By the numbers: Boy Scouts of America

POSTED: 10:47 AM PST Feb 06, 2013    UPDATED: 08:23 AM PDT May 24, 2013 

The Boy Scouts of America recently decided to allow openly gay youths to join scouting. Take a look at the numbers behind America's largest youth organization.

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Membership in Boy Scouts has declined by about a third since 1999. As of Dec. 31, 2012, youth membership totaled 2,658,794. There are also 1,039,825 adult members, who are mostly leaders of various groups.

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