	SKU	SA #	HC	Notes

Earned and rank by year

Year	Earned	Rank	Of
1911	1	16	22
1912	75	5	51
1913	278	4	56
1914	474	5	58
1915	596	6	58
1916	686	6	56
1917	1,236	6	58
1918	1,358	6	58
1919	2,358	10	59
1920	2,540	8	59
1921	4,395	8	61
1922	5,845	6	61
1923	6,054	7	63
1924	6,399	7	64
1925	8,988	8	64
1926	17,924	2	65
1927	36,664	1	68