Graphic Arts Merit Badge History
Earned through 202069,365
Best year20113,620 earned
All-time popularity#161official, as of 2020#161by 2025 (estimate)
Earned by Year
First earned in 1993. Peak year 2011 with 3,620. 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. "#103 of 141" means the badge was number 103 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.
1987—
1988—
1989—
1990—
1991—
1992—
19931,429#109 of 123
1994—
1995—
19961,205#111 of 134
1997—
1998—
1999—
20001,522#109 of 128
20011,799#107 of 129
20021,703#109 of 129
20031,822#110 of 130
20042,063#108 of 121
20052,024#107 of 121
20062,038#107 of 121
20072,373#100 of 121
20082,526#102 of 121
20092,982#100 of 122
20103,093#102 of 125
20113,620#93 of 129
20123,505#88 of 132
20133,140#78 of 129
20143,189#110 of 136
20153,356#109 of 138
20163,251#107 of 138
20173,066#109 of 139
20183,343#106 of 139
20193,178#107 of 139
20202,228#111 of 137
2021—#106 of 137
2022—#109 of 138
2023—#111 of 138
2024—#110 of 138
2025—#103 of 141
Grand total through 2020:
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