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COUNTIF(range, criteria)

 
 Returns the number of cells with a value that satisfies a condition.

 rangeThe range of cells from which you want to count the cells.
 criteriaThe logical test that will filter out the data.

 REMARKS
 
  • The "range" must be a cell range or a named range.
     
  • The "range" does not have to be sorted into any order.
     
  • The "criteria" can be a cell reference or a named range.
     
  • The "criteria" can be in the form of a number, expression, or text.
     
  • The "criteria" can be expressed as numerical (i.e. 32) or as a string (i.e. "32").
     
  • The "criteria" can use string matching, i.e. *M* is all words that contain the letter "M". This is not case sensitive.
     
  • If you are checking for numerical conditions make sure the cells contain numbers and not text.
     
  • Example 1 - This counts the number of cells that contain the text "apples".
     
  • Example 2 - This counts the number of cells that contain a negative number.
     
  • Example 3 - This counts the number of cells that contain a number less than 40.
     
  • Example 4 - This counts the number of cells that contain a number greater than 40.
     
  • Example 5 - This counts the number of cells that contain non zero values.
     
  • Example 6 - This counts the number of cells that contain a value between 1 and a 100.
     
  • Example 7 - This counts the number of cells that contain text.
     
  • Example 8 - This counts the number of cells that contain the letter "B". This is not case sensitive.
     
  • Example 9 - This counts the number of cells that contain the letter "b". This is not case sensitive.
     
  • Example 10 - This counts the number of cells that contain only three letters.
     
  • Example 11 - This counts the number of cells that have the letter "e" as their second character.
     
  • Example 12 - This counts the number of cells that contain the text "Y".
     
  • Example 13 - This counts the number of cells that contain either the text "Y" or the text "N".

     EXAMPLES
     
     ABC
    1=COUNTIF(B1:C8,"apples") = 02035
    2=COUNTIF(B1:C8,"<0") = 1-4085
    3=COUNTIF(B1:C8,"<40") = 360125
    4=COUNTIF(B1:C8,">40") = 718095
    5=COUNTIF(B1:C8,"<>0") = 1650055
    6=COUNTIF(B1:C8,">=1")-COUNTIF(B1:C8,">=100") = 6Betterdot
    7=COUNTIF(B1:C8,"*") = 6Solutionscom
    8=COUNTIF(B1:C8,"*B*") = 1YN
    9=COUNTIF(B1:C8,"*b*") = 1  
    10=COUNTIF(B1:C8,"???") = 2  
    11=COUNTIF(B1:C8,"?e*") = 1  
    12=COUNTIF(B1:C8,"Y") = 1  
    13=COUNTIF(B1:C8,"Y")+COUNTIF(B1:C8,"N") = 2  
     

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