Farm Mechanics Merit Badge History

Earned through 2020233,871

Best year19746,036 earned

All-time popularity#99official, as of 2020#104by 2025 (estimate)

Earned by Year

First earned in 1928. Peak year 1974 with 6,036. Hover over or tap a year for its numbers.

1928169 earned#79 of 88

19291,262 earned#58 of 89

19301,970 earned#48 of 92

19312,182 earned#53 of 96

19322,278 earned#50 of 98

19333,259 earned#42 of 101

19342,488 earned#46 of 101

19352,797 earned#50 of 101

19361,738 earned#53 of 101

19372,226 earned#51 of 102

19382,259 earned#53 of 105

19392,455 earned#52 of 106

19402,394 earned#52 of 106

19412,103 earned#55 of 106

19421,853 earned#56 of 110

19432,618 earned#51 of 112

19443,733 earned#49 of 111

19453,836 earned#47 of 111

19463,089 earned#47 of 111

19472,531 earned#53 of 111

19482,257 earned#55 of 111

19492,366 earned#54 of 111

19502,717 earned#55 of 111

19512,670 earned#60 of 111

19522,773 earned#64 of 120

19532,793 earned#59 of 105

19542,911 earned#61 of 103

19552,892 earned#61 of 100

19562,721 earned#65 of 100

19572,693 earned#65 of 100

19582,510 earned#70 of 101

19592,250 earned#73 of 101

19602,583 earned#71 of 100

19612,473 earned#71 of 101

19622,482 earned#70 of 101

19632,261 earned#73 of 102

19642,278 earned#74 of 107

19652,083 earned#74 of 109

19662,161 earned#77 of 110

19672,476 earned#79 of 112

19682,303 earned#81 of 112

19692,617 earned#81 of 113

19702,649 earned#80 of 113

19712,954 earned#75 of 113

19722,656 earned#88 of 124

19732,208 earned#97 of 122

19746,036 earned#74 of 121

19755,229 earned#80 of 128

19764,931 earned#81 of 130

19774,677 earned#77 of 130

19784,020 earned#78 of 131

19793,120 earned#79 of 132

19801,812 earned#80 of 132

19812,609 earned#80 of 134

1982No data available

1983No data available

1984No data available

1985No data available

1986No data available

1987No data available

1988No data available

1989No data available

1990No data available

1991No data available

1992No data available

19932,051 earned#97 of 123

1994No data available

1995No data available

19961,986 earned#96 of 134

1997No data available

1998No data available

1999No data available

20001,653 earned#108 of 128

20011,803 earned#106 of 129

20021,869 earned#106 of 129

20031,964 earned#108 of 130

20042,309 earned#105 of 121

20051,948 earned#108 of 121

20062,122 earned#106 of 121

20071,951 earned#105 of 121

20081,974 earned#106 of 121

20092,625 earned#104 of 122

20102,387 earned#107 of 125

20112,627 earned#103 of 129

20122,457 earned#98 of 132

20132,421 earned#84 of 129

20142,486 earned#120 of 136

20152,244 earned#120 of 138

20162,368 earned#120 of 138

20172,307 earned#120 of 139

20182,226 earned#125 of 139

20192,500 earned#121 of 139

20201,424 earned#128 of 137

2021No data available#112 of 137

2022No data available#116 of 138

2023No data available#122 of 138

2024No data available#127 of 138

2025No data available#123 of 141

Known count No data available

"—" means merit badges were earned that year but the exact number is not currently known. "#123 of 141" means the badge was number 123 of the 141 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.

1928169#79 of 88

19291,262#58 of 89

19301,970#48 of 92

19312,182#53 of 96

19322,278#50 of 98

19333,259#42 of 101

19342,488#46 of 101

19352,797#50 of 101

19361,738#53 of 101

19372,226#51 of 102

19382,259#53 of 105

19392,455#52 of 106

19402,394#52 of 106

19412,103#55 of 106

19421,853#56 of 110

19432,618#51 of 112

19443,733#49 of 111

19453,836#47 of 111

19463,089#47 of 111

19472,531#53 of 111

19482,257#55 of 111

19492,366#54 of 111

19502,717#55 of 111

19512,670#60 of 111

19522,773#64 of 120

19532,793#59 of 105

19542,911#61 of 103

19552,892#61 of 100

19562,721#65 of 100

19572,693#65 of 100

19582,510#70 of 101

19592,250#73 of 101

19602,583#71 of 100

19612,473#71 of 101

19622,482#70 of 101

19632,261#73 of 102

19642,278#74 of 107

19652,083#74 of 109

19662,161#77 of 110

19672,476#79 of 112

19682,303#81 of 112

19692,617#81 of 113

19702,649#80 of 113

19712,954#75 of 113

19722,656#88 of 124

19732,208#97 of 122

19746,036#74 of 121

19755,229#80 of 128

19764,931#81 of 130

19774,677#77 of 130

19784,020#78 of 131

19793,120#79 of 132

19801,812#80 of 132

19812,609#80 of 134

1982—

1983—

1984—

1985—

1986—

1987—

1988—

1989—

1990—

1991—

1992—

19932,051#97 of 123

1994—

1995—

19961,986#96 of 134

1997—

1998—

1999—

20001,653#108 of 128

20011,803#106 of 129

20021,869#106 of 129

20031,964#108 of 130

20042,309#105 of 121

20051,948#108 of 121

20062,122#106 of 121

20071,951#105 of 121

20081,974#106 of 121

20092,625#104 of 122

20102,387#107 of 125

20112,627#103 of 129

20122,457#98 of 132

20132,421#84 of 129

20142,486#120 of 136

20152,244#120 of 138

20162,368#120 of 138

20172,307#120 of 139

20182,226#125 of 139

20192,500#121 of 139

20201,424#128 of 137

2021—#112 of 137

2022—#116 of 138

2023—#122 of 138

2024—#127 of 138

2025—#123 of 141

Grand total through 2020:

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Farm Mechanics: workbook data

Printings (70)

Have	Year	Month	Cover	Back	Run	©	BSA #	UPC	HC	Notes
x	1930	May	3B	back-3			3346
x	1930	July	3B	back-3		1930	3346
c	1931	July	3B	back-3			3346
	1932	not made
	1933	not made
c	1934	September	3B	back-3	1M		3346
	1935	not made
c	1936	September	3B	back-3	1M		3346
	1937	not made
x	1938	May	3B	back-3	1M		3346
	1939	not made
x	1940	September	3B	back-3	1M		3346
	1941	not made
x	1942	April	3B	back-3	1M		3346
	1943	not made
c	1944	April	3B	back-3	1M		3346
x	1944	April	5A	back-5a	1M		3346
x	1945	March	5B	blank	1M		3346
x	1945	June	5B	blank	1M		3346
x	1945	December	5B	blank	1M		3346
x	1946	December	5B	blank	1M		3346
	1947	not made
c	1948	April	5B	blank	1M		3346
	1949	not made
c	1950	January	5B	blank	1M		3346		HCH
x	1950	December	5B	blank	1M		3346
x	1951	November	5B	back-6a	1M		3346		HCI
c	1952	December	5B		1M		3346			5b? or 6a?
x	1953	October	6A	back-6b-1	1M		3346
x	1954	April	6A	back-6b-2	2M		3346
x	1955	June	6A	back-6b-2	2M		3346
c	1956	April	6A	back-6b-2	2M		3346
x	1957	October	6A	back-6b-2	2M		3346
x	1958	December	6B	back-6c-2	3M		3346		HCJV1
	1959	not made
x	1960	April	6B	back-6c-2	2M		3346		HCJV2
x	1961	July	6B	back-6e	1.8M		3346		HCJV2
	1962	not made
c	1963	January	6B		1.5M		3346		HCJV2
x	1963	October	6B	back-6g	1.5M		3346
x	1964	July	6B	back-6h	1.5M		3346		HCP
x	1965	April	6B	back-6h	2M		3346		HCK
	1965	July	6B		2M		3346
x	1966	December	7A-1	back-7	2M		3346		HCP
	1967	not made
x	1968	March	7A-1	back-7	1.5M		3346		HCL
x	1969	March	7A-1	back-7	1.7M		3346		HCL
x	1970	May	7A-2	back-7	1.7M		3346
x	1971	July	7A-2	back-7	1.7M		3346
x	1972	February	7A-2	back-7	1.8M		3346
x	1973	July	8	back-8a	1.5M		3346		HCSV1
x	1974	February	8	back-8a	2.5M		3346
x	1975	February	8	back-8b	2.5M		3346
x	1976	October	8	back-8c-1	1.8M		3346
	1977	not made
x	1978	January	8	back-8d	1.6M		3346
x	1979	July	8	back-8d	1.2M		3346
x	1980	June	9A	back-9a	1.4M		3346
x	1981	June	9A	back-9a	1.5M		3346
x	1982	June	9A	back-9a	1.5M		3346
	1983	not made
x	1984	January	9B	back-9a	1.5M		3346
x	1984	November	9B	back-9a	1.5M	1984	3346
x	1985	October	9B	back-9a	1.5M	1984	3346
	1986	July	9B		2M	1984	3346
	1987	not made
x	1988	February	9B	back-9b-2	2M	1984	3346
x	1989	April	9B	back-9b-2	2M	1984	3346
x	1990	January	9B	back-9b-2	2M	1984	3346
	1991	not made
x	1992	April	9B	back-9c-2	2M	1984	33346	730176333465
x	1993	September	9B	back-9d	2M	1984	33346	730176333465
	1994	not made
	1995	not made
x	1996	August	9B	back-9d	1.5M		33346	730176333465
x	1997	September	9C	back-9d		1997	33346A	730176333465
x	1998		9D	back-9f		1997	33346B	730176333465
x	1999		9D	back-9f		1997	33346B	730176333465
x	2000		9D	back-9f		1997	33346B	730176333465
	2001	not made
	2002	not made
	2003	not made
	2004	not made
	2005	not made
	2006	not made
	2007		9D
x	2008		10A	back-1008b1			35894	730176358949
	2009	not made
x	2010		10C-1A	back-1010b1			35894	730176358949
x	2011		10C-1A	back-1010b1			35894	730176358949
	2012	not made
x	2013		10C-1B	back-1013b1			35894	730176358949		01268-AL
x	2014		10C-1B	back-1013b1			618703	730176357355		01268-AL
	2015	not made
	2016	not made
x	2017		10D	back-1016b1			618703	730176357355		00358-AL
	2018	not made
x	2019		10D	back-1019b1			650717	730176350561		358
	2020	not made
	2021	not made
	2022	not made
	2023	not made
x	2024		10D	back-1019b1			661046	7301766610469		00358n
	2025	not made

Earned and rank by year

Year	Earned	Rank	Of
1928	169	79	88
1929	1,262	58	89
1930	1,970	48	92
1931	2,182	53	96
1932	2,278	50	98
1933	3,259	42	101
1934	2,488	46	101
1935	2,797	50	101
1936	1,738	53	101
1937	2,226	51	102
1938	2,259	53	105
1939	2,455	52	106
1940	2,394	52	106
1941	2,103	55	106
1942	1,853	56	110
1943	2,618	51	112
1944	3,733	49	111
1945	3,836	47	111
1946	3,089	47	111
1947	2,531	53	111
1948	2,257	55	111
1949	2,366	54	111
1950	2,717	55	111
1951	2,670	60	111
1952	2,773	64	120
1953	2,793	59	105
1954	2,911	61	103
1955	2,892	61	100
1956	2,721	65	100
1957	2,693	65	100
1958	2,510	70	101
1959	2,250	73	101
1960	2,583	71	100
1961	2,473	71	101
1962	2,482	70	101
1963	2,261	73	102
1964	2,278	74	107
1965	2,083	74	109
1966	2,161	77	110
1967	2,476	79	112
1968	2,303	81	112
1969	2,617	81	113
1970	2,649	80	113
1971	2,954	75	113
1972	2,656	88	124
1973	2,208	97	122
1974	6,036	74	121
1975	5,229	80	128
1976	4,931	81	130
1977	4,677	77	130
1978	4,020	78	131
1979	3,120	79	132
1980	1,812	80	132
1981	2,609	80	134
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993	2,051	97	123
1994
1995
1996	1,986	96	134
1997
1998
1999
2000	1,653	108	128
2001	1,803	106	129
2002	1,869	106	129
2003	1,964	108	130
2004	2,309	105	121
2005	1,948	108	121
2006	2,122	106	121
2007	1,951	105	121
2008	1,974	106	121
2009	2,625	104	122
2010	2,387	107	125
2011	2,627	103	129
2012	2,457	98	132
2013	2,421	84	129
2014	2,486	120	136
2015	2,244	120	138
2016	2,368	120	138
2017	2,307	120	139
2018	2,226	125	139
2019	2,500	121	139
2020	1,424	128	137
2021		112	137
2022		116	138
2023		122	138
2024		127	138
2025		123	141