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How to count the number of error cells / non error cells in Excel?

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In Excel, when you apply some formulas, it maybe occurs some error values, and now you need to count how many error cells or non-error cells in your data range. How could you solve this task quickly?

Count the number of all types of errors in a range

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Count the number of specific types of errors in a range

Count the number of cells ignoring errors in a range

Count the number of all types of errors in a range

As we all known, there are several types of errors such as #DIV/0!, #REF!, #VALUE! and so on when the formulas running wrong, you can count the number of all types of errors with a simple array formula. Please do as this:

1. In a blank cell, type this formula =SUM(IF(ISERROR(A1:C10),1)), see screenshot:

Count the number of all types of errors with a fromula

2. Then press Ctrl+Shift+Enter keys together, and you will get the number of all the error values of the range.

press Ctrl+Shift+Enter keys to get the result

Note: In the above formula, A1:C10 is the range that you want to use, you can change it as you need.

Select and count the number of errors in a range with one click

If you have Kutools for Excel installed, you can quickly count the error cells with one click, and at the same time, you can select the errors.

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After installing Kutools for Excel, please do as below:

Select the range you use, and click Kutools > Select > Select Cells with Error Value. See screenshot:
click Select Cells with Error Value feature of kutools

Now all the error values have been selected, and a dialog pops out to remind you that the number of error values.
all the error values have been selected and counted

Count the number of specific types of errors in a range

Sometimes, you just want to count a specific type of errors only, for example, to find out how many #DIV/0! errors in the range. In this case, the above formula will not work, here the COUNTIF function can help you.

1. In a blank cell, please type this formula =COUNTIF(A1:C10,"#DIV/0!"), see screenshot:

Count the number of specific types of errors with a formula

2. Then press Enter key, and the number of #DIV/0! error cells will be counted.

press Enter key to get the result

Note: In the above formula, A1:C10 is the range that you want to use, and #DIV/0! is the type error that you want to count, you can replace it as your need.

Count the number of cells ignoring errors in a range

If you want to count the number of cells without errors, you can use this array formula: =SUM(IF( NOT( ISERROR(A1:C10)),1 )), and then press Ctrl+Shift+Enter keys simultaneously. And all the cells ignoring error cells will be calculated (including blank cells). See screenshots:

Count the number of cells ignoring errors with a formula
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press Ctrl+Shift+Enter keys to get the result
 

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