Nut Culture Merit Badge History

Earned through 19543,613

Best year1938649 earned

All-time popularity#220official, as of 2020#222by 2025 (estimate)

Earned by Year

First earned in 1928. Peak year 1938 with 649. Hover over or tap a year for its numbers.

192818 earned#88 of 88

192942 earned#89 of 89

1930160 earned#91 of 92

1931405 earned#89 of 96

193284 earned#98 of 98

1933166 earned#98 of 101

193478 earned#101 of 101

1935129 earned#101 of 101

193677 earned#101 of 101

1937150 earned#101 of 102

1938649 earned#82 of 105

1939126 earned#106 of 106

1940121 earned#106 of 106

194181 earned#106 of 106

194273 earned#110 of 110

194347 earned#112 of 112

1944126 earned#111 of 111

1945104 earned#111 of 111

194681 earned#111 of 111

194732 earned#111 of 111

194885 earned#111 of 111

194998 earned#111 of 111

195076 earned#111 of 111

1951106 earned#111 of 111

1952208 earned#118 of 120

1953166 earned#104 of 105

1954125 earned#103 of 103

"#103 of 103" means the badge was number 103 of the 103 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.

192818#88 of 88

192942#89 of 89

1930160#91 of 92

1931405#89 of 96

193284#98 of 98

1933166#98 of 101

193478#101 of 101

1935129#101 of 101

193677#101 of 101

1937150#101 of 102

1938649#82 of 105

1939126#106 of 106

1940121#106 of 106

194181#106 of 106

194273#110 of 110

194347#112 of 112

1944126#111 of 111

1945104#111 of 111

194681#111 of 111

194732#111 of 111

194885#111 of 111

194998#111 of 111

195076#111 of 111

1951106#111 of 111

1952208#118 of 120

1953166#104 of 105

1954125#103 of 103

Grand total through 1954:

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Nut Culture: workbook data

Printings (10)

Have	Year	Month	Cover	Run	HC
	1929		3B
x	1929	October	3B
x	1929	December	3B
x	1930	February	3B
	1931	not made
	1932	not made
	1933	not made
	1934	not made
	1935	not made
x	1936	March	3B	1M
	1937	not made
	1938	not made
x	1939	February	3B	1M
	1940	not made
	1941	not made
	1942	not made
x	1943	February	3B	1M	HCD
	1944	July	3B	1M
	1945	not made
c	1946	March	3B	1M
x	1946	March	5B	1M
	1947	not made
	1948	not made
	1949	not made
	1950	not made
	1951	not made
	1952	not made
	1953	not made
	1954	not made

Earned and rank by year

Year	Earned	Rank	Of
1928	18	88	88
1929	42	89	89
1930	160	91	92
1931	405	89	96
1932	84	98	98
1933	166	98	101
1934	78	101	101
1935	129	101	101
1936	77	101	101
1937	150	101	102
1938	649	82	105
1939	126	106	106
1940	121	106	106
1941	81	106	106
1942	73	110	110
1943	47	112	112
1944	126	111	111
1945	104	111	111
1946	81	111	111
1947	32	111	111
1948	85	111	111
1949	98	111	111
1950	76	111	111
1951	106	111	111
1952	208	118	120
1953	166	104	105
1954	125	103	103