Count the Number of “Yes” / “No” in a Range

This post will guide you how to count yes and no answers in a column in Excel. How do I count the number of “Yes” or “No” responses in a range of cells with a formula in Excel. How do I count how many “yes” or “No” answers in Excel.

Assuming that you want to count the number of “Yes” answer in the range of cells B2:B6 or count the number of “No” answer in the same range, and you need to create a formula based on the COUNTIF function. Let’s see the below detailed introduction.

Count the Number of Yes Answer

To count the number of Yes answer in range of cells B2:B6, just type the following formula into a blank cell, such as: Cell E1, then press Enter key in your keyboard.

=COUNTIF(B2:B6,"Yes")

The number of Yes answer has been counted in the cell E1.

Count the Number of No Answer

To count the number of No answer in range of cell B2:B6, just type the following formula into a blank cell, such as: Cell E2 , then press Enter key in your keyboard.

=COUNTIF(B2:B6,"No")

The number of No answer has been counted in the cell E2.

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• Excel COUNTIF function
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