--- title: "COUNTIF in Google Sheets: syntax and examples | PracticeExcel" description: "Counts the cells in a range that meet one condition. Text conditions ignore upper and lower case. With examples and exercises in Google Sheets." canonical_url: "https://practiceexcelonline.com/sheets/functions/countif" locale: en meta: "og:description": "Counts the cells in a range that meet one condition. Text conditions ignore upper and lower case. With examples and exercises in Google Sheets." "og:image": "https://practiceexcelonline.com/_og/d/c_Page%2Ctitle_~Q09VTlRJRiBpbiBHb29nbGUgU2hlZXRzOiBzeW50YXggYW5kIGV4YW1wbGVz%2Cdescription_Counts%2Bthe%2Bcells%2Bin%2Ba%2Brange%2Bthat%2Bmeet%2Bone%2Bcondition.%2BText%2Bconditions%2Bignore%2Bupper%2Band%2Blower%2Bcase.%2BWith%2Bexamples%2Band%2Bexercises%2Bin%2BGoogle%2BSheets.%2Ceyebrow_Google%2BSheets%2Bpractice%2Bexercises%2Csite_practiceexcel%2Ccode_~Q09VTlRJRihyYW5nZSwgY3JpdGVyaWEp%2Cp_Ii9zaGVldHMvZnVuY3Rpb25zL2NvdW50aWYi%2Cs_neB5fSvQRg2CYFEI.png" "og:image:height": "600" "og:image:type": image/png "og:image:width": "1200" "og:title": "COUNTIF in Google Sheets: syntax and examples | PracticeExcel" "twitter:image": "https://practiceexcelonline.com/_og/d/c_Page%2Ctitle_~Q09VTlRJRiBpbiBHb29nbGUgU2hlZXRzOiBzeW50YXggYW5kIGV4YW1wbGVz%2Cdescription_Counts%2Bthe%2Bcells%2Bin%2Ba%2Brange%2Bthat%2Bmeet%2Bone%2Bcondition.%2BText%2Bconditions%2Bignore%2Bupper%2Band%2Blower%2Bcase.%2BWith%2Bexamples%2Band%2Bexercises%2Bin%2BGoogle%2BSheets.%2Ceyebrow_Google%2BSheets%2Bpractice%2Bexercises%2Csite_practiceexcel%2Ccode_~Q09VTlRJRihyYW5nZSwgY3JpdGVyaWEp%2Cp_Ii9zaGVldHMvZnVuY3Rpb25zL2NvdW50aWYi%2Cs_neB5fSvQRg2CYFEI.png" --- > Index of every page on this site: [llms.txt](https://practiceexcelonline.com/llms.txt) # **COUNTIF in Google Sheets** Counts the cells in a range that meet one condition. Text conditions ignore upper and lower case. = COUNTIF( ## **In Google Sheets** COUNTIF takes the same two arguments in Google Sheets and understands the same operators and wildcards. ## **Syntax** ``` COUNTIF(range, criteria) ```
**range **
The cells to count.
**criteria **
The condition, such as "North", ">=300", "*shoe*" or a cell.
## **Examples** E1`=COUNTIF(1A2:A6,2"North")` | | A | B | C | D | E | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Region | Product | Sales | | **3** | | 2 | North | Shoes | 500 | | | | 3 | South | Shoes | 300 | | | | 4 | North | Bags | 250 | | | | 5 | North | Shoes | 420 | | | | 6 | South | Bags | 180 | | | **In plain words:** Count the cells 1in A2:A6 that say 2North. E1=COUNTIF(C2:C6,">=300") | | A | B | C | D | E | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Region | Product | Sales | | **3** | | 2 | North | Shoes | 500 | | | | 3 | South | Shoes | 300 | | | | 4 | North | Bags | 250 | | | | 5 | North | Shoes | 420 | | | | 6 | South | Bags | 180 | | | ## **Practice COUNTIF** - [**1****COUNTIF with a text condition**→](https://practiceexcelonline.com/sheets/practice/countif/countif-text) - [**2****COUNTIF with a number condition**→](https://practiceexcelonline.com/sheets/practice/countif/countif-greater-than) - [**3****COUNTIF with the limit in a cell**→](https://practiceexcelonline.com/sheets/practice/countif/countif-criteria-from-a-cell) - [**4****Count everything except one value**→](https://practiceexcelonline.com/sheets/practice/countif/countif-not-equal) - [**5****Count with a wildcard**→](https://practiceexcelonline.com/sheets/practice/countif/countif-wildcard-contains) ## **Related functions** - [**COUNTIFS**](https://practiceexcelonline.com/sheets/functions/countifs) - [**SUMIF**](https://practiceexcelonline.com/sheets/functions/sumif) - [**COUNTA**](https://practiceexcelonline.com/functions/counta) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@id":"https://practiceexcelonline.com/#identity","@type":"Organization","name":"PracticeExcel","url":"https://practiceexcelonline.com/","logo":{"@id":"https://practiceexcelonline.com/#logo"}},{"@id":"https://practiceexcelonline.com/#website","@type":"WebSite","inLanguage":"en-US","name":"PracticeExcel","url":"https://practiceexcelonline.com/","alternateName":["Practice Excel Online","PracticeExcelOnline.com"],"publisher":{"@id":"https://practiceexcelonline.com/#identity"},"workTranslation":{"@id":"https://excelopgaver.dk/#website"}},{"@id":"https://practiceexcelonline.com/sheets/functions/countif#webpage","@type":"WebPage","description":"Counts the cells in a range that meet one condition. 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