Dairying Merit Badge History

Earned through 198196,598

Best year19443,153 earned

All-time popularity#141official, as of 2020#149by 2025 (estimate)

Earned by Year

First earned in 1912. Peak year 1944 with 3,153. Hover over or tap a year for its numbers.

19110 earned

19121 earned#48 of 51

19139 earned#47 of 56

191421 earned#50 of 58

191515 earned#50 of 58

19168 earned#53 of 56

191738 earned#46 of 58

191829 earned#52 of 58

191994 earned#53 of 59

192079 earned#52 of 59

1921301 earned#44 of 61

1922397 earned#47 of 61

1923299 earned#49 of 63

1924343 earned#48 of 64

1925412 earned#47 of 64

1926553 earned#53 of 65

19271,577 earned#38 of 68

19282,936 earned#42 of 88

19291,093 earned#60 of 89

19301,222 earned#62 of 92

19311,968 earned#55 of 96

19321,349 earned#62 of 98

19331,330 earned#64 of 101

19341,265 earned#62 of 101

19351,761 earned#61 of 101

19361,097 earned#64 of 101

19372,106 earned#52 of 102

19381,472 earned#65 of 105

19391,478 earned#64 of 106

19401,558 earned#62 of 106

19411,474 earned#62 of 106

19421,176 earned#64 of 110

19431,731 earned#60 of 112

19443,153 earned#54 of 111

19452,240 earned#61 of 111

19462,044 earned#60 of 111

19471,636 earned#60 of 111

19481,586 earned#62 of 111

19491,746 earned#61 of 111

19502,141 earned#61 of 111

19512,166 earned#63 of 111

19522,082 earned#70 of 120

19532,001 earned#66 of 105

19542,272 earned#66 of 103

19552,180 earned#71 of 100

19562,268 earned#72 of 100

19572,239 earned#73 of 100

19582,263 earned#72 of 101

19591,991 earned#79 of 101

19602,316 earned#73 of 100

19612,180 earned#76 of 101

19621,929 earned#79 of 101

19631,861 earned#81 of 102

19641,703 earned#86 of 107

19651,562 earned#88 of 109

19661,430 earned#93 of 110

19671,501 earned#95 of 112

19681,370 earned#98 of 112

19691,616 earned#92 of 113

19701,527 earned#97 of 113

19711,341 earned#100 of 113

19722,089 earned#96 of 124

19732,236 earned#96 of 122

19743,070 earned#99 of 121

19753,102 earned#96 of 128

19761,370 earned#122 of 130

1977799 earned#122 of 130

1978332 earned#126 of 131

19797 earned#126 of 132

198032 earned#123 of 132

19818 earned#130 of 134

"#130 of 134" means the badge was number 130 of the 134 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.

19110none earned

19121#48 of 51

19139#47 of 56

191421#50 of 58

191515#50 of 58

19168#53 of 56

191738#46 of 58

191829#52 of 58

191994#53 of 59

192079#52 of 59

1921301#44 of 61

1922397#47 of 61

1923299#49 of 63

1924343#48 of 64

1925412#47 of 64

1926553#53 of 65

19271,577#38 of 68

19282,936#42 of 88

19291,093#60 of 89

19301,222#62 of 92

19311,968#55 of 96

19321,349#62 of 98

19331,330#64 of 101

19341,265#62 of 101

19351,761#61 of 101

19361,097#64 of 101

19372,106#52 of 102

19381,472#65 of 105

19391,478#64 of 106

19401,558#62 of 106

19411,474#62 of 106

19421,176#64 of 110

19431,731#60 of 112

19443,153#54 of 111

19452,240#61 of 111

19462,044#60 of 111

19471,636#60 of 111

19481,586#62 of 111

19491,746#61 of 111

19502,141#61 of 111

19512,166#63 of 111

19522,082#70 of 120

19532,001#66 of 105

19542,272#66 of 103

19552,180#71 of 100

19562,268#72 of 100

19572,239#73 of 100

19582,263#72 of 101

19591,991#79 of 101

19602,316#73 of 100

19612,180#76 of 101

19621,929#79 of 101

19631,861#81 of 102

19641,703#86 of 107

19651,562#88 of 109

19661,430#93 of 110

19671,501#95 of 112

19681,370#98 of 112

19691,616#92 of 113

19701,527#97 of 113

19711,341#100 of 113

19722,089#96 of 124

19732,236#96 of 122

19743,070#99 of 121

19753,102#96 of 128

19761,370#122 of 130

1977799#122 of 130

1978332#126 of 131

19797#126 of 132

198032#123 of 132

19818#130 of 134

Grand total through 1981:

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Dairying: workbook data

Printings (46)

Have	Year	Month	Cover	Back	Run	©	BSA #	HC	Notes
x	1920		2						15c Wireless
	1921	not made
	1922	not made
c	1923		2						15c Radio
x	1923		2						15c Radio
	1924	not made
c	1925		2						20c Radio
x	1925		3A over 2	back-3
x	1925		3A	back-3			3330
c	1926		3A	back-3			3330
x	1927		3A	back-3			3330
x	1927		3A	back-3			3330		with pasted 1929 Requirements
	1928	not made
	1929	not made
x	1930	April	3B	back-3			3330
x	1931	March	3B	back-3			3330
	1932	not made
c	1933	April	3B	back-3			3330
	1934	not made
	1935	not made
x	1936	February	3B	back-3	1M		3330
x	1937	November	3B	back-3	1M		3330
	1938	not made
x	1939	December	3B	back-3	1M		3330
	1940	not made
x	1941	December	3B	back-3	1.1M		3330
	1942	not made
x	1943	July	4	back-4	1M	1943	3330
x	1944	May	5A	back-5a	1M	1943	3330
x	1945	February	5B	blank	1M	1943	3330	HCD
x	1945	October	5B	blank	1M	1943	3330
x	1946	April	5B	blank	2M	1943	3330
	1947	not made
x	1948	October	5B	blank	1M		3330	HCE
	1949	not made
x	1950	May	5B	blank	1M	1950	3330
x	1951	March	5B	back-6a	1M	1950	3330	HCH
x	1951	September	5B	back-6a	1M	1950	3330
	1952	not made
x	1953	January	6	back-6b-1	1M	1950	3330
x	1953	July	6	back-6b-1	1M	1950	3330
x	1954	February	6	back-6b-2	2M	1950	3330	HCI
x	1955	February	6	back-6b-2	2M	1950	3330	HCJV1
x	1956	January	6	back-6b-2	3M	1950	3330
x	1957	April	6	back-6b-2	3M	1950	3330
x	1958	December	6	back-6b-2	25C	1950	3330
	1959	not made
x	1960	February	6	back-6c-2	2M	1950	3330
x	1960	September	6	back-6d	23C	1950	3330
	1961	not made
	1962	April	6		2M	1950	3330
x	1963	June	6	back-6g	2M	1950	3330	HCK
x	1964	May	6	back-6h	2M	1950	3330	HCP
x	1965	April	6	back-6h	2M	1950	3330	HCK
x	1966	July	6	back-6i	2M	1950	3330
x	1967	July	6	back-6i	2M		3330	HCL
x	1968	September	7A-1A	back-7	4M		3330	HCL
	1969	not made
x	1970	December	7A-1A	back-7	2M		3330	HCM
x	1971	September	7A-1B	back-7	2.5M		3330
	1972	not made
x	1973	March	8	back-8a	2M		3330
x	1974	January	8	back-8a	2.5M		3330
x	1974	September	8	back-8b	3M		3330	HCT

Earned and rank by year

Year	Earned	Rank	Of
1911	0
1912	1	48	51
1913	9	47	56
1914	21	50	58
1915	15	50	58
1916	8	53	56
1917	38	46	58
1918	29	52	58
1919	94	53	59
1920	79	52	59
1921	301	44	61
1922	397	47	61
1923	299	49	63
1924	343	48	64
1925	412	47	64
1926	553	53	65
1927	1,577	38	68
1928	2,936	42	88
1929	1,093	60	89
1930	1,222	62	92
1931	1,968	55	96
1932	1,349	62	98
1933	1,330	64	101
1934	1,265	62	101
1935	1,761	61	101
1936	1,097	64	101
1937	2,106	52	102
1938	1,472	65	105
1939	1,478	64	106
1940	1,558	62	106
1941	1,474	62	106
1942	1,176	64	110
1943	1,731	60	112
1944	3,153	54	111
1945	2,240	61	111
1946	2,044	60	111
1947	1,636	60	111
1948	1,586	62	111
1949	1,746	61	111
1950	2,141	61	111
1951	2,166	63	111
1952	2,082	70	120
1953	2,001	66	105
1954	2,272	66	103
1955	2,180	71	100
1956	2,268	72	100
1957	2,239	73	100
1958	2,263	72	101
1959	1,991	79	101
1960	2,316	73	100
1961	2,180	76	101
1962	1,929	79	101
1963	1,861	81	102
1964	1,703	86	107
1965	1,562	88	109
1966	1,430	93	110
1967	1,501	95	112
1968	1,370	98	112
1969	1,616	92	113
1970	1,527	97	113
1971	1,341	100	113
1972	2,089	96	124
1973	2,236	96	122
1974	3,070	99	121
1975	3,102	96	128
1976	1,370	122	130
1977	799	122	130
1978	332	126	131
1979	7	126	132
1980	32	123	132
1981	8	130	134