Mining in Society Merit Badge History
Earned through 202029,397
Best year20174,673 earned
All-time popularity#189official, as of 2020#179by 2025 (estimate)
Earned by Year
First earned in 2014. Peak year 2017 with 4,673. Hover over or tap a year for its numbers.
Known count No data available
"—" means merit badges were earned that year but the exact number is not currently known. "#84 of 141" means the badge was number 84 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.
20143,519#107 of 136
20154,613#91 of 138
20164,224#94 of 138
20174,673#89 of 139
20184,650#94 of 139
20193,929#101 of 139
20203,789#88 of 137
2021—#102 of 137
2022—#96 of 138
2023—#82 of 138
2024—#92 of 138
2025—#84 of 141
Grand total through 2020:
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