Here is a list of earned Merit Badges for 2015. The Top 13 are all required.
Rank | Merit Badge | 2015 | % of Total |
1 | First Aid* | 80,716 | 4.01% |
2 | Swimming** | 71,821 | 3.57% |
3 | Cooking* | 67,691 | 3.36% |
4 | Environmental Science**** | 63,783 | 3.17% |
5 | Citizenship in the World* | 60,171 | 2.99% |
6 | Citizenship in the Nation* | 57,161 | 2.84% |
7 | Communication* | 55,738 | 2.77% |
8 | Camping* | 54,342 | 2.70% |
9 | Personal Fitness* | 52,499 | 2.61% |
10 | Citizenship in the Community* | 52,071 | 2.59% |
11 | Personal Management* | 51,105 | 2.54% |
12 | Family Life* | 51,008 | 2.54% |
13 | Emergency Preparedness*** | 47,879 | 2.38% |
14 | Fingerprinting | 43,743 | 2.17% |
15 | Rifle Shooting | 43,196 | 2.15% |
16 | Archery | 41,879 | 2.08% |
17 | Leatherwork | 40,805 | 2.03% |
18 | Wilderness Survival | 37,581 | 1.87% |
19 | Wood Carving | 36,890 | 1.83% |
20 | Kayaking | 34,054 | 1.69% |
21 | Canoeing | 29,461 | 1.46% |
22 | Chess | 27,235 | 1.35% |
23 | Fishing | 26,050 | 1.29% |
24 | Art | 24,374 | 1.21% |
25 | Lifesaving*** | 23,983 | 1.19% |
26 | Mammal Study | 23,427 | 1.16% |
27 | Indian Lore | 22,241 | 1.11% |
28 | Geology | 22,180 | 1.10% |
29 | Shotgun Shooting | 21,895 | 1.09% |
30 | Space Exploration | 21,607 | 1.07% |
31 | Climbing | 21,574 | 1.07% |
32 | Pioneering | 17,341 | 0.86% |
33 | Basketry | 17,158 | 0.85% |
34 | Photography | 16,931 | 0.84% |
35 | Astronomy | 16,706 | 0.83% |
36 | Orienteering | 15,642 | 0.78% |
37 | Geocaching | 15,582 | 0.77% |
38 | Aviation | 15,170 | 0.75% |
39 | Small Boat Sailing | 15,092 | 0.75% |
40 | Nature | 14,679 | 0.73% |
41 | Weather | 14,622 | 0.73% |
42 | Robotics | 13,700 | 0.68% |
43 | Fish & Wildlife Management | 13,164 | 0.65% |
44 | Forestry | 12,905 | 0.64% |
45 | Fire Safety | 12,782 | 0.64% |
46 | Music | 12,369 | 0.61% |
47 | Metalwork | 12,340 | 0.61% |
48 | Game Design | 12,313 | 0.61% |
49 | Engineering | 11,735 | 0.58% |
50 | Search and Rescue | 11,725 | 0.58% |
51 | Welding | 11,019 | 0.55% |
52 | Horsemanship | 10,878 | 0.54% |
53 | Chemistry | 10,560 | 0.52% |
54 | Soil and Water Conservation | 10,437 | 0.52% |
55 | Moviemaking | 10,064 | 0.50% |
56 | Sculpture | 10,042 | 0.50% |
57 | Electricity | 10,035 | 0.50% |
58 | Rowing | 9,995 | 0.50% |
59 | Automotive Maintenance | 9,961 | 0.50% |
60 | Oceanography | 9,892 | 0.49% |
61 | Motor Boating | 9,880 | 0.49% |
62 | Digital Technology | 9,383 | 0.47% |
63 | Pottery | 8,384 | 0.42% |
64 | Electronics | 8,352 | 0.42% |
65 | Sports | 8,272 | 0.41% |
66 | Public Speaking | 7,793 | 0.39% |
67 | Railroading | 7,651 | 0.38% |
68 | Archaeology | 7,590 | 0.38% |
69 | Pulp and Paper | 7,379 | 0.37% |
70 | Snow Sports | 7,251 | 0.36% |
71 | Hiking** | 6,967 | 0.35% |
72 | Nuclear Science | 6,728 | 0.33% |
73 | Radio | 6,709 | 0.33% |
74 | Reptile and Amphibian Study | 6,700 | 0.33% |
75 | Cycling** | 6,626 | 0.33% |
76 | Sustainability **** | 6,625 | 0.33% |
77 | Crime Prevention | 6,581 | 0.33% |
78 | Salesmanship | 6,412 | 0.32% |
79 | Disabilities Awareness | 6,153 | 0.31% |
80 | Law | 5,633 | 0.28% |
81 | Traffic Safety | 5,604 | 0.28% |
82 | American Heritage | 5,599 | 0.28% |
83 | Bird Study | 5,587 | 0.28% |
84 | Scouting Heritage | 5,558 | 0.28% |
85 | Genealogy | 5,316 | 0.26% |
86 | Woodwork | 5,242 | 0.26% |
87 | Plumbing | 4,960 | 0.25% |
88 | Scholarship | 4,911 | 0.24% |
89 | Coin Collecting | 4,715 | 0.23% |
90 | Pets | 4,645 | 0.23% |
91 | Mining in Society | 4,613 | 0.23% |
92 | Animal Science | 4,414 | 0.22% |
93 | Painting | 4,245 | 0.21% |
94 | Reading | 4,179 | 0.21% |
95 | Collections | 4,004 | 0.20% |
96 | Fly Fishing | 3,981 | 0.20% |
97 | Backpacking | 3,973 | 0.20% |
98 | Safety | 3,937 | 0.20% |
99 | Golf | 3,826 | 0.19% |
100 | Medicine | 3,807 | 0.19% |
101 | Athletics | 3,604 | 0.18% |
102 | Programming | 3,577 | 0.18% |
103 | Insect Study | 3,550 | 0.18% |
104 | Dentistry | 3,485 | 0.17% |
105 | Signs, Signals and Codes | 3,453 | 0.17% |
106 | Water Sports | 3,389 | 0.17% |
107 | Inventing | 3,369 | 0.17% |
108 | Architecture | 3,362 | 0.17% |
109 | Graphic Arts | 3,356 | 0.17% |
110 | Home Repairs | 3,288 | 0.16% |
111 | Textile | 3,225 | 0.16% |
112 | Energy | 3,190 | 0.16% |
113 | Entrepreneurship | 2,927 | 0.15% |
114 | Plant Science | 2,922 | 0.15% |
115 | Whitewater | 2,888 | 0.14% |
116 | Model Design and Building | 2,795 | 0.14% |
117 | Veterinary Medicine | 2,764 | 0.14% |
118 | Dog Care | 2,666 | 0.13% |
119 | Theater | 2,665 | 0.13% |
120 | Farm Mechanics | 2,244 | 0.11% |
121 | American Cultures | 2,233 | 0.11% |
122 | Composite Materials | 2,183 | 0.11% |
123 | Truck Transportation | 2,157 | 0.11% |
124 | Scuba Diving | 2,135 | 0.11% |
125 | Skating | 1,972 | 0.10% |
126 | Public Health | 1,780 | 0.09% |
127 | Computers | 1,686 | 0.08% |
128 | Gardening | 1,582 | 0.08% |
129 | Landscape Architecture | 1,434 | 0.07% |
130 | Drafting | 1,339 | 0.07% |
131 | Cinematography | 1,260 | 0.06% |
132 | American Labor | 1,106 | 0.05% |
133 | Animation | 1,099 | 0.05% |
134 | Journalism | 1,037 | 0.05% |
135 | Stamp Collecting | 996 | 0.05% |
136 | Surveying | 879 | 0.04% |
137 | American Business | 587 | 0.03% |
138 | Bugling | 492 | 0.02% |
TOTAL Merit Badges Earned | 2,011,860 |