Fly Fishing Merit Badge History
Earned through 202052,650
Best year20195,005 earned
All-time popularity#170official, as of 2020#171by 2025 (estimate)
Earned by Year
First earned in 2002. Peak year 2019 with 5,005. Hover over or tap a year for its numbers.
Known count No data available
"—" means merit badges were earned that year but the exact number is not currently known. "#95 of 141" means the badge was number 95 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.
2002675#119 of 129
20033,203#95 of 130
20041,154#116 of 121
20051,040#117 of 121
2006701#119 of 121
2007685#119 of 121
2008489#121 of 121
2009634#121 of 122
2010475#125 of 125
20114,605#82 of 129
20124,291#79 of 132
20134,690#62 of 129
20144,537#92 of 136
20153,981#96 of 138
20164,577#88 of 138
20174,597#90 of 139
20184,872#89 of 139
20195,005#89 of 139
20202,439#109 of 137
2021—#94 of 137
2022—#98 of 138
2023—#98 of 138
2024—#100 of 138
2025—#95 of 141
Grand total through 2020:
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