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:* Prior to 1989, an average of nearly 2,000 Bugling merit badges were earned each year. | :* 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. | :* 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 – 20 pages hits for each merit badge earned. Only 685 | + | * Fly Fishing – 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 | :* 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 | :* Fishing Merit Badge was earned by 26,769 Scouting making it 40 times more popular than Fly Fishing | ||
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Revision as of 23:46, October 19, 2012
The Merit Badge Worksheets & Requirements include the maps, checklists and other materials you need.
Other resources include the online Merit Badge Application and Most Popular Merit Badges
Certain requirements need prior approval but most do not.
Click on the ►◄ icons to sort by name, page hits, etc. Here is a more detailed version: Merit Badge Rankings

MERIT BADGE | 1993 | 1996 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | Total | 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 |
Communications | 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 |   | 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 | 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 | 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 | 1 | 1,605 | 1,161 | 1,332 | 9,779 | 15,785 | |
Fly Fishing | 1,040 | 701 | 685 | 7,458 | 17,969 | ||
Composite Materials | 16,365 | ||||||
Unclassified | 21,569 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10,324,955 | |
Totals | 1,969,110 | 2,002,775 | 1,949,049 | 1,930,058 | 1,877,853 | 115,093,311 | 3,910,685 |
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 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 – 27 pages hits for each merit badge earned. Least popular - only 539 American Business Merit Badges earned.
- Bugling – 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 – 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
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General Merit Badge information
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