Horsemanship Merit Badge History

Earned through 2020693,845

Best year201113,814 earned

All-time popularity#52official, as of 2020#54by 2025 (estimate)

Earned by Year

First earned in 1912. Peak year 2011 with 13,814. Hover over or tap a year for its numbers.

19110 earned

191227 earned#19 of 51

191350 earned#33 of 56

191483 earned#38 of 58

191537 earned#41 of 58

191642 earned#40 of 56

1917105 earned#38 of 58

1918106 earned#39 of 58

1919212 earned#41 of 59

1920257 earned#38 of 59

1921665 earned#35 of 61

1922744 earned#36 of 61

1923859 earned#35 of 63

1924876 earned#33 of 64

19251,006 earned#35 of 64

19261,386 earned#38 of 65

19271,604 earned#37 of 68

19282,238 earned#50 of 88

19291,758 earned#47 of 89

19301,758 earned#52 of 92

19311,986 earned#54 of 96

19322,004 earned#54 of 98

19331,977 earned#56 of 101

19341,588 earned#60 of 101

19351,596 earned#65 of 101

19361,225 earned#63 of 101

19371,477 earned#62 of 102

19381,563 earned#61 of 105

19391,837 earned#58 of 106

19402,143 earned#54 of 106

19412,439 earned#51 of 106

19422,028 earned#53 of 110

19432,361 earned#53 of 112

19443,477 earned#52 of 111

19453,757 earned#48 of 111

19463,068 earned#48 of 111

19472,823 earned#47 of 111

19482,505 earned#51 of 111

19492,690 earned#52 of 111

19503,466 earned#49 of 111

19513,887 earned#50 of 111

19524,156 earned#51 of 120

19534,214 earned#47 of 105

19546,132 earned#40 of 103

19555,824 earned#44 of 100

19568,740 earned#36 of 100

19576,052 earned#44 of 100

19586,593 earned#42 of 101

19596,736 earned#44 of 101

19607,699 earned#44 of 100

19617,504 earned#46 of 101

19628,085 earned#46 of 101

19637,624 earned#47 of 102

19646,900 earned#48 of 107

19656,509 earned#50 of 109

19666,571 earned#52 of 110

19676,747 earned#53 of 112

19687,391 earned#52 of 112

19697,586 earned#52 of 113

19706,906 earned#55 of 113

19716,414 earned#57 of 113

19727,285 earned#58 of 124

19737,736 earned#59 of 122

197410,681 earned#59 of 121

19759,824 earned#61 of 128

19768,410 earned#62 of 130

19777,920 earned#57 of 130

19787,705 earned#56 of 131

19796,383 earned#54 of 132

19804,466 earned#49 of 132

19817,134 earned#48 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

199313,451 earned#40 of 123

1994No data available

1995No data available

199611,408 earned#50 of 134

1997No data available

1998No data available

1999No data available

200012,113 earned#50 of 128

200111,278 earned#50 of 129

200211,975 earned#51 of 129

200312,940 earned#48 of 130

200413,170 earned#46 of 121

200511,650 earned#48 of 121

200612,203 earned#46 of 121

200711,771 earned#46 of 121

200812,525 earned#46 of 121

200913,106 earned#45 of 122

201013,230 earned#45 of 125

201113,814 earned#44 of 129

201212,670 earned#45 of 132

201310,977 earned#34 of 129

201411,905 earned#50 of 136

201510,878 earned#52 of 138

20169,457 earned#58 of 138

20178,641 earned#60 of 139

20188,837 earned#58 of 139

20199,515 earned#55 of 139

20204,798 earned#73 of 137

2021No data available#42 of 137

2022No data available#55 of 138

2023No data available#54 of 138

2024No data available#58 of 138

2025No data available#58 of 141

Known count No data available

"—" means merit badges were earned that year but the exact number is not currently known. "#58 of 141" means the badge was number 58 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

191227#19 of 51

191350#33 of 56

191483#38 of 58

191537#41 of 58

191642#40 of 56

1917105#38 of 58

1918106#39 of 58

1919212#41 of 59

1920257#38 of 59

1921665#35 of 61

1922744#36 of 61

1923859#35 of 63

1924876#33 of 64

19251,006#35 of 64

19261,386#38 of 65

19271,604#37 of 68

19282,238#50 of 88

19291,758#47 of 89

19301,758#52 of 92

19311,986#54 of 96

19322,004#54 of 98

19331,977#56 of 101

19341,588#60 of 101

19351,596#65 of 101

19361,225#63 of 101

19371,477#62 of 102

19381,563#61 of 105

19391,837#58 of 106

19402,143#54 of 106

19412,439#51 of 106

19422,028#53 of 110

19432,361#53 of 112

19443,477#52 of 111

19453,757#48 of 111

19463,068#48 of 111

19472,823#47 of 111

19482,505#51 of 111

19492,690#52 of 111

19503,466#49 of 111

19513,887#50 of 111

19524,156#51 of 120

19534,214#47 of 105

19546,132#40 of 103

19555,824#44 of 100

19568,740#36 of 100

19576,052#44 of 100

19586,593#42 of 101

19596,736#44 of 101

19607,699#44 of 100

19617,504#46 of 101

19628,085#46 of 101

19637,624#47 of 102

19646,900#48 of 107

19656,509#50 of 109

19666,571#52 of 110

19676,747#53 of 112

19687,391#52 of 112

19697,586#52 of 113

19706,906#55 of 113

19716,414#57 of 113

19727,285#58 of 124

19737,736#59 of 122

197410,681#59 of 121

19759,824#61 of 128

19768,410#62 of 130

19777,920#57 of 130

19787,705#56 of 131

19796,383#54 of 132

19804,466#49 of 132

19817,134#48 of 134

1982—

1983—

1984—

1985—

1986—

1987—

1988—

1989—

1990—

1991—

1992—

199313,451#40 of 123

1994—

1995—

199611,408#50 of 134

1997—

1998—

1999—

200012,113#50 of 128

200111,278#50 of 129

200211,975#51 of 129

200312,940#48 of 130

200413,170#46 of 121

200511,650#48 of 121

200612,203#46 of 121

200711,771#46 of 121

200812,525#46 of 121

200913,106#45 of 122

201013,230#45 of 125

201113,814#44 of 129

201212,670#45 of 132

201310,977#34 of 129

201411,905#50 of 136

201510,878#52 of 138

20169,457#58 of 138

20178,641#60 of 139

20188,837#58 of 139

20199,515#55 of 139

20204,798#73 of 137

2021—#42 of 137

2022—#55 of 138

2023—#54 of 138

2024—#58 of 138

2025—#58 of 141

Grand total through 2020:

This page keeps growing. More of this badge's history, including its patches and pamphlets, is being checked and will be added once it is confirmed.

Horsemanship: workbook data

Printings (100)

Have	Year	Month	Cover	Back	Run	©	BSA #	UPC	SKU	SA #	HC	Notes
c	1919		1B-2									Address of President Woodrow Wilson to the National Council on page ii, followed by and introduction on pages iii and iv. Pages v, vi, vii, viii and ix present information for Applications, Local Authorities, The Examination, Court of Honor Procedure, Presentation of Awards, and Special Scout Awards. Page x list the merit badge requirements
x	1920		1B-2			1920						hb 20th edition reference
c	1920		2	blank		1925	3298					20c Radio
	1921	not made
	1922	not made
	1923	not made
	1924	not made
c	1925		2	blank		1925	3298
x	1925		3A over 2	back-3		1925 / 1925	3298
x	1925		3A	back-3		1925	3298					supposedly there are 2 different intros for this printing
x	1926		3A	back-3		1926	3298
	1927		3A	back-3			3298
	1928	not made
	1929	not made
x	1930	March	3B	back-3		1930	3298
c	1930	August	3B	back-3		1930	3298
c	1931	April	3B	back-3			3298
x	1932	April	3B	back-3	1M	1932	3298
	1933	not made
x	1934	March	3B	back-3	1M	1932	3298
x	1935	May	3B	back-3	1M	1932	3298
x	1936	April	3B	back-3	1M	1932	3298
x	1937	April	3B	back-3	1M	1932	3298
	1937	April	3B	back-3	1M	1932	3298					pasted in 1937 requirements for january 1938 changes
x	1938	March	3B	back-3	1M	1932	3298
x	1939	March	3B	back-3	1M	1932	3298
c	1939	September	3B	back-3	1M	1939	3298
c	1940	December	3B	back-3	1M	1939	3298
x	1941	June	3B	back-3	1M	1939	3298
x	1942	March	3B	back-3	2M	1939	3298
	1943	not made
x	1944	March	4	back-4	2M	1939	3298
x	1944	March	5A	back-5a	2M	1939	3298
	1945	January	5B-1	blank	2M
x	1945	September	5B-2	blank	2M	1939	3298
x	1946	April	5B-2	blank	3M	1939	3298
x	1947	August	5B-2	blank	3M	1939	3298
	1948	not made
x	1949	January	5B-2	blank	2M	1939	3298
	1950	May	5B-2		2M	1939	3298
x	1951	April	5B-2	back-6a	3M	1951	3298
x	1951	September	5B-2	back-6a	3M	1951	3298				HCH
	1952	August	5B-2		3M	1951	3298
	1952	August	6A-1		3M	1951	3298
x	1953	May	6A-1	back-6b-1	4M	1951	3298
x	1954	January	6A-2	back-6b-1	4M	1951	3298
x	1954	September	6A-2	back-6b-2	5M	1951	3298
x	1955	May	6A-2	back-6b-2	8M	1951	3298				HCJV1
x	1956	June	6A-2	back-6b-2	7M	1951	3298
x	1957	March	6A-2	back-6b-2	9M	1951	3298
	1958	February	6A-2		3M
x	1958	September	6B	back-6c-2	10M	1958	3298A				HCJV1
x	1959	May	6B	back-6c-2	10M	1958	3298A
x	1960	March	6B	back-6d	10M	1958	3298A
x	1961	January	6B	back-6d	10M	1958	3298				HCJV2
x	1962	February	6B	back-6f	10M	1958	3298				HCJ, HCP
x	1962	December	6B	back-6f	12M	1958	3298
x	1963	December	6B	back-6g	13M	1958	3298				HCK, HCP
	1964	not made
x	1965	January	6B	back-6h	13M	1958	3298
x	1966	February	6B	back-6i	12M	1958	3298				HCL
x	1967	May	6B	back-6i	12M	1958	3298				HCL
x	1968	March	7A	back-7	12M	1958	3298				HCL
x	1969	June	7B-1	back-7	13M	1969	3298
x	1970	May	7B-2	back-7	12M	1969	3298				HCL
x	1971	August	7B-2	back-7	10M	1969	3298				HCM
x	1972	July	7B-2	back-7	10M	1969	3298				HCSV1
x	1973	May	8A-1	back-8a-2	12M	1969	3298				HCSV2, HCT
x	1974	May	8A-1	back-8b	12M	1969	3298
x	1975	April	8A-1	back-8b	10M	1969	3298
	1976	not made
x	1977	April	8A-2	back-8c-2	7.5M	1969	3298
x	1978	May	8A-2	back-8d	6.5M	1969	3298				HCT
x	1979	August	9A	back-9a	5.5M	1969	3298
x	1980	July	9A	back-9a	6M	1969	3298
x	1981	May	9A	back-9a	7M	1969	3298
x	1982	June	9A	back-9a	6.5M	1969	3298
x	1983	May	9A	back-9a	6.5M	1969	3298
x	1984	May	9A	back-9a	5M	1969	3298
x	1985	May	9A	back-9b-2	6M	1969	3298
x	1986	August	9B-1A1	back-9b-2	5M	1986	3298
x	1987	April	9B-1A1	back-9b-2	6M	1986	3298
x	1987	October	9B-1A1	back-9b-2	6M	1986	3298
x	1988	October	9B-1A1	back-9b-2	6M	1986	3298
x	1989	December	9B-1A2	back-9b-2	8M	1986	3298
	1990	not made
x	1991	February	9B-1A1	back-9c-1	8M	1986	3298
x	1992	March	9B-1A1	back-9c-2	8M	1986	33298	730176332987
x	1993	January	9B-1A1	back-9c-2	8M	1986	33298	730176332987
x	1994	February	9B-1B	back-9d	8M	1986	33298	730176332987
x	1995	February	9B-1B	back-9d	8M	1986	33298	730176332987
c	1996	January	9B-1B	back-9d	8M	1986	33298	730176332987
x	1997	September	9B-1B	back-9d		1986	33298	730176332987				says © 1986 revised 1994 on inside pages, back inside cover states merit badge pamphlet list current as of september 1, 1996
	1998	not made
x	1999		9B-1B	back-9f		1986	33298	730176332987
x	1999		9B-1B	back-9f		1986	33298	730176332987				2nd printing
	2000	not made
x	2001		9B-1B	back-9f		1986	33298	730176332987
x	2002		9B-1B	back-9f		1986	33298	730176332987
x	2003		9C	back-9g		2003	33298A	730176332987
	2004	not made
x	2005		9C	back-9g		2003	33298A	730176332987
x	2005		9D-1	back-9g		2003	33298A	730176332987				2nd printing
	2006	not made
x	2007		9D-2	back-9h-2		2003	33298A	730176332987
x	2008		10A	back-1008c1		2003	35909	730176359090
	2009	not made
x	2010		10C	back-1010c1		2010	35909	730176358390
	2011	not made
	2012	not made
x	2013		10C	back-1013c1		2013	35909	730176357256	618653
x	2014		10C	back-1013c1		2013	35909	730176357256	618653
x	2015		10D	back-1016b1		2013	35909	730176357256	618653
x	2015		10D	back-1016b1		2013	35909	730176357256	618653
	2016	not made
	2017	not made
	2018	not made
x	2019		10D	back-1019b1		2013	35909	730176350615	650731
x	2020		10D	back-1019b1		2013	35909	730176351797	655692
	2021	not made
x	2022		10D	back-1019b1		2022	35909	7301766569125	656912
	2023	not made
x	2024		10D	back-1019b1		2024	35909	7301766610476	661047	300062768
x	2024		11A	back-1125		2024	35909	7301766623995	662399	300070052
	2025	not made

Earned and rank by year

Year	Earned	Rank	Of
1911	0
1912	27	19	51
1913	50	33	56
1914	83	38	58
1915	37	41	58
1916	42	40	56
1917	105	38	58
1918	106	39	58
1919	212	41	59
1920	257	38	59
1921	665	35	61
1922	744	36	61
1923	859	35	63
1924	876	33	64
1925	1,006	35	64
1926	1,386	38	65
1927	1,604	37	68
1928	2,238	50	88
1929	1,758	47	89
1930	1,758	52	92
1931	1,986	54	96
1932	2,004	54	98
1933	1,977	56	101
1934	1,588	60	101
1935	1,596	65	101
1936	1,225	63	101
1937	1,477	62	102
1938	1,563	61	105
1939	1,837	58	106
1940	2,143	54	106
1941	2,439	51	106
1942	2,028	53	110
1943	2,361	53	112
1944	3,477	52	111
1945	3,757	48	111
1946	3,068	48	111
1947	2,823	47	111
1948	2,505	51	111
1949	2,690	52	111
1950	3,466	49	111
1951	3,887	50	111
1952	4,156	51	120
1953	4,214	47	105
1954	6,132	40	103
1955	5,824	44	100
1956	8,740	36	100
1957	6,052	44	100
1958	6,593	42	101
1959	6,736	44	101
1960	7,699	44	100
1961	7,504	46	101
1962	8,085	46	101
1963	7,624	47	102
1964	6,900	48	107
1965	6,509	50	109
1966	6,571	52	110
1967	6,747	53	112
1968	7,391	52	112
1969	7,586	52	113
1970	6,906	55	113
1971	6,414	57	113
1972	7,285	58	124
1973	7,736	59	122
1974	10,681	59	121
1975	9,824	61	128
1976	8,410	62	130
1977	7,920	57	130
1978	7,705	56	131
1979	6,383	54	132
1980	4,466	49	132
1981	7,134	48	134
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993	13,451	40	123
1994
1995
1996	11,408	50	134
1997
1998
1999
2000	12,113	50	128
2001	11,278	50	129
2002	11,975	51	129
2003	12,940	48	130
2004	13,170	46	121
2005	11,650	48	121
2006	12,203	46	121
2007	11,771	46	121
2008	12,525	46	121
2009	13,106	45	122
2010	13,230	45	125
2011	13,814	44	129
2012	12,670	45	132
2013	10,977	34	129
2014	11,905	50	136
2015	10,878	52	138
2016	9,457	58	138
2017	8,641	60	139
2018	8,837	58	139
2019	9,515	55	139
2020	4,798	73	137
2021		42	137
2022		55	138
2023		54	138
2024		58	138
2025		58	141