Landscaping Merit Badge History

Earned through 196610,631
Best year19661,627 earned
All-time popularity#209official, as of 2020#212by 2025 (estimate)

Earned by Year

First earned in 1959. Peak year 1966 with 1,627. Hover over or tap a year for its numbers.

19591,180 earned#89 of 101
19601,237 earned#93 of 100
19611,329 earned#91 of 101
19621,257 earned#92 of 101
19631,311 earned#93 of 102
19641,312 earned#94 of 107
19651,378 earned#93 of 109
19661,627 earned#87 of 110

"#87 of 110" means the badge was number 87 of the 110 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.

19591,180#89 of 101
19601,237#93 of 100
19611,329#91 of 101
19621,257#92 of 101
19631,311#93 of 102
19641,312#94 of 107
19651,378#93 of 109
19661,627#87 of 110

Grand total through 1966:

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Landscaping: workbook data

Printings (8)

HaveYearMonthCoverBackRun©BSA #UPCSKUSA #HCNotes
x1960January63M19441A HB 18th Edition reference
x1960December63M1944
1961not made
x1962April63M1944HCJV2
x1963May63M1944HCP
x1964May63MHCK
x1965June63MHCK
x1966July63MHCL
x1967May63M

Earned and rank by year

YearEarnedRankOf
19591,18089101
19601,23793100
19611,32991101
19621,25792101
19631,31193102
19641,31294107
19651,37893109
19661,62787110