Mining Merit Badge History

Earned through 19378,056

Best year1926752 earned

All-time popularity#213official, as of 2020#215by 2025 (estimate)

Earned by Year

First earned in 1912. Peak year 1926 with 752. Hover over or tap a year for its numbers.

19110 earned

19126 earned#42 of 51

191326 earned#39 of 56

191426 earned#48 of 58

191529 earned#45 of 58

191627 earned#44 of 56

191768 earned#43 of 58

191882 earned#42 of 58

1919488 earned#31 of 59

1920100 earned#47 of 59

1921255 earned#47 of 61

1922312 earned#49 of 61

1923323 earned#48 of 63

1924364 earned#46 of 64

1925380 earned#49 of 64

1926752 earned#50 of 65

1927651 earned#55 of 68

1928700 earned#72 of 88

1929259 earned#83 of 89

1930293 earned#85 of 92

1931690 earned#79 of 96

1932269 earned#90 of 98

1933402 earned#92 of 101

1934211 earned#96 of 101

1935359 earned#91 of 101

1936267 earned#95 of 101

1937717 earned#81 of 102

"#81 of 102" means the badge was number 81 of the 102 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.

19110none earned

19126#42 of 51

191326#39 of 56

191426#48 of 58

191529#45 of 58

191627#44 of 56

191768#43 of 58

191882#42 of 58

1919488#31 of 59

1920100#47 of 59

1921255#47 of 61

1922312#49 of 61

1923323#48 of 63

1924364#46 of 64

1925380#49 of 64

1926752#50 of 65

1927651#55 of 68

1928700#72 of 88

1929259#83 of 89

1930293#85 of 92

1931690#79 of 96

1932269#90 of 98

1933402#92 of 101

1934211#96 of 101

1935359#91 of 101

1936267#95 of 101

1937717#81 of 102

Grand total through 1937:

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Mining: workbook data

Printings (13)

Have	Year	Month	Cover	Back	Run	Notes
c	1919		1B-1			1A hb 18th edition reference
x	1919		1B-2	blank		1A hb 20th edition reference
	1920	not made
	1921	not made
	1922	not made
	1923	not made
	1924	not made
x	1925		3A over 1	back-3		1919 printing
x	1925		3A	back-3
x	1926		3A	back-3
c	1926		3A	back-3		with pasted 1928 requirement
c	1926		3A	back-3		with pasted 1929 requirement
	1927	not made
	1928	not made
x	1929		3B	back-3
x	1930	April	3B	back-3
x	1931	March	3B	back-3
	1932	not made
x	1933	September	3B	back-3	1M
	1934	not made
x	1935	April	3B	back-3	1M
	1936	July	3B	back-3	1M
	1937	not made

Earned and rank by year

Year	Earned	Rank	Of
1911	0
1912	6	42	51
1913	26	39	56
1914	26	48	58
1915	29	45	58
1916	27	44	56
1917	68	43	58
1918	82	42	58
1919	488	31	59
1920	100	47	59
1921	255	47	61
1922	312	49	61
1923	323	48	63
1924	364	46	64
1925	380	49	64
1926	752	50	65
1927	651	55	68
1928	700	72	88
1929	259	83	89
1930	293	85	92
1931	690	79	96
1932	269	90	98
1933	402	92	101
1934	211	96	101
1935	359	91	101
1936	267	95	101
1937	717	81	102