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Facts About Scouting
Service:
In 2011, service projects were conducted by more than 2.7 million youth members
and more than one million volunteers.
• 11,963,746 service hours were reported in 2011 for Journey to Excellence.
• $206,690,025 of service was provided by Scouts and leaders to communities across
America. (Based on the $21.79 Independent Sector value of volunteer time for 2011)
• Service projects most commonly reported for Journey to Excellence in 2011 include
— Food collection and distribution
— Litter cleanup/community beautification
— Conservation projects
— Military support/appreciation
— Serving food
Scout Activities and Outdoor Adventures:
Nearly 1.1 million youth attended a council camp or national high-adventure camp.
• National high adventure base—Boy Scouts and Venturers
— 29,090—Philmont
— 12,680—Florida Sea Base
— 7,949—Northern Tier
• Other outdoor adventures
— 88,584—COPE
— 151,774—Climbing and Rappelling
Advancements and Awards:
• 51,473 youth earned the rank of Eagle Scout in 2011.
• From 1912 to 2011 more than 2 million Boy Scouts have earned the Eagle Scout rank.
• Eagle Scout rank is earned by only 5 percent of Boy Scouts each year.
• 2,164,366 merit badges were earned by Boy Scouts in 2011.
— 113,001,809 merit badges have been earned by Boy Scouts since Scouting
was established in 1910.
— The most often earned merit badges since 1910 include:
• First Aid—6,721,194
• Swimming—6,088,942
• Camping—4,488,693
• Cooking—4,170,166
• Citizenship in the Community—3,295,149
(Source: 2011 BSA Local Council Index)
Volunteers:
1,074,775 volunteers provided leadership for Scouting programs in 2011.
• On average, Scout volunteers give 20 hours per month in service to Scouting.
This equals approximately 257,946,000 hours of volunteer time given
to support Scouting in 2011. (Source: Volunteer Outcomes Study,
Research & Program Innovation)
• $5,620,643,340 of volunteer time was given in 2011 to support Scouting across
America. (Based on $21.79 Independent Sector value of volunteer time for 2011)
Alumni:
• 181 NASA astronauts were involved in Scouting (57.4% of astronauts).
»»39 are Eagle Scouts.
• 35.4 percent of the United States Military Academy (West Point) cadets were
involved in Scouting as youth.
»»14.7 percent of cadets are Eagle Scouts.
• 23 percent of United States Air Force Academy cadets were involved in
Scouting as youth.
»»12 percent of cadets are Eagle Scouts.
• 25 percent of United States Naval Academy (Annapolis) midshipmen were
involved in Scouting as youth.
»»11 percent of midshipmen are Eagle Scouts.
• 206 members of the 112th Congress participated in Scouting as a youth
and/or adult leader.
»»29 are Eagle Scouts.
• 15 current U.S. governors participated in Scouting as a youth and/or
adult volunteer.
»»Four are Eagle Scouts.
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100 Years in Review, 1910-2010
Key Dates
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Boy Scouts of America incorporated
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1910 |
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First Boy Scout Handbook published
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1911
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Boys' Life premiered
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1911
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First Eagle Scout, Arthur R. Eldred
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1912
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Scouting magazine premiered
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1913
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Registration of Scouts began, 25¢ annual fee
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1913
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Order of the Arrow began
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1915
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Federal charter granted by Congress
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1916
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First season at what would become Northern Tier High Adventure Base
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1923
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Boy Scout membership tops 1 million
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1925
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Cub Scout program began
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1930
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Philmont donated to the BSA
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1938
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First BSA Wood Badge course taught
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1948
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First Pinewood Derby® held
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1953
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Webelos program added to Cub Scouting
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1954
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Exploring program began
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1959
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Florida National High Adventure Sea Base officially opened
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1980
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Tiger Cubs program added to Cub Scouting
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1982
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1 millionth Eagle Scout, Alexander M. Holsinger
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1982
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Learning for Life program began
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1991
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Venturing program began
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1998
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100 millionth member registered
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2000
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2 millionth Eagle Scout, Anthony Thomas
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2009
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Membership*
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Total Cub Scouts
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62,226,396
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Total Boy Scouts/Venturers
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52,077,933
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Total Youth Served
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114,304,329
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Total Adult Volunteers
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33,364,261
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Awards
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Total number of merit badges awarded
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117,649,303
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Top 5 merit badges awarded**
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6,537,232
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5,929,179
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4,364,027
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4,122,629
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3,178,473
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Eagle Scout Awards
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2,043,375
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William T. Hornaday Award (since 1914)
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3,799
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Honor Medal (since 1923)
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2,234
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Honor Medal With Crossed Palms (since 1924)
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231
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Silver Buffalo Award (since 1926)
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686
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Medal of Merit (since 1945)
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5,927
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Distinguished Eagle Scout Award (since 1969)
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1,840
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Heroism Award (since 1977)
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3,081
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National Certificate of Merit (since 1989)
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1,501
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*Local Council Index, including multiple registration
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**Estimated
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Interesting Facts and Figures
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Chief Scout Executives
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11
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BSA National Presidents
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33
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Scouts and Scouters who have attended Northern Tier
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348,642
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Scouts who have attended Philmont
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908,047
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Scouts who have attended Florida Sea Base
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200,000
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National Jamboree Attendance (as of 2005)
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642,489
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Scouts who have become astronauts
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181
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Norman Rockwell works with Scouting themes
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51
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Joseph Csatari works with Scouting themes
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36
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