Small Grains and Cereal Foods Merit Badge History

Earned through 198114,333

Best year19741,314 earned

All-time popularity#203official, as of 2020#205by 2025 (estimate)

Earned by Year

First earned in 1943. Peak year 1974 with 1,314. Hover over or tap a year for its numbers.

1943121 earned#110 of 112

1944329 earned#104 of 111

1945340 earned#104 of 111

1946274 earned#105 of 111

1947197 earned#106 of 111

1948183 earned#109 of 111

1949220 earned#106 of 111

1950209 earned#108 of 111

1951243 earned#109 of 111

1952347 earned#116 of 120

1953326 earned#99 of 105

1954499 earned#96 of 103

1955357 earned#100 of 100

1956425 earned#99 of 100

1957474 earned#98 of 100

1958696 earned#96 of 101

1959910 earned#94 of 101

1960419 earned#99 of 100

1961447 earned#100 of 101

1962415 earned#100 of 101

1963363 earned#101 of 102

1964418 earned#104 of 107

1965385 earned#106 of 109

1966549 earned#106 of 110

1967331 earned#109 of 112

1968314 earned#110 of 112

1969564 earned#110 of 113

1970407 earned#112 of 113

1971331 earned#112 of 113

1972302 earned#123 of 124

1973235 earned#118 of 122

19741,314 earned#118 of 121

1975574 earned#127 of 128

1976495 earned#128 of 130

1977196 earned#129 of 130

1978108 earned#130 of 131

19792 earned#132 of 132

19800 earned

198114 earned#128 of 134

"#128 of 134" means the badge was number 128 of the 134 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.

1943121#110 of 112

1944329#104 of 111

1945340#104 of 111

1946274#105 of 111

1947197#106 of 111

1948183#109 of 111

1949220#106 of 111

1950209#108 of 111

1951243#109 of 111

1952347#116 of 120

1953326#99 of 105

1954499#96 of 103

1955357#100 of 100

1956425#99 of 100

1957474#98 of 100

1958696#96 of 101

1959910#94 of 101

1960419#99 of 100

1961447#100 of 101

1962415#100 of 101

1963363#101 of 102

1964418#104 of 107

1965385#106 of 109

1966549#106 of 110

1967331#109 of 112

1968314#110 of 112

1969564#110 of 113

1970407#112 of 113

1971331#112 of 113

1972302#123 of 124

1973235#118 of 122

19741,314#118 of 121

1975574#127 of 128

1976495#128 of 130

1977196#129 of 130

1978108#130 of 131

19792#132 of 132

19800none earned

198114#128 of 134

Grand total through 1981:

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Small Grains and Cereal Foods: workbook data

Printings (14)

Have	Year	Month	Cover	Back	Run	©	HC	Notes
	1943	not made
	1944	not made
	1945	not made
	1946	not made
	1947	not made
	1948	not made
	1949	not made
	1950	not made
	1951	not made
	1952	not made
	1953	not made
	1954	not made
	1955	not made
	1956	not made
x	1957	February	6		2M		HCJV1	small grains and cereal foods
x	1958	September	6		2M		HCJV1	small grains and cereal foods
x	1959	September	6		1.6M	1959	HCJV2
x	1960	November	6		1.4M	1959
	1961	not made
x	1962	July	6		1.2M	1959	HCJV2, HCK
x	1963	October	6		1.2M	1959
x	1964	November	6		2M	1959	HCK, HCP
	1965	not made
x	1966	December	7		1M	1959
x	1967	December	7	back-7	1M	1959
x	1968	October	7		1.2M	1959	HCL
	1969	not made
	1970	not made
x	1971	May	7		1M	1959
x	1972	July	7		1M	1959	HCSV1
c	1973	December	8		1M	1959	HCSV2
x	1974	June	8	back-8b	2M	1959

Earned and rank by year

Year	Earned	Rank	Of
1943	121	110	112
1944	329	104	111
1945	340	104	111
1946	274	105	111
1947	197	106	111
1948	183	109	111
1949	220	106	111
1950	209	108	111
1951	243	109	111
1952	347	116	120
1953	326	99	105
1954	499	96	103
1955	357	100	100
1956	425	99	100
1957	474	98	100
1958	696	96	101
1959	910	94	101
1960	419	99	100
1961	447	100	101
1962	415	100	101
1963	363	101	102
1964	418	104	107
1965	385	106	109
1966	549	106	110
1967	331	109	112
1968	314	110	112
1969	564	110	113
1970	407	112	113
1971	331	112	113
1972	302	123	124
1973	235	118	122
1974	1,314	118	121
1975	574	127	128
1976	495	128	130
1977	196	129	130
1978	108	130	131
1979	2	132	132
1980	0
1981	14	128	134