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Scrapbooking &
paper craft statistics
A clear, source-linked look at U.S. scrapbook and paper-craft participation, for makers, writers, and anyone telling the story behind the craft.
Last updated October 2, 2026
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The numbers worth keeping handy.
The latest federal survey that specifically measured scrapbooking found that 7% of U.S. adults took part in 2012. Newer national data measures the broader creative and handcraft landscape, rather than scrapbooking alone. That distinction matters, so every figure below keeps its original date and scope.
7%
of U.S. adults scrapbooked
The most specific national measure found in the federal arts survey shows that about 7% of American adults scrapbooked in 2012.
National Endowment for the Arts, 2012 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts10% / 3%
women and men who scrapbooked
In that 2012 survey, 10% of women and 3% of men said they scrapbooked.
National Endowment for the Arts, 2012 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts10% / 4%
ages 25–34 and 55–64 who scrapbooked
The same survey reported scrapbook participation among 10% of adults ages 25–34, compared with 4% of adults ages 55–64.
National Endowment for the Arts, 2012 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts52%
of U.S. adults made or performed art
More than half of U.S. adults personally created or performed art during the 12-month period measured in the 2022 survey.
National Endowment for the Arts, 2022 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts12%
did textile handcrafts
In 2022, 12% of adults reported weaving, crocheting, quilting, needlepoint, knitting, or sewing in the past year.
National Endowment for the Arts, 2022 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts17.1%
attended a craft fair or visual arts festival
The 2022 survey found that 17.1% of adults attended a craft fair or visual arts festival, down from 23.8% in 2017.
National Endowment for the Arts, 2022 Survey of Public Participation in the ArtsWhat the data shows
A craft with a wider creative neighborhood.
Scrapbooking is a distinct practice, and the national survey last asked about it directly in 2012. The newer data gives a useful wider frame: adults continue to make art, create with textiles, and attend craft-focused events. Those activities are related, but they are not substitutes for a current scrapbooker count.
For a careful reference, use the 2012 figures when you mean scrapbooking specifically. Use the 2022 figures when you mean broader U.S. art-making, textile handcrafts, or craft-fair attendance. Keeping that language tidy makes the numbers more useful to quote.
Sources and method
Built for honest citations.
This page uses the National Endowment for the Arts Survey of Public Participation in the Arts, a nationally representative survey administered with the U.S. Census Bureau's Current Population Survey. The 2022 survey measured participation during the 12 months ending in July 2022. The scrapbook-specific figures come from the 2012 edition because the newer public reporting does not publish a directly comparable scrapbook measure.
- A Decade of Arts Engagement, 2002–2012, National Endowment for the Arts, published 2015.
- Arts Participation Patterns in 2022, National Endowment for the Arts, published 2023.
- 50 States of Arts Participation: 2022, National Endowment for the Arts, published 2024.
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