Personal Finances Merit Badge History

Earned through 197283,662

Best year196910,309 earned

All-time popularity#153official, as of 2020#160by 2025 (estimate)

Earned by Year

First earned in 1963. Peak year 1969 with 10,309. Hover over or tap a year for its numbers.

1962No data available

19633,797 earned#61 of 102

19646,055 earned#52 of 107

19656,970 earned#47 of 109

19668,326 earned#45 of 110

196710,062 earned#43 of 112

19689,772 earned#44 of 112

196910,309 earned#44 of 113

197010,212 earned#45 of 113

19719,578 earned#46 of 113

19728,581 earned#53 of 124

Known count No data available

"—" means merit badges were earned that year but the exact number is not currently known. "#53 of 124" means the badge was number 53 of the 124 merit badges earned that year. 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.

1962—

19633,797#61 of 102

19646,055#52 of 107

19656,970#47 of 109

19668,326#45 of 110

196710,062#43 of 112

19689,772#44 of 112

196910,309#44 of 113

197010,212#45 of 113

19719,578#46 of 113

19728,581#53 of 124

Grand total through 1972:

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Personal Finances: workbook data

Printings (7)

Have	Year	Month	Cover	Run	©	HC
	1962	not made
x	1963	July	6	10M	1963
x	1963	October	6	20M	1963	HCK
	1964	not made
	1965	not made
x	1966	February	6	9M	1963
x	1966	November	7	10M	1963
x	1967	December	7	10M	1963
x	1968	September	7	23M	1963	HCL
	1969	not made
x	1970	October	7	10M
	1971	not made

Earned and rank by year

Year	Earned	Rank	Of
1962
1963	3,797	61	102
1964	6,055	52	107
1965	6,970	47	109
1966	8,326	45	110
1967	10,062	43	112
1968	9,772	44	112
1969	10,309	44	113
1970	10,212	45	113
1971	9,578	46	113
1972	8,581	53	124