Count Blank/Nonblank Cells

 

This example shows you how to count blank and nonblank cells in Excel.

1. The COUNTBLANK function below counts the number of blank cells in the range A1:A7.

COUNTBLANK function in Excel

2. The COUNTA function below counts the number of nonblank cells in the range A1:A7. COUNTA stands for count all.

COUNTA function in Excel

3. The COUNTIFS function below counts the number of blank cells in the range B1:B7 with one additional criteria (blue).

Count Blank Cells using COUNTIFS

Explanation: the COUNTIFS function (with the letter S at the end) in Excel counts cells based on two or more criteria. Use an empty string (two double quotes with nothing in between) to find blank cells.

4. The COUNTIFS function below counts the number of nonblank cells in the range B1:B7 with one additional criteria (pink).

Count Nonblank Cells using COUNTIFS

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