Printing Merit Badge History

Earned through 1981279,619

Best year197513,103 earned

Earned by Year

First earned in 1912. Peak year 1975 with 13,103. Hover over or tap a year for its numbers.

19110 earned

19125 earned#44 of 51

191324 earned#40 of 56

191433 earned#47 of 58

191526 earned#48 of 58

191633 earned#42 of 56

191762 earned#44 of 58

191885 earned#41 of 58

1919200 earned#42 of 59

1920188 earned#41 of 59

1921292 earned#45 of 61

1922512 earned#42 of 61

1923454 earned#45 of 63

1924579 earned#43 of 64

1925519 earned#45 of 64

1926911 earned#47 of 65

19271,397 earned#46 of 68

19282,739 earned#44 of 88

19291,698 earned#48 of 89

19301,857 earned#49 of 92

19314,369 earned#34 of 96

19322,032 earned#53 of 98

19332,199 earned#54 of 101

19341,805 earned#56 of 101

19352,049 earned#56 of 101

19361,565 earned#55 of 101

19371,308 earned#65 of 102

19382,356 earned#52 of 105

19392,069 earned#55 of 106

19402,001 earned#57 of 106

19411,917 earned#59 of 106

19421,706 earned#58 of 110

19431,821 earned#59 of 112

19442,759 earned#56 of 111

19452,668 earned#55 of 111

19462,349 earned#57 of 111

19472,403 earned#54 of 111

19482,636 earned#49 of 111

19493,173 earned#48 of 111

19503,806 earned#46 of 111

19514,454 earned#44 of 111

19524,660 earned#48 of 120

19533,972 earned#49 of 105

19544,795 earned#48 of 103

19555,222 earned#47 of 100

19565,553 earned#46 of 100

19575,205 earned#47 of 100

19585,720 earned#47 of 101

19595,934 earned#45 of 101

19607,290 earned#46 of 100

19616,523 earned#49 of 101

19626,624 earned#49 of 101

19636,756 earned#50 of 102

19646,673 earned#49 of 107

19656,935 earned#48 of 109

19667,016 earned#47 of 110

19678,140 earned#48 of 112

19688,069 earned#49 of 112

19698,616 earned#48 of 113

19708,572 earned#48 of 113

19718,667 earned#48 of 113

19727,941 earned#55 of 124

19737,917 earned#56 of 122

197412,902 earned#54 of 121

197513,103 earned#54 of 128

197611,667 earned#52 of 130

19779,474 earned#54 of 130

19787,855 earned#55 of 131

19795,668 earned#58 of 132

19803,715 earned#61 of 132

19815,376 earned#58 of 134

"#58 of 134" means the badge was number 58 of the 134 merit badges earned that year. The total adds up only the years with a known count.

19110none earned

19125#44 of 51

191324#40 of 56

191433#47 of 58

191526#48 of 58

191633#42 of 56

191762#44 of 58

191885#41 of 58

1919200#42 of 59

1920188#41 of 59

1921292#45 of 61

1922512#42 of 61

1923454#45 of 63

1924579#43 of 64

1925519#45 of 64

1926911#47 of 65

19271,397#46 of 68

19282,739#44 of 88

19291,698#48 of 89

19301,857#49 of 92

19314,369#34 of 96

19322,032#53 of 98

19332,199#54 of 101

19341,805#56 of 101

19352,049#56 of 101

19361,565#55 of 101

19371,308#65 of 102

19382,356#52 of 105

19392,069#55 of 106

19402,001#57 of 106

19411,917#59 of 106

19421,706#58 of 110

19431,821#59 of 112

19442,759#56 of 111

19452,668#55 of 111

19462,349#57 of 111

19472,403#54 of 111

19482,636#49 of 111

19493,173#48 of 111

19503,806#46 of 111

19514,454#44 of 111

19524,660#48 of 120

19533,972#49 of 105

19544,795#48 of 103

19555,222#47 of 100

19565,553#46 of 100

19575,205#47 of 100

19585,720#47 of 101

19595,934#45 of 101

19607,290#46 of 100

19616,523#49 of 101

19626,624#49 of 101

19636,756#50 of 102

19646,673#49 of 107

19656,935#48 of 109

19667,016#47 of 110

19678,140#48 of 112

19688,069#49 of 112

19698,616#48 of 113

19708,572#48 of 113

19718,667#48 of 113

19727,941#55 of 124

19737,917#56 of 122

197412,902#54 of 121

197513,103#54 of 128

197611,667#52 of 130

19779,474#54 of 130

19787,855#55 of 131

19795,668#58 of 132

19803,715#61 of 132

19815,376#58 of 134

Total of the known years through 1981:

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Printing: workbook data

Printings (57)

Have	Year	Month	Cover	Back	Run	©	HC	Notes
x	1920		1C					hb 20th edition reference
	1921	not made
c	1922		2
x	1923		2
	1924	not made
x	1925		3A
	1926		3A
x	1927		3A
x	1928		3B
	1929	not made
x	1930	August	3B
x	1931	June	3B
	1932	not made
	1933	not made
c	1934	March	3B		1M
x	1935	March	3B		1M
x	1936	November	3B		2M
	1937	not made
	1938	not made
x	1939	March	3C		1M
x	1940	November	3C		1M
x	1940	November	4		1M
	1941	January	4		1M
x	1942	January	4		1M
x	1943	March	4		1M
x	1944	July	5A		3M	1944
x	1945	May	5B		2.5M	1944
x	1946	July	5B		2M	1944
	1947	not made
	1948	September	5B		2M	1944
	1949	not made
x	1950	April	5B		2M	1944
x	1951	May	5B		2M		HCH
x	1952	September	6A		2M
x	1953	April	6A		2M
x	1954	March	6A		2M		HCJV1
x	1955	January	6A		3M
x	1955	November	6A		3M		HCJV1
x	1956	September	6A		3M		HCJV1
x	1957	May	6A		4M
x	1958	September	6A		4M
x	1959	October	6A		4M		HCJV1
	1960	April	6A
x	1961	May	6A		4M
x	1961	August	6A		4M
x	1962	September	6A		4M		HCJV2
	1963	not made
	1964	not made
x	1965	March	6B		4M	1965	HCK
x	1966	August	7A		5M	1965	HCL, HCP
x	1967	November	7A		5M	1965
x	1968	November	7A		10M	1965	HCL, HCM
	1969	not made
x	1970	December	7A		5M	1965	HCR
	1971	not made
x	1972	January	7B		5M	1965
x	1973	July	8A		4M	1965
x	1974	January	8A		7M	1965
x	1975	February	8A		4M
x	1976	August	8B		3.3M
x	1977	November	8B		3M
	1978	not made
x	1979	May	8B		2M
x	1980	November	9		2M
x	1981	November	9	back-9a	2M
c	1982	December	9		1.2M
x	1983	July	9		2M	1983		printing / communications
	1984	September	9		2M	1983		printing / communications
x	1985	June	9		2M	1983		printing / communications
x	1986	June	9		2M			printing / communications
x	1987	June	9		2M			printing / communications

Earned and rank by year

Year	Earned	Rank	Of
1911	0
1912	5	44	51
1913	24	40	56
1914	33	47	58
1915	26	48	58
1916	33	42	56
1917	62	44	58
1918	85	41	58
1919	200	42	59
1920	188	41	59
1921	292	45	61
1922	512	42	61
1923	454	45	63
1924	579	43	64
1925	519	45	64
1926	911	47	65
1927	1,397	46	68
1928	2,739	44	88
1929	1,698	48	89
1930	1,857	49	92
1931	4,369	34	96
1932	2,032	53	98
1933	2,199	54	101
1934	1,805	56	101
1935	2,049	56	101
1936	1,565	55	101
1937	1,308	65	102
1938	2,356	52	105
1939	2,069	55	106
1940	2,001	57	106
1941	1,917	59	106
1942	1,706	58	110
1943	1,821	59	112
1944	2,759	56	111
1945	2,668	55	111
1946	2,349	57	111
1947	2,403	54	111
1948	2,636	49	111
1949	3,173	48	111
1950	3,806	46	111
1951	4,454	44	111
1952	4,660	48	120
1953	3,972	49	105
1954	4,795	48	103
1955	5,222	47	100
1956	5,553	46	100
1957	5,205	47	100
1958	5,720	47	101
1959	5,934	45	101
1960	7,290	46	100
1961	6,523	49	101
1962	6,624	49	101
1963	6,756	50	102
1964	6,673	49	107
1965	6,935	48	109
1966	7,016	47	110
1967	8,140	48	112
1968	8,069	49	112
1969	8,616	48	113
1970	8,572	48	113
1971	8,667	48	113
1972	7,941	55	124
1973	7,917	56	122
1974	12,902	54	121
1975	13,103	54	128
1976	11,667	52	130
1977	9,474	54	130
1978	7,855	55	131
1979	5,668	58	132
1980	3,715	61	132
1981	5,376	58	134