Landscape Architecture Merit Badge History

Earned through 202090,412

Best year20032,949 earned

All-time popularity#146official, as of 2020#150by 2025 (estimate)

Earned by Year

First earned in 1967. Peak year 2003 with 2,949. Hover over or tap a year for its numbers.

19671,531 earned#93 of 112

19681,685 earned#88 of 112

19691,349 earned#102 of 113

19701,198 earned#103 of 113

19711,244 earned#101 of 113

19721,670 earned#103 of 124

19731,325 earned#105 of 122

19742,903 earned#101 of 121

19752,575 earned#107 of 128

19762,131 earned#109 of 130

19772,172 earned#104 of 130

19781,440 earned#111 of 131

19791,294 earned#104 of 132

1980709 earned#107 of 132

19811,169 earned#107 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

19931,863 earned#99 of 123

1994No data available

1995No data available

19961,687 earned#100 of 134

1997No data available

1998No data available

1999No data available

20002,830 earned#91 of 128

20012,814 earned#94 of 129

20022,892 earned#98 of 129

20032,949 earned#99 of 130

20042,320 earned#103 of 121

20051,927 earned#109 of 121

20061,707 earned#110 of 121

20071,649 earned#108 of 121

20081,461 earned#110 of 121

20091,335 earned#115 of 122

20101,414 earned#119 of 125

20111,475 earned#111 of 129

20121,618 earned#104 of 132

20131,872 earned#91 of 129

20141,496 earned#129 of 136

20151,434 earned#129 of 138

20161,494 earned#128 of 138

20171,483 earned#128 of 139

20181,495 earned#129 of 139

20191,395 earned#130 of 139

20201,400 earned#129 of 137

2021No data available#125 of 137

2022No data available#128 of 138

2023No data available#128 of 138

2024No data available#131 of 138

2025No data available#126 of 141

Known count No data available

"—" means merit badges were earned that year but the exact number is not currently known. "#126 of 141" means the badge was number 126 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.

19671,531#93 of 112

19681,685#88 of 112

19691,349#102 of 113

19701,198#103 of 113

19711,244#101 of 113

19721,670#103 of 124

19731,325#105 of 122

19742,903#101 of 121

19752,575#107 of 128

19762,131#109 of 130

19772,172#104 of 130

19781,440#111 of 131

19791,294#104 of 132

1980709#107 of 132

19811,169#107 of 134

1982—

1983—

1984—

1985—

1986—

1987—

1988—

1989—

1990—

1991—

1992—

19931,863#99 of 123

1994—

1995—

19961,687#100 of 134

1997—

1998—

1999—

20002,830#91 of 128

20012,814#94 of 129

20022,892#98 of 129

20032,949#99 of 130

20042,320#103 of 121

20051,927#109 of 121

20061,707#110 of 121

20071,649#108 of 121

20081,461#110 of 121

20091,335#115 of 122

20101,414#119 of 125

20111,475#111 of 129

20121,618#104 of 132

20131,872#91 of 129

20141,496#129 of 136

20151,434#129 of 138

20161,494#128 of 138

20171,483#128 of 139

20181,495#129 of 139

20191,395#130 of 139

20201,400#129 of 137

2021—#125 of 137

2022—#128 of 138

2023—#128 of 138

2024—#131 of 138

2025—#126 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.

Landscape Architecture: workbook data

Printings (47)

Have	Year	Month	Cover	Back	Run	©	BSA #	UPC	HC	Notes
x	1969	February	7		5M	1969			HCL
x	1970	January	7		5M	1969			HCM, HCN
x	1971	February	7		5M	1969			HCM
	1972	not made
x	1973	June	8		2.5M	1969			HCSV1
x	1974	January	8		4M	1969			HCT
x	1974	December	8		4M	1969
	1975	not made
x	1976	March	8		3.4M	1969
x	1977	August	8		2.5M	1969
x	1978	November	8		2M	1969				has two printing dates (includes 1977 printing listed)
	1979	not made
x	1980	January	9A		2M	1969
x	1981	February	9A	back-9a	2M	1969
c	1982	February	9A		2M	1969
x	1983	July	9A		1.5M	1969
x	1984	July	9A		2M	1969
x	1985	August	9A	back-9b-2	1.5M	1969
x	1986	May	9A		2M	1969
x	1987	June	9A		2M	1969
x	1988	January	9A		2M	1969
x	1989	March	9A		2M	1969
c	1990	January	9A		2.2M	1969
c	1991	June	9A	back-9c-1	2M	1969
x	1992	July	9A		2M	1969
x	1993	July	9A		2M	1969
x	1994	October	9A		2M	1969
x	1995	October	9A		2M	1969
x	1996	August	9		2M	1969
x	1997	September	9	back-9f		1969				front has 30 29 28
x	1998		9	back-9f
	1999	not made
x	2000		9
	2001	not made
x	2002		9B
	2003	not made
x	2004		9B
c	2005		9B
x	2006		9B
	2007	not made
	2008		10A	back-1008b1			35857	730176358574		combined with Architecture (see Architecture pamphlets)
	2009		10B	back-1009b1			35857	730176358574		combined with Architecture (see Architecture pamphlets)
	2010		10C-1A	back-1010b1			35857 / 35822	730176358222		combined with Architecture (see Architecture pamphlets)
	2011		10C-1A	back-1010b1			35857 / 35822	730176358222		combined with Architecture (see Architecture pamphlets)
	2011		10C-1A	back-1010b1			35857 / 35822	730176358222		2nd printing - combined with Architecture (see Architecture pamphlets)
	2012		10C-1A	back-1010b1			35857 / 35822	730176358222		combined with Architecture (see Architecture pamphlets)
	2013		10C-1B	back-1013b1			35857 / 35822	730176358222		combined with Architecture (see Architecture pamphlets)
	2014		10C-2	back-1013b1			35857 / 35822	730176358222		combined with Architecture (see Architecture pamphlets)
	2015	not made
	2016		10D	back-1016b1			35857 / 35822	730176358222		combined with Architecture (see Architecture pamphlets)
	2017	not made
	2018	not made
	2019		10D	back-1019b1			35857 / 35822	730176358222		combined with Architecture (see Architecture pamphlets)
	2019		10D	back-1019b1			655137	730176351339		combined with Architecture (see Architecture pamphlets)
	2020		10D	back-1019b1			655137	730176351339		combined with Architecture (see Architecture pamphlets)
	2021	not made
	2022		10D	back-1019b1			655137	730176351339		combined with Architecture (see Architecture pamphlets)
	2023		10D	back-1019b1			659867	7301766598675		358
	2024	not made
	2025	not made

Earned and rank by year

Year	Earned	Rank	Of
1967	1,531	93	112
1968	1,685	88	112
1969	1,349	102	113
1970	1,198	103	113
1971	1,244	101	113
1972	1,670	103	124
1973	1,325	105	122
1974	2,903	101	121
1975	2,575	107	128
1976	2,131	109	130
1977	2,172	104	130
1978	1,440	111	131
1979	1,294	104	132
1980	709	107	132
1981	1,169	107	134
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993	1,863	99	123
1994
1995
1996	1,687	100	134
1997
1998
1999
2000	2,830	91	128
2001	2,814	94	129
2002	2,892	98	129
2003	2,949	99	130
2004	2,320	103	121
2005	1,927	109	121
2006	1,707	110	121
2007	1,649	108	121
2008	1,461	110	121
2009	1,335	115	122
2010	1,414	119	125
2011	1,475	111	129
2012	1,618	104	132
2013	1,872	91	129
2014	1,496	129	136
2015	1,434	129	138
2016	1,494	128	138
2017	1,483	128	139
2018	1,495	129	139
2019	1,395	130	139
2020	1,400	129	137
2021		125	137
2022		128	138
2023		128	138
2024		131	138
2025		126	141