Hog Production Merit Badge History

Earned through 198330,850

Best year19742,467 earned

All-time popularity#182official, as of 2020#189by 2025 (estimate)

Earned by Year

First earned in 1959. Peak year 1974 with 2,467. Hover over or tap a year for its numbers.

19592,123 earned#75 of 101

19601,582 earned#83 of 100

19612,197 earned#75 of 101

19622,166 earned#76 of 101

19631,357 earned#92 of 102

19641,678 earned#87 of 107

19651,116 earned#96 of 109

19661,198 earned#99 of 110

19671,272 earned#99 of 112

19681,336 earned#99 of 112

19691,666 earned#91 of 113

19701,531 earned#96 of 113

19711,888 earned#87 of 113

19721,304 earned#113 of 124

19731,387 earned#103 of 122

19742,467 earned#108 of 121

19752,011 earned#113 of 128

19761,376 earned#121 of 130

1977723 earned#125 of 130

1978405 earned#123 of 131

197915 earned#124 of 132

198017 earned#126 of 132

198126 earned#126 of 134

19820 earned

19830 earned

"#126 of 134" means the badge was number 126 of the 134 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.

19592,123#75 of 101

19601,582#83 of 100

19612,197#75 of 101

19622,166#76 of 101

19631,357#92 of 102

19641,678#87 of 107

19651,116#96 of 109

19661,198#99 of 110

19671,272#99 of 112

19681,336#99 of 112

19691,666#91 of 113

19701,531#96 of 113

19711,888#87 of 113

19721,304#113 of 124

19731,387#103 of 122

19742,467#108 of 121

19752,011#113 of 128

19761,376#121 of 130

1977723#125 of 130

1978405#123 of 131

197915#124 of 132

198017#126 of 132

198126#126 of 134

19820none earned

19830none earned

Grand total through 1983:

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Hog Production: workbook data

Printings (12)

Have	Year	Month	Cover	Back	Run	©	BSA #	HC
	1959	not made
x	1960	July	6	back-6d	2M	1956	3361	HCJV2
	1961	not made
x	1962	February	6	back-6e	2M	1956	3361
x	1963	October	6	back-6g	2M	1956	3361	HCP
	1964	not made
x	1965	January	6	back-6h	2M	1956	3361	HCK
x	1966	June	6	back-6i	2M	1956	3361
	1967	not made
	1968	January	7A	back-7	1.5M		3361
x	1969	October	7B	back-7	2M	1969	3361	HCN
x	1970	December	7B	back-7	1.5M	1969	3361	HCM
x	1971	October	7B	back-7	2M	1969	3361
x	1972	December	8	back-8a-2	2M	1969	3361
	1973	not made
c	1974	January	8	back-8a-2	2M	1969	3361
x	1974	June	8	back-8b	3M	1969	3361

Earned and rank by year

Year	Earned	Rank	Of
1959	2,123	75	101
1960	1,582	83	100
1961	2,197	75	101
1962	2,166	76	101
1963	1,357	92	102
1964	1,678	87	107
1965	1,116	96	109
1966	1,198	99	110
1967	1,272	99	112
1968	1,336	99	112
1969	1,666	91	113
1970	1,531	96	113
1971	1,888	87	113
1972	1,304	113	124
1973	1,387	103	122
1974	2,467	108	121
1975	2,011	113	128
1976	1,376	121	130
1977	723	125	130
1978	405	123	131
1979	15	124	132
1980	17	126	132
1981	26	126	134
1982	0
1983	0