Year in Review
This is a statistical overview of membership, awards, and activities for the previous year.
While these numbers are important, providing a year-to-year comparison, they do not tell the complete Scouting story.
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2008 Youth Membership
| Percent Change |
| 2008 vs. 2007 |
| Tiger Cub Scouts |
231,471 |
-4.3% |
| Cub Scouts |
798,060 |
-0.3% |
| Webelos Scouts |
636,104 |
-1.4% |
| Total Cub Scout-Age |
1,655,635 |
-1.3% |
| Boy Scouts |
844,939 |
-0.8% |
| Varsity Scouts |
60,940 |
-1.7% |
| Total Boy Scout-Age |
905,879 |
-0.8% |
| Total Venturers |
261,122 |
-2.7% |
| Total Members |
2,832,636 |
-0.8% |
2008 Adult Volunteers
| Pack Scouters |
470,400 |
-2.1% |
| Troop Scouters |
551,926 |
0.7% |
| Crew Scouters |
65,621 |
0.0% |
| Council Scouters |
44,406 |
1.3% |
| Total Scout Leaders |
1,132,353 |
-0.5% |
| Total Adults |
1,165,828 |
-0.8% |
2008 Year-End Units/Groups
| Packs |
50,213 |
-1.1% |
| Troops |
41,628 |
-0.8% |
| Teams |
8,423 |
0.4% |
| Crews |
19,998 |
0.4% |
| Total Scout Units |
120,262 |
-0.6% |
| Posts |
6,857 |
-9.2% |
| Total Units/Posts |
127,119 |
-1.1% |
| Service Hours Completed |
35,194,360 |
| Eagle Scout Awards |
52,025 |
Top Five Merit Badges Earned
| First Aid |
84,419 |
|
| Swimming |
75,568 |
|
| Environmental Science |
72,150 |
|
| Citizenship in the World |
60,582 |
|
| Camping |
58,654 |
|
|
| Total Merit Badges Earned |
1,913,676 |
| Boys' Life Subscriptions |
1,100,000* |
| Scouting Magazine Subscriptions |
1,000,000* |
*Boys' Life and Scouting magazine figures are based on the Audit Bureau of Circulation base rate.
2008 Camp Attendance
| Day Camp |
| Cub Scout |
272,553 |
|
| Family Camping |
| Cub Scout |
196,495 |
|
| Long-Term Resident Camp |
| Cub Scout/Webelos Scout |
97,521 |
| Boy Scout |
405,151 |
| Venturing |
8,079 |
|
| High-Adventure Camp |
| Councils - Boy Scout and Venturing |
82,506 |
| Philmont Camping |
23,083 |
| Florida Sea Base |
12,001 |
| Northern Tier |
5,834 |