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Google Sheets is a powerful tool that allows users to efficiently manage and analyze data. One useful feature is the ability to count the number of entries in one column based on specific criteria in another column. This can be achieved by using the COUNTIFS function, which allows users to specify multiple criteria to be met in order for an entry to be counted. By utilizing this function, users can easily track and analyze data that meets certain conditions, making data management and analysis more efficient and accurate.
Google Sheets: Count Column if Another Column Meets Criteria
You can use the COUNTIF and COUNTIFS functions in Google Sheets to count the number of values in one column where the value in another column meets specific criteria.
The following examples show how to use these functions in practice with the following dataset in Google Sheets:
Let’s jump in!
Example 1: Use COUNTIF to Count One Column if Another Column Meets Criteria
Suppose we would like to count the number of cells in the Player column where the corresponding cell in the Team column is equal to Mavs.
We can type the following formula into cell F2 to do so:
=COUNTIF(A2:A11, F1)
The following screenshot shows how to use this formula in practice:
From the output we can see that there are 4 cells in the Player column where the corresponding cell in the Team column is Mavs.
Example 2: Use COUNTIFS to Count One Column if Multiple Other Columns Meet Criteria
Suppose we would like to count the number of cells in the Player column where the corresponding cell in the Team column is equal to Mavs and the corresponding cell in the Points column is greater than 20.
We can type the following formula into cell F3 to do so:
=COUNTIFS(A2:A11, F1, C2:C11, ">"&F2)
The following screenshot shows how to use this formula in practice:
Note #1: In this example we used the COUNTIFS function to check if two columns met specific criteria, but you can use the COUNTIFS function to check if as many columns as you’d like meet specific criteria.
Note #2: You can find the complete documentation for the Google Sheets COUNTIFS function .
Additional Resources
The following tutorials explain how to perform other common operations in Google Sheets: