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<center><big>Merit Badge resources include the [[Guide for Merit Badge Counselors]], [[Merit_Badges#Introduction|Introduction]], & [[Merit Badge FAQ|FAQ]].<br>The [[Merit Badge Worksheets|Merit Badge Worksheets & Requirements]] include the maps, checklists and other materials you need.<br>Other resources include the online [[Merit Badge Application]].<br>[[Merit Badges Requiring Prior Approval|Certain requirements need prior approval]] but most do not.<br><br></big></center>

<center>[[Boy Scouts of America]] data below is sorted by the number of merit badges most recently earned.<br>  Click on the <small>►◄</small> icons to sort by name, page hits, etc. Here is a more detailed version: [[Media:Merit Badge Rankings.pdf|Merit Badge Rankings]] {{PDF}}.</center><br />
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: right;"
!Merit Badge!!Created!!2009!!2010!!2011!!2012!!2013!!2014!!2015!!2016!!2017!!2018
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|American Business||style="text-align:center;"| 1967||685||667||707||679||805||650||587||627||613||551
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|American Cultures||style="text-align:center;"| 1979||2,710||2,353||2,965||2,883||2,649||2,174||2,233||2,218||2,298||2,519
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|American Heritage||style="text-align:center;"| 1975||5,625||5,853||6,645||6,626||6,195||5,333||5,599||4,952||5,496||5,530
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|American Labor||style="text-align:center;"| 1987||822||739||1,168||811||1,090||992||1,106||812||901||1,109
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Animal Science||style="text-align:center;"| 1975||3,444||3,591||3,759||4,503||4,174||4,042||4,414||3,852||3,848||3,769
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Animation||style="text-align:center;"| 2015||0||0||0||0||0||0||1,099||4,637||5,462||6,981
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Archaeology||style="text-align:center;"| 1997||7,821||7,939||9,586||10,316||8,913||8,652||7,590||7,388||6,876||6,056
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Archery||style="text-align:center;"| 1911||46,579||45,039||45,204||48,229||43,879||43,238||41,879||39,419||35,301||34,487
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Architecture||style="text-align:center;"| 1911||2,691||2,840||3,586||3,631||3,956||4,019||3,362||3,230||3,654||3,881
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Art||style="text-align:center;"| 1911||31,034||28,707||32,146||29,273||28,031||25,438||24,374||22,990||21,567||21,793
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Astronomy||style="text-align:center;"| 1911||10,384||10,048||14,941||17,308||16,332||15,758||16,706||16,355||15,702||15,531
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Athletics||style="text-align:center;"| 1911||3,779||3,728||3,411||3,465||3,709||3,241||3,604||3,125||2,754||2,808
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Automotive Maintenance||style="text-align:center;"| 2009||9,181||9,520||10,762||10,784||10,084||9,763||9,961||10,748||10,205||10,360
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Aviation||style="text-align:center;"| 1952||20,787||21,173||21,440||20,751||18,330||17,522||15,170||14,477||14,347||13,745
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Backpacking||style="text-align:center;"| 1982||5,003||4,377||4,445||4,878||4,114||4,169||3,973||3,963||3,498||2,295
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Basketry||style="text-align:center;"| 1927||27,179||23,899||23,505||22,073||19,364||17,531||17,158||15,282||15,406||14,546
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Bird Study||style="text-align:center;"| 1914||6,268||6,668||6,881||6,952||6,405||5,641||5,587||5,199||4,965||5,101
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Bugling||style="text-align:center;"| 1911||662||844||628||613||515||606||492||479||454||551
|- style="background-color:#ffffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|'''''Camping'''''||style="text-align:center;"| 1911||62,774||62,174||62,492||60,772||58,982||54,265||54,342||53,534||50,871||49,893
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Canoeing||style="text-align:center;"| 1927||41,918||40,160||41,601||39,042||33,409||31,833||29,461||28,288||26,052||26,094
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Chemistry||style="text-align:center;"| 1911||8,248||8,661||9,569||9,692||10,731||10,594||10,560||10,865||10,248||11,140
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Chess||style="text-align:center;"| 2011||0||0||6,002||29,298||27,315||25,266||27,235||27,416||26,919||28,260
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Cinematography (see Moviemaking)||style="text-align:center;"| 1990||6,819||6,529||7,245||8,308||8,465||4,026||1,260||841||231||1
|- style="background-color:#ffffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|'''''Citizenship in the Community'''''||style="text-align:center;"| 1952||59,203||58,891||57,785||57,951||56,928||51,728||52,071||51,975||48,736||49,863
|- style="background-color:#ffffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|'''''Citizenship in the Nation'''''||style="text-align:center;"| 1951||64,847||64,683||64,558||64,120||61,272||56,490||57,161||57,919||52,949||52,944
|- style="background-color:#ffffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|'''''Citizenship in the World'''''||style="text-align:center;"| 1972||68,075||67,483||67,779||67,486||64,452||61,303||60,171||59,363||55,917||55,843
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Climbing||style="text-align:center;"| 1997||25,192||23,698||24,617||24,609||22,861||23,200||21,574||21,171||18,356||18,911
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Coin Collecting||style="text-align:center;"| 1938||7,023||6,785||7,052||6,043||5,667||5,303||4,715||4,135||3,930||4,726
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Collections||style="text-align:center;"| 1991||5,614||6,090||5,027||5,077||4,966||4,295||4,004||3,753||4,140||4,280
|- style="background-color:#ffffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|'''''Communication'''''||style="text-align:center;"| 1965||62,153||59,462||60,749||59,345||57,111||54,081||55,738||53,367||50,503||51,541
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Composite Materials||style="text-align:center;"| 2006||1,380||1,603||1,817||1,610||1,817||1,614||2,183||1,597||1,407||1,646
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Computers (see Digital Technology)||style="text-align:center;"| 1967||15,166||14,474||14,712||14,474||15,149||12,973||1,686||354||207||202
|- style="background-color:#ffffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|'''''Cooking'''''||style="text-align:center;"| 1911||24,496||23,548||23,989||23,384||44,903||99,908||67,691||55,841||51,004||50,185
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Crime Prevention||style="text-align:center;"| 1996||6,981||8,049||8,374||8,331||7,274||6,917||6,581||6,178||6,721||6,456
|- style="background-color:#ffffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|'''''Cycling'''''||style="text-align:center;"| 1911||7,736||7,533||6,992||7,053||6,551||6,268||6,626||6,334||5,742||5,671
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Dentistry||style="text-align:center;"| 1975||5,231||5,506||4,491||4,403||4,213||3,416||3,485||2,910||3,135||3,110
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Digital Technology (formerly Computers)||style="text-align:center;"| 2014||0||0||0||0||0||3,014||9,383||9,344||8,768||7,857
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Disabilities Awareness||style="text-align:center;"| 1993||6,100||7,362||7,503||7,230||6,690||6,204||6,153||5,833||5,239||5,571
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Dog Care||style="text-align:center;"| 1938||3,373||3,455||3,407||3,330||3,351||2,955||2,666||2,414||2,661||3,025
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Drafting||style="text-align:center;"| 1965||1,514||1,516||1,170||1,377||1,440||1,318||1,339||1,168||1,119||1,231
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Electricity||style="text-align:center;"| 1911||11,585||10,419||11,187||11,350||10,968||10,460||10,035||9,762||9,245||9,979
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Electronics||style="text-align:center;"| 1963||7,112||7,452||7,186||8,060||8,753||8,860||8,352||7,814||7,524||7,731
|- style="background-color:#ffffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|'''''Emergency Preparedness'''''||style="text-align:center;"| 1972||50,707||49,945||50,510||51,035||50,153||46,069||47,879||47,004||43,351||43,063
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Energy||style="text-align:center;"| 1976||3,427||3,203||3,641||3,907||3,989||3,669||3,190||2,955||2,749||2,607
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Engineering||style="text-align:center;"| 1967||7,361||9,459||9,418||9,682||10,445||11,624||11,735||11,429||11,773||12,280
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Entrepreneurship||style="text-align:center;"| 1997||1,609||1,582||1,895||1,932||1,900||2,496||2,927||3,365||3,473||3,353
|- style="background-color:#ffffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|'''''Environmental Science'''''||style="text-align:center;"| 1972||77,285||74,836||78,719||76,238||71,609||67,218||63,783||60,026||55,703||54,237
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Exploration||style="text-align:center;"| 2016||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||2,090||3,351
|- style="background-color:#ffffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|'''''Family Life'''''||style="text-align:center;"| 1991||58,568||58,767||55,812||56,210||55,080||49,516||51,008||50,177||48,774||48,787
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Farm Mechanics||style="text-align:center;"| 1928||2,625||2,387||2,627||2,457||2,421||2,486||2,244||2,368||2,307||2,226
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Fingerprinting||style="text-align:center;"| 1938||46,808||46,395||53,189||46,594||45,140||43,820||43,743||40,700||38,989||38,239
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Fire Safety||style="text-align:center;"| 1995||17,784||15,483||16,886||14,517||12,988||12,395||12,782||12,257||11,746||11,673
|- style="background-color:#ffffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|'''''First Aid'''''||style="text-align:center;"| 1911||91,334||89,694||94,268||92,312||87,477||80,917||80,716||75,256||69,563||69,565
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Fish and Wildlife Management||style="text-align:center;"| 1972||16,971||14,825||16,162||15,528||13,411||13,749||13,164||12,647||11,615||11,822
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Fishing||style="text-align:center;"| 1952||28,692||29,806||32,048||31,932||29,788||28,119||26,050||25,256||24,343||24,688
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Fly-Fishing||style="text-align:center;"| 2002||634||475||4,605||4,291||4,690||4,537||3,981||4,577||4,597||4,873
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Forestry||style="text-align:center;"| 1911||16,843||14,906||16,456||16,309||14,874||14,465||12,905||12,519||11,456||11,326
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Game Design||style="text-align:center;"| 2013||0||0||0||0||2,657||11,853||12,313||13,689||13,810||16,020
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Gardening||style="text-align:center;"| 1911||2,576||2,403||2,422||2,258||1,972||1,641||1,582||1,375||1,450||1,428
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Genealogy||style="text-align:center;"| 1972||5,674||6,386||5,452||5,641||5,740||5,474||5,316||4,570||5,213||4,830
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Geocaching||style="text-align:center;"| 2010||0||4,533||19,419||18,711||17,031||16,785||15,582||15,210||12,604||12,972
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Geology||style="text-align:center;"| 1953||23,640||21,798||23,695||24,015||22,103||21,282||22,180||18,516||18,674||17,242
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Golf||style="text-align:center;"| 1976||7,623||7,236||5,798||5,128||4,921||3,955||3,826||3,605||3,248||3,060
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Graphic Arts||style="text-align:center;"| 1987||2,982||3,093||3,620||3,505||3,140||3,189||3,356||3,251||3,066||3,343
|- style="background-color:#ffffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|'''''Hiking'''''||style="text-align:center;"| 1921||8,074||7,658||7,946||8,132||7,856||7,344||6,967||7,485||7,084||6,362
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Home Repairs||style="text-align:center;"| 1943||5,165||4,572||4,324||4,413||3,790||3,866||3,288||3,325||3,432||3,579
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Horsemanship||style="text-align:center;"| 1911||13,106||13,230||13,814||12,670||10,977||11,905||10,878||9,457||8,641||8,837
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Indian Lore||style="text-align:center;"| 1931||31,293||28,530||28,591||26,705||24,535||22,997||22,241||18,234||17,003||16,003
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Insect Study||style="text-align:center;"| 1985||2,582||3,502||3,579||4,120||3,613||3,164||3,550||2,341||2,644||2,716
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Inventing||style="text-align:center;"| 2010||0||616||2,279||2,592||2,704||2,902||3,369||2,834||3,296||3,494
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Journalism||style="text-align:center;"| 1927||1,285||1,191||1,285||1,184||945||955||1,037||970||1,127||1,153
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Kayaking||style="text-align:center;"| 2012||0||0||0||21,765||36,217||35,533||34,054||33,137||30,466||31,362
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Landscape Architecture||style="text-align:center;"| 1967||1,335||1,414||1,475||1,618||1,872||1,496||1,434||1,494||1,483||1,495
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Law||style="text-align:center;"| 1974||7,044||7,333||7,315||7,274||6,946||5,463||5,633||5,226||5,402||5,656
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Leatherwork||style="text-align:center;"| 1951||53,896||50,028||51,535||48,674||44,344||42,565||40,805||37,920||35,490||33,740
|- style="background-color:#ffffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|'''''Lifesaving'''''||style="text-align:center;"| 1911||28,483||27,739||29,382||28,228||25,945||24,474||23,983||22,382||20,748||20,952
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Mammal Study||style="text-align:center;"| 1985||31,245||28,728||31,028||28,309||24,064||24,060||23,427||21,303||18,715||17,982
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Medicine||style="text-align:center;"| 1991||4,513||4,547||4,480||4,507||3,990||3,725||3,807||3,767||3,561||3,878
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Metalwork||style="text-align:center;"| 1927||12,272||11,597||12,790||13,674||13,259||12,949||12,340||12,639||12,990||12,768
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Mining in Society||style="text-align:center;"| 2014||0||0||0||0||0||3,519||4,613||4,224||4,673||4,650
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Model Design and Building||style="text-align:center;"| 1963||2,586||2,123||2,964||3,120||3,628||2,612||2,795||2,770||2,564||2,674
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Motorboating||style="text-align:center;"| 1961||12,985||12,578||12,133||12,004||11,012||10,748||9,880||9,515||9,517||9,697
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Moviemaking (formerly Cinematography)||style="text-align:center;"| 2013||0||0||0||0||0||6,195||10,064||10,851||9,262||9,416
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Music||style="text-align:center;"| 1911||17,565||16,623||15,875||15,088||14,223||12,903||12,369||11,689||10,592||11,860
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Nature||style="text-align:center;"| 1952||18,404||16,773||18,453||18,114||16,164||15,046||14,679||13,635||11,586||12,372
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Nuclear Science||style="text-align:center;"| 2005||5,881||5,908||6,965||7,114||7,666||6,657||6,728||7,005||6,702||6,678
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Oceanography||style="text-align:center;"| 1964||10,202||11,098||10,720||10,636||10,769||9,991||9,892||8,499||7,763||9,021
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Orienteering||style="text-align:center;"| 1974||20,723||18,328||20,221||18,989||16,909||16,871||15,642||13,753||11,742||12,538
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Painting||style="text-align:center;"| 1911||4,696||4,217||5,087||5,412||4,911||4,346||4,245||3,829||3,222||3,709
|- style="background-color:#ffffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|'''''Personal Fitness'''''||style="text-align:center;"| 1952||58,461||58,988||56,588||56,908||56,295||50,693||52,499||52,079||50,428||49,600
|- style="background-color:#ffffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|'''''Personal Management'''''||style="text-align:center;"| 1972||56,330||56,793||53,459||54,529||53,273||48,299||51,105||50,251||49,287||48,393
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Pets||style="text-align:center;"| 1958||6,900||6,346||6,068||5,904||5,659||4,821||4,645||4,278||4,289||4,890
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Photography||style="text-align:center;"| 1911||17,543||17,479||18,042||18,879||17,800||17,804||16,931||15,142||13,550||14,161
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Pioneering||style="text-align:center;"| 1911||22,596||21,008||23,138||21,550||19,525||18,117||17,341||15,959||13,870||14,099
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Plant Science||style="text-align:center;"| 1974||1,779||1,797||2,614||2,593||2,712||2,680||2,922||2,363||2,107||2,569
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Plumbing||style="text-align:center;"| 1911||7,055||6,233||6,417||5,785||5,178||4,982||4,960||4,510||4,398||4,862
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Pottery||style="text-align:center;"| 1927||9,885||8,937||10,493||10,157||9,869||9,050||8,384||8,230||7,940||7,890
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Programming||style="text-align:center;"| 2013||0||0||0||0||480||2,970||3,577||4,085||4,138||4,723
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Public Health||style="text-align:center;"| 1911||1,928||1,958||1,989||1,783||2,006||1,821||1,780||1,837||1,798||2,382
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Public Speaking||style="text-align:center;"| 1932||6,940||6,671||6,703||6,987||7,289||7,091||7,793||7,497||7,035||7,250
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Pulp and Paper||style="text-align:center;"| 1972||4,933||5,549||6,449||7,495||7,034||6,250||7,379||6,081||6,879||5,911
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Radio||style="text-align:center;"| 1923||7,190||6,994||6,257||6,957||7,208||6,665||6,709||6,442||5,840||5,205
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Railroading||style="text-align:center;"| 1952||7,484||8,868||9,144||8,681||7,191||6,694||7,651||6,599||6,663||6,728
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Reading||style="text-align:center;"| 1925||7,183||6,590||5,889||5,676||5,216||4,712||4,179||3,574||3,524||3,873
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Reptile and Amphibian Study||style="text-align:center;"| 1993||9,902||9,797||9,816||9,772||8,483||7,547||6,700||6,411||6,053||5,786
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Rifle Shooting||style="text-align:center;"| 1988||51,562||50,801||54,276||50,435||47,054||45,839||43,196||41,444||37,796||37,695
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Robotics||style="text-align:center;"| 2011||0||0||5,407||13,262||13,401||13,708||13,700||14,264||15,031||15,285
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Rowing||style="text-align:center;"| 1933||16,878||14,948||15,906||13,769||10,944||10,557||9,995||9,408||8,239||8,377
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Safety||style="text-align:center;"| 1927||4,304||4,088||4,128||3,824||4,349||3,778||3,937||4,267||3,280||3,322
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Salesmanship||style="text-align:center;"| 1927||5,704||6,286||6,765||6,425||6,438||6,648||6,412||6,031||5,908||6,936
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Scholarship||style="text-align:center;"| 1911||7,194||7,034||6,570||6,310||5,956||5,362||4,911||4,316||4,171||4,433
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Scouting Heritage||style="text-align:center;"| 2010||0||3,814||6,407||5,394||5,660||5,572||5,558||5,266||5,916||5,901
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Scuba Diving||style="text-align:center;"| 2009||130||2,962||3,015||2,594||2,370||1,989||2,135||1,792||1,842||2,036
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Sculpture||style="text-align:center;"| 1911||10,372||10,750||13,074||12,829||11,493||9,887||10,042||8,900||8,715||8,212
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Search and Rescue||style="text-align:center;"| 2012||0||0||0||725||10,552||12,359||11,725||10,361||10,107||10,107
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Shotgun Shooting||style="text-align:center;"| 1988||25,086||24,978||27,838||26,173||24,603||23,970||21,895||20,912||19,703||20,241
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Signs, Signals, and Codes||style="text-align:center;"| 2015||0||0||0||0||0||0||3,453||8,025||7,364||7,178
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Skating||style="text-align:center;"| 1973||3,360||3,119||3,208||2,220||2,406||2,010||1,972||1,953||1,785||1,898
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Small-Boat Sailing||style="text-align:center;"| 1964||19,145||18,471||19,895||18,740||16,857||16,511||15,092||14,108||14,182||13,886
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Snow Sports||style="text-align:center;"| 1999||11,326||11,394||10,586||8,636||9,134||8,227||7,251||7,177||7,267||6,961
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Soil and Water Conservation||style="text-align:center;"| 1952||15,546||15,298||15,554||14,553||11,697||11,296||10,437||10,341||9,484||8,199
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Space Exploration||style="text-align:center;"| 1965||21,977||22,914||23,595||23,557||23,290||22,625||21,607||20,137||18,994||19,574
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Sports||style="text-align:center;"| 1965||10,444||9,550||9,167||9,112||8,950||8,032||8,272||7,626||6,556||6,594
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Stamp Collecting||style="text-align:center;"| 1932||1,087||1,434||1,147||1,045||1,131||863||996||793||954||836
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Surveying||style="text-align:center;"| 1911||1,595||1,539||1,145||1,235||1,307||1,065||879||1,028||863||1,065
|- style="background-color:#ffffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|'''''Sustainability'''''||style="text-align:center;"| 2013||0||0||0||0||590||5,428||6,625||6,813||7,295||7,192
|- style="background-color:#ffffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|'''''Swimming'''''||style="text-align:center;"| 1911||76,807||78,825||80,938||80,376||72,946||72,503||71,821||67,446||62,057||62,796
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Textile||style="text-align:center;"| 1973||2,641||2,232||3,657||4,681||4,673||3,694||3,225||2,480||2,205||2,530
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Theater||style="text-align:center;"| 1967||2,290||2,174||2,201||2,776||2,320||2,273||2,665||2,543||2,332||2,294
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Traffic Safety||style="text-align:center;"| 1975||7,745||7,148||8,665||7,450||7,582||7,088||5,604||6,072||5,689||7,100
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Truck Transportation||style="text-align:center;"| 1973||3,291||2,960||3,009||2,928||2,847||2,182||2,157||2,391||2,466||2,313
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Veterinary Medicine||style="text-align:center;"| 1995||3,018||3,855||3,502||3,460||3,455||2,875||2,764||2,580||2,451||2,716
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Water Sports||style="text-align:center;"| 2008||5,135||4,891||4,783||4,291||3,935||3,594||3,389||3,123||2,966||2,937
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Weather||style="text-align:center;"| 1927||17,927||16,345||18,582||17,869||15,958||15,846||14,622||12,665||12,690||12,430
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Welding||style="text-align:center;"| 2012||0||0||0||4,022||10,919||11,061||11,019||10,737||10,656||11,981
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Whitewater||style="text-align:center;"| 1987||3,993||3,372||4,322||4,149||3,252||3,565||2,888||3,476||2,832||3,199
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Wilderness Survival||style="text-align:center;"| 1974||44,632||41,627||46,757||46,829||43,158||40,395||37,581||35,221||30,814||29,392
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Wood Carving||style="text-align:center;"| 1923||48,489||45,121||45,645||44,927||41,120||38,749||36,890||34,938||32,943||31,910
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Woodwork||style="text-align:center;"| 1923||5,217||5,866||5,590||4,962||5,602||5,198||5,242||4,975||5,212||4,939
|-class="sortbottom"
!style="text-align:left;" colspan="2"|TOTAL||2,096,676||2,056,867||2,164,366||2,175,878||2,110,848||2,077,550||2,011,860||1,919,912||1,813,834||1,822,137
|}


{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" align="center"
|- style="font-weight:bold" align="center"
| | MERIT BADGE
| align="center" | 1993
| align="center" | 1996
| align="center" | 2005
| align="center" | 2006
| align="center" | 2007
| align="center" | Total
| align="center" | Wiki Hits

|- 
|  | [[First Aid]]
|  | 94,528
|  | 97,565
|  | 87,300
|  | 84,792
|  | 82,274
|  | 6,361,479
|  | 112,708

|- 
|  | [[Swimming]]
|  | 93,488
|  | 90,922
|  | 75,796
|  | 76,692
|  | 74,108
|  | 5,776,804
|  | 101,371

|- 
|  | [[Camping]]
|  | 73,831
|  | 70,825
|  | 62,393
|  | 61,469
|  | 58,022
|  | 4,242,599
|  | 210,273

|- 
|  | [[Cooking]]
|  | 46,328
|  | 44,073
|  | 25,033
|  | 24,151
|  | 24,025
|  | 4,074,054
|  | 74,653

|- 
|  | [[Citizenship in the Community]]
|  | 61,185
|  | 61,271
|  | 52,666
|  | 47,001
|  | 48,498
|  | 3,068,990
|  | 205,926

|- 
|  | [[Safety]]
|  | 64,097
|  | 56,311
|  | 4,040
|  | 4,123
|  | 3,605
|  | 2,906,882
|  | 23,098

|- 
|  | [[Lifesaving]]
|  | 37,828
|  | 38,445
|  | 28,552
|  | 29,119
|  | 27,676
|  | 2,844,641
|  | 56,373

|- 
|  | [[Citizenship in the Nation]]
|  | 62,307
|  | 62,466
|  | 58,715
|  | 54,993
|  | 54,368
|  | 2,770,809
|  | 168,032

|- 
|  | [[Canoeing]]
|  | 54,697
|  | 53,862
|  | 42,414
|  | 42,604
|  | 41,685
|  | 2,754,919
|  | 46,915

|- 
|  | [[Fire Safety]]
|  | 14,150
|  | 12,147
|  | 13,261
|  | 13,358
|  | 13,661
|  | 2,503,544
|  | 34,645

|- 
|  | [[Home Repairs]]
|  | 10,788
|  | 8,432
|  | 4,536
|  | 4,659
|  | 4,292
|  | 2,384,715
|  | 27,811

|- 
|  | [[Basketry]]
|  | 48,773
|  | 53,365
|  | 32,165
|  | 30,454
|  | 28,256
|  | 2,279,180
|  | 29,997

|- 
|  | [[Pioneering]]
|  | 1,366
|  | 31,029
|  | 24,204
|  | 23,025
|  | 21,292
|  | 2,265,542
|  | 35,177

|- 
|  | [[Environmental Science]]
|  | 66,064
|  | 69,349
|  | 67,852
|  | 74,583
|  | 72,279
|  | 2,194,532
|  | 139,746

|- 
|  | [[Personal Fitness]]
|  | 46,576
|  | 11,927
|  | 54,348
|  | 55,088
|  | 53,030
|  | 2,107,226
|  | 222,836

|- 
|  | [[Leatherwork]]
|  | 66,585
|  | 64,575
|  | 56,128
|  | 54,654
|  | 50,852
|  | 2,104,721
|  | 29,124

|- 
|  | [[Wood Carving]]
|  | 48,234
|  | 48,002
|  | 49,168
|  | 46,407
|  | 45,659
|  | 1,977,764
|  | 37,423

|- 
|  | [[Citizenship in the World]]
|  | 60,844
|  | 57,187
|  | 61,746
|  | 58,097
|  | 58,608
|  | 1,811,599
|  | 168,461

|- 
|  | [[Fishing]]
|  | 29,726
|  | 32,541
|  | 27,203
|  | 26,496
|  | 26,769
|  | 1,782,550
|  | 58,028

|- 
|  | [[Communication]]
|  | 52,533
|  | 54,288
|  | 54,633
|  | 53,558
|  | 54,214
|  | 1,648,244
|  | 180,660

|- 
|  | [[Rowing]]
|  | 27,330
|  | 26,636
|  | 17,889
|  | 16,412
|  | 16,484
|  | 1,618,890
|  | 15,858

|- 
|  | [[Nature]]
|  | 17,055
|  | 17,327
|  | 15,292
|  | 15,662
|  | 16,441
|  | 1,545,332
|  | 31,620

|- 
|  | [[Public Health]]
|  | &nbsp
|  | 1,956
|  | 2,028
|  | 1,123
|  | 1,487
|  | 1,504,707
|  | 12,586

|- 
|  | [[Emergency Preparedness]]
|  | 44,142
|  | 46,502
|  | 46,346
|  | 47,362
|  | 44,987
|  | 1,493,208
|  | 144,740

|- 
|  | [[Reading]]
|  | 7,848
|  | 7,440
|  | 7,155
|  | 6,561
|  | 6,178
|  | 1,441,821
|  | 51,473

|- 
|  | [[Personal Management]]
|  | 7,955
|  | 45,973
|  | 51,197
|  | 51,334
|  | 49,861
|  | 1,439,063
|  | 206,490

|- 
|  | [[Fingerprinting]]
|  | 28,016
|  | 36,014
|  | 41,565
|  | 42,348
|  | 39,482
|  | 1,351,387
|  | 31,782

|- 
|  | [[Wilderness Survival]]
|  | 46,405
|  | 46,843
|  | 38,512
|  | 46,912
|  | 40,496
|  | 1,330,251
|  | 64,622

|- 
|  | [[Archery]]
|  | 3,470
|  | 37,020
|  | 46,902
|  | 47,297
|  | 46,550
|  | 1,286,606
|  | 49,770

|- 
|  | [[Hiking]]
|  | 10,309
|  | 8,306
|  | 8,275
|  | 7,901
|  | 7,781
|  | 1,275,737
|  | 72,674

|- 
|  | [[Scholarship]]
|  | 8,049
|  | 7,866
|  | 6,496
|  | 6,719
|  | 6,607
|  | 1,231,674
|  | 38,059

|- 
|  | [[Music]]
|  | 12,379
|  | 12,919
|  | 14,640
|  | 14,894
|  | 15,114
|  | 1,211,155
|  | 58,508

|- 
|  | [[Art]]
|  | 14,363
|  | 22,988
|  | 33,031
|  | 32,856
|  | 27,112
|  | 1,106,190
|  | 45,671

|- 
|  | [[Sports]]
|  | 31,446
|  | 28,989
|  | 12,315
|  | 12,349
|  | 10,968
|  | 1,080,553
|  | 44,539

|- 
|  | [[Metalwork]]
|  | 16,562
|  | 20,626
|  | 9,362
|  | 9,625
|  | 10,683
|  | 1,048,028
|  | 19,650

|- 
|  | [[Forestry]]
|  | 14,986
|  | 16,301
|  | 15,123
|  | 15,223
|  | 14,864
|  | 1,041,526
|  | 27,061

|- 
|  | [[Athletics]]
|  | 3,594
|  | 5,485
|  | 4,260
|  | 4,308
|  | 5,959
|  | 1,040,227
|  | 35,706

|- 
|  | [[Soil and Water Conservation]]
|  | 17,164
|  | 16,129
|  | 14,426
|  | 13,862
|  | 13,630
|  | 1,023,560
|  | 23,581

|- 
|  | [[Indian Lore]]
|  | 30,949
|  | 30,495
|  | 28,581
|  | 30,800
|  | 29,624
|  | 1,006,056
|  | 35,923

|- 
|  | [[Mammal Study]]
|  | 34,147
|  | 31,170
|  | 29,935
|  | 29,729
|  | 28,888
|  | 998,261
|  | 28,731

|- 
|  | [[Rifle Shooting]]
|  | 37,029
|  | 43,968
|  | 50,337
|  | 47,996
|  | 46,174
|  | 981,791
|  | 48,598

|- 
|  | [[Woodwork]]
|  | 5,733
|  | 4,315
|  | 4,846
|  | 4,990
|  | 4,621
|  | 935,073
|  | 29,935

|- 
|  | [[Family Life]]
|  | 2,932
|  | 61,305
|  | 52,538
|  | 52,671
|  | 51,225
|  | 773,995
|  | 188,989

|- 
|  | [[Electricity]]
|  | 8,028
|  | 7,876
|  | 11,953
|  | 10,433
|  | 10,034
|  | 728,783
|  | 30,521

|- 
|  | [[Orienteering]]
|  | 3,879
|  | 26,192
|  | 21,395
|  | 20,267
|  | 19,803
|  | 685,065
|  | 38,911

|- 
|  | [[Pets]]
|  | 4,715
|  | 7,228
|  | 6,919
|  | 6,350
|  | 6,287
|  | 616,714
|  | 39,992

|- 
|  | [[Public Speaking]]
|  | 2,405
|  | 2,318
|  | 4,640
|  | 5,239
|  | 5,827
|  | 595,080
|  | 22,735

|- 
|  | [[Reptile and Amphibian Study]]
|  | 12,989
|  | 12,322
|  | 11,093
|  | 10,286
|  | 10,434
|  | 582,050
|  | 31,692

|- 
|  | [[Horsemanship]]
|  | 13,451
|  | 11,408
|  | 11,650
|  | 12,203
|  | 11,771
|  | 553,492
|  | 21,793

|- 
|  | [[Fish and Wildlife Management]]
|  | 17,388
|  | 16,945
|  | 13,676
|  | 13,928
|  | 15,002
|  | 547,394
|  | 28,307

|- 
|  | [[Astronomy]]
|  | 6,817
|  | 16,979
|  | 11,229
|  | 9,796
|  | 10,087
|  | 544,829
|  | 50,669

|- 
|  | [[Bird Study]]
|  | 1,521
|  | 1,481
|  | 5,357
|  | 5,260
|  | 5,327
|  | 537,689
|  | 24,557

|- 
|  | [[Painting]]
|  | 14,022
|  | 3,866
|  | 4,212
|  | 4,502
|  | 4,796
|  | 529,147
|  | 17,439

|- 
|  | [[Cycling]]
|  | 5,703
|  | 4,975
|  | 7,217
|  | 7,242
|  | 6,754
|  | 526,565
|  | 67,848

|- 
|  | [[Small-Boat Sailing]]
|  | 16,261
|  | 17,813
|  | 17,224
|  | 17,961
|  | 17,852
|  | 524,722
|  | 21,690

|- 
|  | [[Motorboating]]
|  | 13,228
|  | 13,566
|  | 13,724
|  | 13,552
|  | 13,324
|  | 501,386
|  | 22,427

|- 
|  | [[Geology]]
|  | 11,067
|  | 14,491
|  | 18,693
|  | 20,073
|  | 19,525
|  | 489,419
|  | 28,575

|- 
|  | [[Aviation]]
|  | 15,488
|  | 14,365
|  | 17,641
|  | 18,624
|  | 16,483
|  | 467,275
|  | 43,882

|- 
|  | [[Weather]]
|  | 12,108
|  | 14,520
|  | 17,223
|  | 16,158
|  | 16,001
|  | 459,169
|  | 33,756

|- 
|  | [[Coin Collecting]]
|  | 4,209
|  | 3,599
|  | 5,011
|  | 5,134
|  | 4,909
|  | 453,376
|  | 36,375

|- 
|  | [[Computers]]
|  | 12,744
|  | 14,489
|  | 14,647
|  | 14,215
|  | 13,702
|  | 417,582
|  | 62,375

|- 
|  | [[Dog Care]]
|  | 3,695
|  | 3,674
|  | 3,157
|  | 3,124
|  | 2,948
|  | 408,403
|  | 41,805

|- 
|  | [[Space Exploration]]
|  | 10,838
|  | 13,902
|  | 23,155
|  | 21,256
|  | 19,943
|  | 401,454
|  | 34,590

|- 
|  | [[Photography]]
|  | 36,389
|  | 4,167
|  | 9,302
|  | 10,448
|  | 12,447
|  | 383,533
|  | 43,503

|- 
|  | [[Stamp Collecting]]
|  | 1,720
|  | 1,270
|  | 1,451
|  | 1,112
|  | 1,057
|  | 381,769
|  | 11,699

|- 
|  | [[Snow Sports]] (was Skiing)
|  | 12,623
|  | 12,798
|  | 15,575
|  | 14987
|  | 10,671
|  | 381,472
|  | 25,663

|- 
|  | [[Gardening]]
|  | 2,523
|  | 2,237
|  | 1,904
|  | 1,813
|  | 1,715
|  | 372,464
|  | 22,037

|- 
|  | [[Plumbing]]
|  | 7,115
|  | 3,769
|  | 5,949
|  | 5,914
|  | 5,366
|  | 350,314
|  | 15,665

|- 
|  | [[Shotgun Shooting]]
|  | 19,713
|  | 15,188
|  | 23,562
|  | 23,062
|  | 22,986
|  | 344,035
|  | 32,832

|- 
|  | [[Pottery]]
|  | 4,363
|  | 11,358
|  | 9,218
|  | 9,272
|  | 8,574
|  | 316,172
|  | 16,102

|- 
|  | [[Chemistry]]
|  | 2,935
|  | 3,661
|  | 5,592
|  | 6,063
|  | 5,944
|  | 286,512
|  | 25,889

|- 
|  | [[Salesmanship]]
|  | 5,654
|  | 4,515
|  | 4,880
|  | 4,978
|  | 5,254
|  | 281,544
|  | 19,816

|- 
|  | [[Climbing]]
|  | &nbsp;
|  | 7
|  | 22,316
|  | 22,628
|  | 22,495
|  | 249,405
|  | 32,310

|- 
|  | [[Sculpture]]
|  | 5,440
|  | 5,042
|  | 8,760
|  | 9,450
|  | 9,091
|  | 224,275
|  | 12,866

|- 
|  | [[Water Sports]] (Water Skiing)
|  | 5,053
|  | 4,801
|  | 3,560
|  | 3,701
|  | 3,556
|  | 218,672
|  | 22,309

|- 
|  | [[Oceanography]]
|  | 26,018
|  | 6,256
|  | 9,472
|  | 9,745
|  | 9,357
|  | 215,147
|  | 22,571

|- 
|  | [[Drafting]]
|  | 2,423
|  | 1,655
|  | 1,659
|  | 1,499
|  | 1,501
|  | 214,872
|  | 16,218

|- 
|  | [[Farm Mechanics]]
|  | 2,051
|  | 1,986
|  | 1,948
|  | 2,122
|  | 1,951
|  | 203,825
|  | 11,830

|- 
|  | [[Model Design and Building]]
|  | 1,904
|  | 1,665
|  | 2,699
|  | 2,365
|  | 2,282
|  | 200,613
|  | 15,741

|- 
|  | [[Architecture]]
|  | 19,658
|  | 2,513
|  | 2,587
|  | 2,215
|  | 2,104
|  | 193,458
|  | 16,793

|- 
|  | [[Genealogy]]
|  | 6,680
|  | 6,005
|  | 5,704
|  | 5,218
|  | 4,387
|  | 192,430
|  | 28,395

|- 
|  | [[Backpacking]]
|  | 8,864
|  | 7,800
|  | 5,092
|  | 5,003
|  | 4,974
|  | 182,285
|  | 40,991

|- 
|  | [[Railroading]]
|  | 2,850
|  | 3,680
|  | 6,922
|  | 5,809
|  | 6,378
|  | 182,171
|  | 21,201

|- 
|  | [[Bugling]]
|  | 975
|  | 753
|  | 832
|  | 627
|  | 684
|  | 165,643
|  | 21,922

|- 
|  | [[Electronics]]
|  | 2,988
|  | 3,103
|  | 6,219
|  | 5,596
|  | 5,680
|  | 162,721
|  | 24,786

|- 
|  | [[Skating]]
|  | 5,059
|  | 7,770
|  | 3,841
|  | 3,564
|  | 2,920
|  | 153,926
|  | 17,854

|- 
|  | [[Insect Study]]
|  | 1,721
|  | 2,067
|  | 1,611
|  | 1,808
|  | 1,536
|  | 142,981
|  | 15,855

|- 
|  | [[Surveying]]
|  | 1,806
|  | 1,337
|  | 1,567
|  | 1,201
|  | 1,166
|  | 142,583
|  | 10,152

|- 
|  | [[Law]]
|  | 5,067
|  | 4,725
|  | 5,666
|  | 5,652
|  | 5,545
|  | 137,441
|  | 24,790

|- 
|  | [[Nuclear Science]] (Atomic Eng)
|  | 6,278
|  | 4,188
|  | 3,585
|  | 3,188
|  | 4,595
|  | 129,040
|  | 23,892

|- 
|  | [[Radio]]
|  | 1,549
|  | 1,655
|  | 4,963
|  | 5,058
|  | 5,766
|  | 125,382
|  | 24,903

|- 
|  | [[Golf]]
|  | 4,220
|  | 4,466
|  | 6,920
|  | 6,831
|  | 6,831
|  | 124,946
|  | 33,534

|- 
|  | [[Textile]]
|  | 2,441
|  | 1,428
|  | 4,173
|  | 3,502
|  | 3,677
|  | 118,539
|  | 12,275

|- 
|  | [[American Heritage]]
|  | 4,371
|  | 3,126
|  | 4,890
|  | 4,273
|  | 4,274
|  | 118,154
|  | 27,362

|- 
|  | [[Truck Transportation]]
|  | 3,334
|  | 2,924
|  | 3,295
|  | 3,109
|  | 3,167
|  | 117,332
|  | 14,097

|- 
|  | [[Collections]]
|  | 7,524
|  | 7,065
|  | 5,406
|  | 4,784
|  | 5,011
|  | 105,850
|  | 25,116

|- 
|  | [[Traffic Safety]]
|  | 2,351
|  | 2,865
|  | 5,576
|  | 5,428
|  | 5,817
|  | 105,833
|  | 23,723

|- 
|  | [[Dentistry]]
|  | 4,204
|  | 2,873
|  | 4,584
|  | 3,770
|  | 3,974
|  | 104,310
|  | 16,819

|- 
|  | [[Automotive Maintenance]]
|  | 3,566
|  | 4,724
|  | 8,175
|  | 7,600
|  | 7,480
|  | 99,127
|  | 30,950

|- 
|  | [[Journalism]]
|  | 1,080
|  | 805
|  | 1,428
|  | 1,272
|  | 1,113
|  | 98,369
|  | 13,638

|- 
|  | [[Archaeology]]
|  | 35,292
|  | 1
|  | 3,766
|  | 4,946
|  | 5,522
|  | 96,236
|  | 21,153

|- 
|  | [[Crime Prevention]]
|  | &nbsp;
|  | 1,440
|  | 6,702
|  | 6,645
|  | 6,158
|  | 84,156
|  | 26,987

|- 
|  | [[Engineering]]
|  | 2,263
|  | 1,725
|  | 5,164
|  | 4,998
|  | 5,733
|  | 82,582
|  | 29,159

|- 
|  | [[Disabilities Awareness]]
|  | 3,405
|  | 2,828
|  | 2,275
|  | 3,245
|  | 3,964
|  | 75,463
|  | 21,945

|- 
|  | [[Pulp and Paper]]
|  | 1,776
|  | 2,328
|  | 2,878
|  | 2,914
|  | 3,492
|  | 72,763
|  | 15,041

|- 
|  | [[Landscape Architecture]]
|  | 1,863
|  | 1,687
|  | 1,927
|  | 1,707
|  | 1,649
|  | 71,040
|  | 12,538

|- 
|  | [[Theater]]
|  | 1,389
|  | 1,466
|  | 2,032
|  | 2,267
|  | 1,937
|  | 67,389
|  | 19,757

|- 
|  | [[Whitewater]]
|  | 2,274
|  | 3,021
|  | 4,157
|  | 4,212
|  | 3,557
|  | 62,019
|  | 18,553

|- 
|  | [[Cinematography]]
|  | 1,730
|  | 2,525
|  | 5,143
|  | 4,768
|  | 4,839
|  | 57,050
|  | 21,796

|- 
|  | [[Energy]]
|  | 2,680
|  | 1,227
|  | 3,019
|  | 2,506
|  | 2,620
|  | 55,906
|  | 21,401

|- 
|  | [[Veterinary Medicine]]
|  | 1,355
|  | 1,166
|  | 2,400
|  | 2,204
|  | 2,355
|  | 53,197
|  | 13,313

|- 
|  | [[American Cultures]]
|  | 2,074
|  | 1,892
|  | 2,450
|  | 2,479
|  | 2,334
|  | 49,551
|  | 18,794

|- 
|  | [[American Business]]
|  | 1,442
|  | 813
|  | 541
|  | 717
|  | 539
|  | 48,453
|  | 26,641

|- 
|  | [[Medicine]]
|  | 2,495
|  | 2,079
|  | 3,396
|  | 3,493
|  | 3,644
|  | 43,093
|  | 19,557

|- 
|  | [[Animal Science]]
|  | 2,288
|  | 2,180
|  | 3,151
|  | 3,195
|  | 2,608
|  | 34,690
|  | 19,726

|- 
|  | [[Plant Science]]
|  | 3,571
|  | 978
|  | 900
|  | 753
|  | 928
|  | 29,475
|  | 11,345

|- 
|  | [[Graphic Arts]]
|  | 1,429
|  | 1,205
|  | 2,024
|  | 2,038
|  | 2,373
|  | 28,888
|  | 18,438

|- 
|  | [[American Labor]]
|  | 1,358
|  | 802
|  | 576
|  | 582
|  | 1,060
|  | 16,544
|  | 12,704

|- 
|  | [[Entrepreneurship]]
|  | &nbsp;
|  | 1
|  | 1,605
|  | 1,161
|  | 1,332
|  | 9,779
|  | 15,785

|- 
|  | [[Fly-Fishing]]
|  | &nbsp;
|  | &nbsp;
|  | 1,040
|  | 701
|  | 685
|  | 7,458
|  | 17,969

|- 
|  | [[Composite Materials]]
|  | &nbsp;
|  | &nbsp;
|  | &nbsp;
|  | &nbsp;
|  | &nbsp;
|  | &nbsp;
|  | 16,365

|- class="sortbottom"
|  | Unclassified
|  | 21,569
|  | 0
|  | 0
|  | 0
|  | 0
|  | 10,324,955
|  | &nbsp;

|- class="sortbottom"
| | Totals
| | 1,969,110
| | 2,002,775
| | 1,949,049
| | 1,930,058
| | 1,877,853
| | 115,093,311
| | 3,910,685

|}
<center>'''''Wiki Hits''''' ''is the total number of [[Special:Popularpages|pages hits]] on this wiki from April 2007 through December 2008.</center>

==Notes==
The merit badges with the most page hits tend to be Eagle required.  These also show the most merit badges earned.  Scouts learn about requirements and print [[Merit Badge Workbooks|workbooks]] for merit badges they will earn.

While the Wiki page hits cannot be exactly correlated with merit badges earned, there are some trends.  Overall, for every 2 page hits, there was one merit badge earned.  Some merit badges have significant interest but with a low percentage completing the merit badges:
* American Business &ndash; 27 pages hits for each merit badge earned.  Least popular - only 539 American Business Merit Badges earned.
* Bugling &ndash; 26 pages hits for each merit badge earned.  Only 684 Bugling Merit Badges earned.
:* Prior to 1989, an average of nearly 2,000 Bugling merit badges were earned each year.
:* In 1989, a requirement was added to serve 3 months as the Troop Bugler.  Unfortunately many troops don't have a Troop Bugler.
* Fly-Fishing &ndash; 20 pages hits for each merit badge earned.  Only 685 Fly-Fishing Merit Badges earned.
:* The number of Fly-Fishing Merit Badges earned has continued to decline since it's inception in 2002
:* Fishing Merit Badge was earned by 26,769 Scouting making it 40 times more popular than Fly-Fishing

==See Also==
{{Merit Badge See Also}}


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