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DCount Function in Excel - Video

Description

The Microsoft Excel DCOUNT function returns the number of cells in a column or database that contains numeric values and meets a given criteria.

The DCOUNT function is a built-in function in Excel that is categorized as a Database Function. It can be used as a worksheet function (WS) in Excel. As a worksheet function, the DCOUNT function can be entered as part of a formula in a cell of a worksheet.

Summary

The Excel DCOUNT function counts matching records in a database using one or more criteria and an optional field. When a field is provided DCOUNT will only count numeric values in the field.

Purpose

Count matching records in a database

Return value

Numeric count of matching records

Syntax

=DCOUNT (database, [field], criteria)

Arguments

• database - Database range including headers.
• field - [optional] Field name or index to count.
• criteria - Criteria range including headers.

Version

Excel 2003, Excel 2007, Excel 2010, Excel 2013, Excel 2016, Excel 2019, Excel 365

Usage Notes 

The Excel DCOUNT function counts matching records in a database using a specified field and criteria/ condition or conditions. The database argument is a range of cells that includes field headers, field is the name or index of the field to count, and criteria is a range of cells with headers matching those in database. 

Using the example above, you can count records where the color is "red" and price is > 10 with these formulas:

=DCOUNT(B7:E14,"Total",B4:E5) // field by name
=DCOUNT(B7:E14,4,B4:E5) // field by index
=DCOUNT(B7:E14,,B4:E5) // field omitted

Caution: if field is provide to the DCOUNT function, it is only counted when non-blank and numeric. If field contains a text value, or if the field is blank, it will not be counted, even when criteria match.

Criteria options

The criteria can include a variety of expressions. The table below shows some examples:

Criteria	Behavior
Red	Match "red" or "RED"
Re*	Begins with "re"
10	Equal to 10
>10	Greater than 10
<>	Not blank
<>100	Not 100
>12/19/2017	Greater than Dec 19, 2017

The criteria range for DCOUNT can include more than one row below the headers. When criteria includes more than one row, each row is joined with OR logic, and the expressions in a given criteria row are joined with AND logic.

Notes:

• DCOUNT will only count numeric values in the given field when criteria match. To count either numbers or text, use DCOUNTA.
• DCOUNT supports wildcards in criteria, the support is not as good as in more modern functions like COUNTIFS.
• Criteria can include more than one row (as explained above),
• The field argument can be supplied as a name in double quotes ("") or as a number representing field index.
• The database and criteria ranges must include matching headers.