Forestry Merit Badge History

Earned through 20201,213,719

Best year196231,051 earned

All-time popularity#38official, as of 2020#39by 2025 (estimate)

Earned by Year

First earned in 1912. Peak year 1962 with 31,051. Hover over or tap a year for its numbers.

19110 earned

191221 earned#31 of 51

1913151 earned#13 of 56

1914121 earned#28 of 58

1915105 earned#28 of 58

1916102 earned#32 of 56

1917153 earned#35 of 58

1918149 earned#35 of 58

1919513 earned#30 of 59

1920447 earned#30 of 59

1921846 earned#29 of 61

19221,098 earned#31 of 61

19231,024 earned#32 of 63

19241,085 earned#29 of 64

19251,286 earned#30 of 64

19262,455 earned#29 of 65

19271,462 earned#44 of 68

19283,997 earned#35 of 88

1929615 earned#71 of 89

1930482 earned#77 of 92

19311,491 earned#62 of 96

19321,786 earned#56 of 98

19332,354 earned#52 of 101

19343,273 earned#37 of 101

19353,596 earned#40 of 101

19362,515 earned#45 of 101

19372,959 earned#43 of 102

19383,415 earned#43 of 105

19394,191 earned#37 of 106

19403,963 earned#40 of 106

19413,763 earned#38 of 106

19423,789 earned#34 of 110

19434,129 earned#37 of 112

19445,555 earned#32 of 111

19455,392 earned#34 of 111

19464,933 earned#31 of 111

19474,315 earned#31 of 111

19484,285 earned#32 of 111

19495,410 earned#30 of 111

19506,154 earned#31 of 111

19517,473 earned#32 of 111

195210,612 earned#26 of 120

195316,274 earned#18 of 105

195421,649 earned#18 of 103

195523,721 earned#18 of 100

195623,719 earned#19 of 100

195723,563 earned#18 of 100

195824,827 earned#19 of 101

195927,534 earned#20 of 101

196028,458 earned#21 of 100

196130,878 earned#21 of 101

196231,051 earned#20 of 101

196328,319 earned#22 of 102

196422,553 earned#25 of 107

196519,296 earned#27 of 109

196617,712 earned#26 of 110

196716,842 earned#29 of 112

196816,821 earned#28 of 112

196917,810 earned#27 of 113

197017,636 earned#26 of 113

197117,622 earned#26 of 113

197215,451 earned#33 of 124

197318,087 earned#29 of 122

197417,061 earned#42 of 121

197517,229 earned#43 of 128

197614,951 earned#45 of 130

197714,685 earned#42 of 130

197815,557 earned#36 of 131

197910,316 earned#39 of 132

19807,312 earned#39 of 132

198110,163 earned#39 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

199314,986 earned#36 of 123

1994No data available

1995No data available

199616,301 earned#36 of 134

1997No data available

1998No data available

1999No data available

200015,318 earned#43 of 128

200115,678 earned#39 of 129

200215,784 earned#42 of 129

200316,981 earned#38 of 130

200416,544 earned#40 of 121

200515,123 earned#38 of 121

200615,223 earned#38 of 121

200714,864 earned#40 of 121

200815,566 earned#38 of 121

200916,843 earned#42 of 122

201014,906 earned#42 of 125

201116,456 earned#37 of 129

201216,309 earned#35 of 132

201314,874 earned#29 of 129

201414,465 earned#42 of 136

201512,905 earned#44 of 138

201612,519 earned#46 of 138

201711,456 earned#48 of 139

201811,326 earned#50 of 139

201910,299 earned#52 of 139

20204,269 earned#81 of 137

2021No data available#46 of 137

2022No data available#56 of 138

2023No data available#55 of 138

2024No data available#57 of 138

2025No data available#57 of 141

Known count No data available

"—" means merit badges were earned that year but the exact number is not currently known. "#57 of 141" means the badge was number 57 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.

19110none earned

191221#31 of 51

1913151#13 of 56

1914121#28 of 58

1915105#28 of 58

1916102#32 of 56

1917153#35 of 58

1918149#35 of 58

1919513#30 of 59

1920447#30 of 59

1921846#29 of 61

19221,098#31 of 61

19231,024#32 of 63

19241,085#29 of 64

19251,286#30 of 64

19262,455#29 of 65

19271,462#44 of 68

19283,997#35 of 88

1929615#71 of 89

1930482#77 of 92

19311,491#62 of 96

19321,786#56 of 98

19332,354#52 of 101

19343,273#37 of 101

19353,596#40 of 101

19362,515#45 of 101

19372,959#43 of 102

19383,415#43 of 105

19394,191#37 of 106

19403,963#40 of 106

19413,763#38 of 106

19423,789#34 of 110

19434,129#37 of 112

19445,555#32 of 111

19455,392#34 of 111

19464,933#31 of 111

19474,315#31 of 111

19484,285#32 of 111

19495,410#30 of 111

19506,154#31 of 111

19517,473#32 of 111

195210,612#26 of 120

195316,274#18 of 105

195421,649#18 of 103

195523,721#18 of 100

195623,719#19 of 100

195723,563#18 of 100

195824,827#19 of 101

195927,534#20 of 101

196028,458#21 of 100

196130,878#21 of 101

196231,051#20 of 101

196328,319#22 of 102

196422,553#25 of 107

196519,296#27 of 109

196617,712#26 of 110

196716,842#29 of 112

196816,821#28 of 112

196917,810#27 of 113

197017,636#26 of 113

197117,622#26 of 113

197215,451#33 of 124

197318,087#29 of 122

197417,061#42 of 121

197517,229#43 of 128

197614,951#45 of 130

197714,685#42 of 130

197815,557#36 of 131

197910,316#39 of 132

19807,312#39 of 132

198110,163#39 of 134

1982—

1983—

1984—

1985—

1986—

1987—

1988—

1989—

1990—

1991—

1992—

199314,986#36 of 123

1994—

1995—

199616,301#36 of 134

1997—

1998—

1999—

200015,318#43 of 128

200115,678#39 of 129

200215,784#42 of 129

200316,981#38 of 130

200416,544#40 of 121

200515,123#38 of 121

200615,223#38 of 121

200714,864#40 of 121

200815,566#38 of 121

200916,843#42 of 122

201014,906#42 of 125

201116,456#37 of 129

201216,309#35 of 132

201314,874#29 of 129

201414,465#42 of 136

201512,905#44 of 138

201612,519#46 of 138

201711,456#48 of 139

201811,326#50 of 139

201910,299#52 of 139

20204,269#81 of 137

2021—#46 of 137

2022—#56 of 138

2023—#55 of 138

2024—#57 of 138

2025—#57 of 141

Grand total through 2020:

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Forestry: workbook data

Printings (108)

Have	Year	Month	Cover	Back	Run	©	BSA #	UPC	SKU	SA #	HC	Notes
c	1919		1C									hb 20th edition reference
c	1920		2A			1920						blank
	1921	not made
	1922	not made
c	1923		2B			1923
c	1924		2B
c	1925		3A over 2	back-3
x	1925		3A	back-3			3302
x	1926		3A	back-3			3302
x	1926		3A	back-3			3302					with pasted 1927 requirements
x	1927		3A	back-3			3302
x	1927		3A	back-3			3302					with pasted 1929 requirements
	1928	not made
x	1929	December	3B	back-3			3302
	1930	April	3B	back-3			3302
x	1931	March	3B	back-3			3302
x	1931	June	3B	back-3			3302
x	1932	August	3B	back-3	1M		3302
	1933	not made
c	1934	March	3B	back-3	1M		3302
	1934	April	3B	back-3	2M		3302
c	1935	February	3B	back-3			3302
x	1935	September	3B	back-3	1M		3302
	1935	September	3C	back-3	1M		3302
x	1936	June	3C	back-3	1M		3302
x	1937	April	3C	back-3	2M		3302
x	1938	August	3C	back-3	1M		3302
	1938	August	3D	back-3	1M		3302
x	1939	April	3C	back-3	2M		3302
x	1939	April	3D	back-3	2M		3302
x	1940	December	4	back-4	1M		3302
x	1941	June	4	back-4	2M		3302
	1942	not made
x	1943	April	4	back-4	3M	1943	3302
x	1944	April	5A	back-5a	3M	1943	3302
x	1945	January	5B	blank	3M	1943	3302
x	1945	November	5B	blank	2M	1943	3302
x	1946	September	5B	blank	3M	1943	3302
	1947	not made
x	1948	January	5B	blank	3M	1943	3302
x	1949	January	5B	blank	3M	1943	3302
x	1950	April	5B	blank	3M	1943	3302
x	1951	February	5B	blank	1M	1943	3302
x	1951	April	5B	back-6a	3M	1943	3302
x	1951	October	5B	back-6a	4M	1943	3302				HCH
x	1952	October	5B	back-6b-1	1M	1943	3302
x	1953	March	6A	back-6b-1	5M	1943	3302
	1953	June	6A		3M	1943	3302
c	1953	September	6A		3M	1943	3302				HCI
x	1954	January	6A	back-6b-2	4M	1943	3302				HCI
x	1954	June	6A	back-6b-2	3M	1943	3302
x	1954	September	6A	back-6b-2	5M	1943	3302
x	1955	January	6A	back-6b-2	12M	1943	3302
x	1956	March	6A	back-6b-2	20M	1956	3302				HCJV1
x	1956	August	6A	back-6b-2	15M	1956	3302
x	1957	May	6A	back-6b-2	20M	1956	3302
x	1958	February	6A	back-6c-1	25M	1956	3302
x	1959	September	6A	back-6c-2	20M	1956	3302				HCJV1
x	1960	May	6A	back-6d	23M	1956	3302
x	1961	April	6A	back-6e	23M	1956	3302
x	1962	March	6A	back-6f	25M	1956	3302				HCJ, HCP
x	1963	May	6A	back-6g	25M	1956	3302				HCP
x	1964	May	6A	back-6h	25M	1956	3302				HCK, HCP
x	1965	April	6B	back-6h	25M	1956	3302				HCL
x	1966	April	6B	back-6i	25M	1956	3302
	1967	not made
x	1968	March	7A	back-7	20M	1956	3302				HCL
x	1969	February	7A	back-7	22M	1956	3302
x	1970	February	7A	back-7	22M	1956	3302
x	1971	January	7B	back-7	20M	1971	3302				HCM
x	1972	April	7B	back-7	20M	1971	3302				HCM, HCSV2
x	1973	October	8	back-8a	18M	1971	3302
x	1974	September	8	back-8b	5M	1971	3302
x	1975	January	8	back-8b	15M	1971	3302
x	1976	March	8	back-8c-1	17M	1971	3302
x	1977	April	8	back-8c-2	12M		3302
x	1978	March	8	back-8d	12M		3302
x	1979	June	8	back-8d	10M		3302
x	1980	August	9A	back-9a	9M		3302
	1981	not made
x	1982	March	9A	back-9a	8M		3302
x	1983	February	9A	back-9a	5M		3302
	1983	May	9A	back-9a	6.5M		3302
x	1984	March	9A	back-9a	8M	1984	3302
x	1985	April	9A	back-9b-2	8M	1984	3302
x	1986	April	9A	back-9b-2	8M	1984	3302
x	1986	September	9A	back-9b-2	10M	1984	3302
x	1987	September	9A	back-9b-2	10M	1984	3302
x	1988	July	9A	back-9b-2	10M	1984	3302
	1989	not made
x	1990	January	9A	back-9b-2	10M	1984	3302
x	1991	March	9A	back-9c-1	9M	1984	3302
c	1992	February	9A	back-9c-2	9M	1984	33302	730176333021
x	1993	April	9A	back-9c-2	10M	1984	33302	730176333021
x	1994	April	9A	back-9d	10M	1984	33302	730176333021
x	1995	August	9A	back-9d	9M	1984	33302	730176333021
x	1996	July	9A	back-9d	9M	1984	33302	730176333021
	1997	not made
x	1998		9A	back-9d			33302	730176333021				in the front it states © 1984 and the printing sequence shown is 20-19-18-17-16-15-14-13 could be 1997 printing
x	1999		9A	back-9f			33302	730176333021
x	2000		9A	back-9f			33302	730176333021
x	2001		9A	back-9f			33302	730176333021
x	2002		9A	back-9f			33302	730176333021
x	2003		9A	back-9g			33302	730176333021
x	2004		9A	back-9g			33302	730176333021
x	2005		9B	back-9g		2005	33302A	730176333021
	2006	not made
x	2007		9B	back-9h-2		2005	33302A	730176333021
x	2008		10A	back-1008b2			35901	730176359014
	2009	not made
x	2010		10C-1A	back-1010b2			35901	730176359014
x	2010		10C-1A	back-1010b2			35901	730176359014				2nd printing
	2011	not made
	2012	not made
x	2013		10C-1B	back-1013b2			35901	730176359014				01268-PSF
	2014	not made
x	2015		10C-2	back-1013b2			618658	730176357300				01268-AL
x	2015		10D-1A	back-1015b1			618658	730176357300				01268-PSF
	2016	not made
x	2017		10D-1A	back-1015b1			618658	730176357300				00358-AL
	2018	not made
x	2019		10D-1B	back-1019b1			650729	730176350592				358
	2020	not made
	2021	not made
x	2022		10D-1B	back-1019b1			650729	730176350592				358
x	2023		10D-1B	back-1019b1			650729	730176350592				358
x	2024		11A	back-1125		2024	35901	731766623896	662389	300070052		358
	2025	not made

Earned and rank by year

Year	Earned	Rank	Of
1911	0
1912	21	31	51
1913	151	13	56
1914	121	28	58
1915	105	28	58
1916	102	32	56
1917	153	35	58
1918	149	35	58
1919	513	30	59
1920	447	30	59
1921	846	29	61
1922	1,098	31	61
1923	1,024	32	63
1924	1,085	29	64
1925	1,286	30	64
1926	2,455	29	65
1927	1,462	44	68
1928	3,997	35	88
1929	615	71	89
1930	482	77	92
1931	1,491	62	96
1932	1,786	56	98
1933	2,354	52	101
1934	3,273	37	101
1935	3,596	40	101
1936	2,515	45	101
1937	2,959	43	102
1938	3,415	43	105
1939	4,191	37	106
1940	3,963	40	106
1941	3,763	38	106
1942	3,789	34	110
1943	4,129	37	112
1944	5,555	32	111
1945	5,392	34	111
1946	4,933	31	111
1947	4,315	31	111
1948	4,285	32	111
1949	5,410	30	111
1950	6,154	31	111
1951	7,473	32	111
1952	10,612	26	120
1953	16,274	18	105
1954	21,649	18	103
1955	23,721	18	100
1956	23,719	19	100
1957	23,563	18	100
1958	24,827	19	101
1959	27,534	20	101
1960	28,458	21	100
1961	30,878	21	101
1962	31,051	20	101
1963	28,319	22	102
1964	22,553	25	107
1965	19,296	27	109
1966	17,712	26	110
1967	16,842	29	112
1968	16,821	28	112
1969	17,810	27	113
1970	17,636	26	113
1971	17,622	26	113
1972	15,451	33	124
1973	18,087	29	122
1974	17,061	42	121
1975	17,229	43	128
1976	14,951	45	130
1977	14,685	42	130
1978	15,557	36	131
1979	10,316	39	132
1980	7,312	39	132
1981	10,163	39	134
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993	14,986	36	123
1994
1995
1996	16,301	36	134
1997
1998
1999
2000	15,318	43	128
2001	15,678	39	129
2002	15,784	42	129
2003	16,981	38	130
2004	16,544	40	121
2005	15,123	38	121
2006	15,223	38	121
2007	14,864	40	121
2008	15,566	38	121
2009	16,843	42	122
2010	14,906	42	125
2011	16,456	37	129
2012	16,309	35	132
2013	14,874	29	129
2014	14,465	42	136
2015	12,905	44	138
2016	12,519	46	138
2017	11,456	48	139
2018	11,326	50	139
2019	10,299	52	139
2020	4,269	81	137
2021		46	137
2022		56	138
2023		55	138
2024		57	138
2025		57	141