How to use "countif" in Google Sheets

Tiffany Zhao
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Google Sheets

This Scribe shows you how to use the [[countif]] function in Google Sheets to count instances in a dataset based on 1 single criteria. For multiple criteria, use the [[countifs]] function

Select the cell where you want your output to live

Let's assume you want to count how many people named "Joe" are in this dataset. In the cell, type "=countif(A2:A7,"Joe")" and hit [[enter]] The [[countif]] syntax is as follows: =COUNTIF(RANGE,CRITERIA)

There is your result!