Farm Layout and Building Arrangement Merit Badge History

Earned through 195988,892

Best year19454,118 earned

All-time popularity#147official, as of 2020#155by 2025 (estimate)

Earned by Year

First earned in 1928. Peak year 1945 with 4,118. Hover over or tap a year for its numbers.

1928133 earned#81 of 88

1929946 earned#65 of 89

19301,782 earned#51 of 92

19312,444 earned#49 of 96

19322,360 earned#48 of 98

19332,599 earned#47 of 101

19342,217 earned#51 of 101

19353,544 earned#42 of 101

19362,066 earned#50 of 101

19373,692 earned#32 of 102

19382,949 earned#48 of 105

19393,394 earned#49 of 106

19403,285 earned#47 of 106

19412,843 earned#47 of 106

19422,363 earned#49 of 110

19433,211 earned#46 of 112

19444,090 earned#47 of 111

19454,118 earned#45 of 111

19463,177 earned#45 of 111

19472,668 earned#50 of 111

19482,457 earned#53 of 111

19492,612 earned#53 of 111

19503,041 earned#52 of 111

19513,333 earned#54 of 111

19522,981 earned#61 of 120

19533,038 earned#57 of 105

19543,166 earned#58 of 103

19553,144 earned#59 of 100

19563,008 earned#63 of 100

19573,114 earned#60 of 100

19582,734 earned#67 of 101

19592,383 earned#70 of 101

"#70 of 101" means the badge was number 70 of the 101 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.

1928133#81 of 88

1929946#65 of 89

19301,782#51 of 92

19312,444#49 of 96

19322,360#48 of 98

19332,599#47 of 101

19342,217#51 of 101

19353,544#42 of 101

19362,066#50 of 101

19373,692#32 of 102

19382,949#48 of 105

19393,394#49 of 106

19403,285#47 of 106

19412,843#47 of 106

19422,363#49 of 110

19433,211#46 of 112

19444,090#47 of 111

19454,118#45 of 111

19463,177#45 of 111

19472,668#50 of 111

19482,457#53 of 111

19492,612#53 of 111

19503,041#52 of 111

19513,333#54 of 111

19522,981#61 of 120

19533,038#57 of 105

19543,166#58 of 103

19553,144#59 of 100

19563,008#63 of 100

19573,114#60 of 100

19582,734#67 of 101

19592,383#70 of 101

Grand total through 1959:

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Farm Layout and Building Arrangement: workbook data

Printings (29)

Have	Year	Month	Cover	Back	Run	©	BSA #	HC
x	1929		3B	back-3			3345
	1929	August	3B	back-3			3345
c	1930	May	3B	back-3			3345
x	1931	March	3B	back-3		1930	3345
	1932	not made
x	1933	March	3B	back-3	1M	1930	3345
	1934	not made
x	1935	February	3B	back-3	1M	1930	3345
x	1936	February	3B	back-3	1M	1930	3345
x	1937	July	3B	back-3	1M		3345
x	1938	November	3B	back-3	1M		3345
	1939	not made
x	1940	February	3B	back-3	1M		3345
x	1941	April	3B	back-3	1M		3345	HCB
x	1942	November	3B	back-3	1M		3345
c	1943	August	3B	back-3	1M		3345
	1943	September	3B	back-3	1M		3345
x	1944	May	3B	back-3	1M		3345
x	1945	February	3B	back-3	1.65M		3345
	1945	February	5B	blank	1.65M		3345
x	1945	September	5B-1	blank	2M		3345
x	1946	December	5B-2	blank	2M	1945	3345
	1947	not made
x	1948	September	5B-2	blank	1M	1945	3345	HCF
	1949	not made
x	1950	April	5B-2	blank	1M	1945	3345
x	1951	April	5B-2	back-6a	1M	1945	3345
x	1952	January	5B-2		1M		3345
x	1953	June	6	back-6b-1	2M		3345
x	1954	September	6	back-6b-2	2M		3345
x	1955	July	6	back-6b-2	2M		3345
c	1956	October	6	back-6b-2	2M		3345
x	1957	August	6	back-6b-2	2M		3345
x	1958	October	6	back-6c-2	2M		3345

Earned and rank by year

Year	Earned	Rank	Of
1928	133	81	88
1929	946	65	89
1930	1,782	51	92
1931	2,444	49	96
1932	2,360	48	98
1933	2,599	47	101
1934	2,217	51	101
1935	3,544	42	101
1936	2,066	50	101
1937	3,692	32	102
1938	2,949	48	105
1939	3,394	49	106
1940	3,285	47	106
1941	2,843	47	106
1942	2,363	49	110
1943	3,211	46	112
1944	4,090	47	111
1945	4,118	45	111
1946	3,177	45	111
1947	2,668	50	111
1948	2,457	53	111
1949	2,612	53	111
1950	3,041	52	111
1951	3,333	54	111
1952	2,981	61	120
1953	3,038	57	105
1954	3,166	58	103
1955	3,144	59	100
1956	3,008	63	100
1957	3,114	60	100
1958	2,734	67	101
1959	2,383	70	101