Home Repairs Merit Badge History

Earned through 20202,435,429

Best year196087,101 earned

All-time popularity#18official, as of 2020#19by 2025 (estimate)

Earned by Year

First earned in 1945. Peak year 1960 with 87,101. Hover over or tap a year for its numbers.

1943No data available

1944No data available

194543,618 earned#2 of 111

194638,167 earned#1 of 111

194736,293 earned#1 of 111

194836,576 earned#1 of 111

194944,637 earned#1 of 111

195054,297 earned#1 of 111

195157,718 earned#1 of 111

195259,310 earned#1 of 120

195357,691 earned#1 of 105

195468,589 earned#1 of 103

195574,115 earned#1 of 100

195673,415 earned#1 of 100

195771,263 earned#1 of 100

195873,598 earned#2 of 101

195977,710 earned#4 of 101

196087,101 earned#4 of 100

196178,960 earned#4 of 101

196271,549 earned#6 of 101

196367,720 earned#6 of 102

196462,980 earned#6 of 107

196558,662 earned#6 of 109

196653,208 earned#8 of 110

196756,803 earned#7 of 112

196854,739 earned#9 of 112

196955,222 earned#10 of 113

197053,763 earned#10 of 113

197150,856 earned#10 of 113

197248,478 earned#10 of 124

197346,192 earned#11 of 122

197478,525 earned#5 of 121

197574,307 earned#5 of 128

197662,073 earned#7 of 130

197747,279 earned#12 of 130

197837,095 earned#14 of 131

197926,298 earned#22 of 132

198015,725 earned#22 of 132

198121,272 earned#26 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

199310,788 earned#49 of 123

1994No data available

1995No data available

19968,432 earned#52 of 134

1997No data available

1998No data available

1999No data available

20006,898 earned#63 of 128

20016,497 earned#60 of 129

20027,364 earned#62 of 129

20036,579 earned#64 of 130

20045,865 earned#68 of 121

20054,536 earned#83 of 121

20064,659 earned#82 of 121

20074,292 earned#84 of 121

20084,325 earned#86 of 121

20095,165 earned#85 of 122

20104,572 earned#87 of 125

20114,324 earned#87 of 129

20124,413 earned#77 of 132

20133,790 earned#71 of 129

20143,866 earned#100 of 136

20153,288 earned#110 of 138

20163,325 earned#106 of 138

20173,432 earned#103 of 139

20183,579 earned#102 of 139

20193,193 earned#106 of 139

20203,442 earned#93 of 137

2021No data available#109 of 137

2022No data available#107 of 138

2023No data available#114 of 138

2024No data available#112 of 138

2025No data available#111 of 141

Known count No data available

"—" means merit badges were earned that year but the exact number is not currently known. "#111 of 141" means the badge was number 111 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.

1943—

1944—

194543,618#2 of 111

194638,167#1 of 111

194736,293#1 of 111

194836,576#1 of 111

194944,637#1 of 111

195054,297#1 of 111

195157,718#1 of 111

195259,310#1 of 120

195357,691#1 of 105

195468,589#1 of 103

195574,115#1 of 100

195673,415#1 of 100

195771,263#1 of 100

195873,598#2 of 101

195977,710#4 of 101

196087,101#4 of 100

196178,960#4 of 101

196271,549#6 of 101

196367,720#6 of 102

196462,980#6 of 107

196558,662#6 of 109

196653,208#8 of 110

196756,803#7 of 112

196854,739#9 of 112

196955,222#10 of 113

197053,763#10 of 113

197150,856#10 of 113

197248,478#10 of 124

197346,192#11 of 122

197478,525#5 of 121

197574,307#5 of 128

197662,073#7 of 130

197747,279#12 of 130

197837,095#14 of 131

197926,298#22 of 132

198015,725#22 of 132

198121,272#26 of 134

1982—

1983—

1984—

1985—

1986—

1987—

1988—

1989—

1990—

1991—

1992—

199310,788#49 of 123

1994—

1995—

19968,432#52 of 134

1997—

1998—

1999—

20006,898#63 of 128

20016,497#60 of 129

20027,364#62 of 129

20036,579#64 of 130

20045,865#68 of 121

20054,536#83 of 121

20064,659#82 of 121

20074,292#84 of 121

20084,325#86 of 121

20095,165#85 of 122

20104,572#87 of 125

20114,324#87 of 129

20124,413#77 of 132

20133,790#71 of 129

20143,866#100 of 136

20153,288#110 of 138

20163,325#106 of 138

20173,432#103 of 139

20183,579#102 of 139

20193,193#106 of 139

20203,442#93 of 137

2021—#109 of 137

2022—#107 of 138

2023—#114 of 138

2024—#112 of 138

2025—#111 of 141

Grand total through 2020:

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Home Repairs: workbook data

Printings (76)

Have	Year	Month	Cover	Back	Run	©	BSA #	UPC	SKU	SA #	HC	Notes
x	1943	October	4	back-4	5M	1943	3329
x	1944	July	5A	back-5a	2M	1943	3329
x	1945	January	5B-1	blank	7M	1943	3329
x	1945	October	5B-2	blank	5M	1943	3329
x	1946	March	5B-2	blank	6M	1943	3329
	1947	not made
x	1948	August	5B-2	blank	4M	1943	3329				HCF
x	1949	May	5B-2	blank	4M	1943	3329
x	1950	June	5B-2	blank	4M	1943	3329
x	1951	February	5B-2	blank	5M	1943	3329
x	1951	September	5B-2	back-6a	7M	1943	3329				HCH
x	1952	September	6A-1	back-6a-1-home-repairs	7M	1943	3329
x	1953	September	6A-1	back-6a-1-home-repairs	7M	1943	3329				HCI
x	1954	May	6A-2	back-6a-2-home-repairs	10M	1943	3329
x	1955	January	6A-2	back-6a-2-home-repairs	10M	1943	3329				HCJV1
x	1955	October	6A-2	back-6a-2-home-repairs	12M	1943	3329
x	1956	September	6A-2	back-6a-2-home-repairs	15M	1943	3329				HCJV1
x	1957	July	6A-2	back-6a-2-home-repairs	15M	1943	3329
x	1958	October	6A-2	back-6c-a-home-repairs	15M	1943	3329				HCJV2
x	1959	October	6A-2	back-6c-a-home-repairs	15M	1943	3329
	1960	not made
x	1961	January	6B	back-6e	25M	1961	3329A				HCJV2
x	1962	February	6B	back-6f	15M	1961	3329A				HCJ
x	1963	March	6B	back-6g	20M	1961	3329A				HCK
x	1964	February	6B	back-6g	20M	1961	3329A				HCP
x	1965	January	6B	back-6h	20M	1961	3329A				HCK
x	1965	August	6B	back-6h	23M	1961	3329				HCL
	1966	not made
x	1967	January	7A	back-7	20M	1961	3329				HCP
x	1968	January	7B	back-7	21M	1961	3329
x	1968	December	7B	back-7	23M	1961	3329				HCL, HCN
x	1969	December	7B	back-7	23M	1961	3329				HCL, HCM
	1970	not made
x	1971	February	7B	back-7	21M	1961	3329
x	1972	March	7B	back-7	20M	1961	3329				HCSV1
x	1973	May	8A-1	back-8a-2	18M	1961	3329				HCSV1, HCT
x	1974	February	8A-1	back-8a-2	24M	1961	3329				HCT
x	1975	April	8A-1	back-8b	20M	1961	3329
	1976	not made
	1977	not made
x	1978	January	8A-2	back-8d	8M	1961	3329
x	1979	November	9A	back-9a	6.5M	1961	3329
	1980	not made
x	1981	January	9A	back-9a	6M	1961	3329
x	1982	January	9A	back-9a	6M	1961	3329
x	1982	December	9A	back-9a	3.5M	1961	3329					has a note on the requirements page that the requirements were "Revised in 1982"
x	1983	June	9A	back-9a	4.5M	1961	3329					has a note on the requirements page that the requirements were "Revised in 1982"
x	1984	April	9A	back-9a	6M	1961	3329					has a note on the requirements page that the requirements were "Revised in 1982"
x	1985	February	9A	back-9b-2	6.5M	1961	3329					has a note on the requirements page that the requirements were "Revised in 1982"
x	1986	July	9A	back-9b-2	5M	1961	3329					has a note on the requirements page that the requirements were "Revised in 1982"
x	1987	May	9A	back-9b-2	6M	1961	3329					has a note on the requirements page that the requirements were "Revised in 1982"
x	1988	January	9A	back-9b-2	6M	1961	3329					has a note on the requirements page that the requirements were "Revised in 1982"
x	1989	March	9A	back-9b-2	5M	1961	3329					has a note on the requirements page that the requirements were "Revised in 1982"
x	1990	February	9A	back-9b-2	6M	1961	3329					has a note on the requirements page that the requirements were "Revised in 1982"
x	1991	April	9A	back-9c-1	6M	1961	3329					has a note on the requirements page that the requirements were "Revised in 1982"
x	1992	August	9A	back-9c-2	6M	1961	33329	730176333298				has a note on the requirements page that the requirements were "Revised in 1982"
x	1993	November	9B	back-9d	6M	1993	33247	730176332475
x	1994	June	9B	back-9d	6M	1993	33247	730176332475
x	1995	June	9B	back-9d	6M	1993	33247	730176332475
x	1996	April	9B	back-9d	6M	1993	33247	730176332475
x	1997	September	9B	back-9d		1993	33247	730176332475				states revised 1997 in front
x	1998		9B	back-9f		1993	33247	730176332475
x	1999		9B	back-9f		1993	33247	730176332475
x	2000		9B	back-9f		1993	33247	730176332475
x	2001		9B	back-9f		1993	33247	730176332475
x	2002		9C	back-9g		2002	33247A	730176332475
	2003	not made
x	2004		9C	back-9g		2002	33247A	730176332475
x	2005		9C	back-9g		2002	33247A	730176332475
x	2006		9C	back-9g		2002	33247A	730176332475
	2007	not made
x	2008		10A	back-1008a1		2002	35908	730176359083
x	2009		10B	back-1009b1		2009	35908	730176358147
x	2010		10C-1	back-1010b1		2009	35908	730176358147
	2011	not made
x	2012		10C-1	back-1010b1		2009	35908	730176358147
x	2013		10C-1	back-1013b1		2009	35908	730176358147
x	2014		10C-1	back-1013b1		2012	35908	730176358147
x	2015		10C-2	back-1013b1		2012	35908	730176358147
x	2016		10C-2	back-1015b1		2012	35908	730176358147
x	2017		10D	back-1015b1		2012	35908	730176358147
	2018	not made
x	2019		10D	back-1019b1		2012	35908	730176358147
x	2020		10D	back-1019b1		2012	35908	730176351957	655709
	2021	not made
x	2022		10D	back-1019b1		2022	35908	7301766568999	656899
x	2023		10D	back-1019b1		2022	35908	7301766568999	656899
x	2024		11A	back-1125		2024	35908	7301766568999	656899	300082739
	2025	not made

Earned and rank by year

Year	Earned	Rank	Of
1943
1944
1945	43,618	2	111
1946	38,167	1	111
1947	36,293	1	111
1948	36,576	1	111
1949	44,637	1	111
1950	54,297	1	111
1951	57,718	1	111
1952	59,310	1	120
1953	57,691	1	105
1954	68,589	1	103
1955	74,115	1	100
1956	73,415	1	100
1957	71,263	1	100
1958	73,598	2	101
1959	77,710	4	101
1960	87,101	4	100
1961	78,960	4	101
1962	71,549	6	101
1963	67,720	6	102
1964	62,980	6	107
1965	58,662	6	109
1966	53,208	8	110
1967	56,803	7	112
1968	54,739	9	112
1969	55,222	10	113
1970	53,763	10	113
1971	50,856	10	113
1972	48,478	10	124
1973	46,192	11	122
1974	78,525	5	121
1975	74,307	5	128
1976	62,073	7	130
1977	47,279	12	130
1978	37,095	14	131
1979	26,298	22	132
1980	15,725	22	132
1981	21,272	26	134
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993	10,788	49	123
1994
1995
1996	8,432	52	134
1997
1998
1999
2000	6,898	63	128
2001	6,497	60	129
2002	7,364	62	129
2003	6,579	64	130
2004	5,865	68	121
2005	4,536	83	121
2006	4,659	82	121
2007	4,292	84	121
2008	4,325	86	121
2009	5,165	85	122
2010	4,572	87	125
2011	4,324	87	129
2012	4,413	77	132
2013	3,790	71	129
2014	3,866	100	136
2015	3,288	110	138
2016	3,325	106	138
2017	3,432	103	139
2018	3,579	102	139
2019	3,193	106	139
2020	3,442	93	137
2021		109	137
2022		107	138
2023		114	138
2024		112	138
2025		111	141