Count number of rows with multiple OR criteria
To count the number of rows with multiple criteria in different columns, with OR logic, the SUMPRODUCT function can help you. For example, I have a product report as below screenshot shown, now, I want to count the rows where the product is “T-shirt” or the color is “Black”. How to deal with this task in Excel?
Count number of rows with multiple OR criteria
In Excel, using the SUMPRODUCT function to count the number of rows with multiple criteria in different columns, the generic syntax is:
- criteria1, criteria2: The logical expressions used to meet the conditions.
For instance, to count the number of rows where the product is “T-shirt” or the color is “Black”, please enter or copy the following formula into a blank cell to output the calculation, and press Enter key to get the result:
Explanation of the formula:
=SUMPRODUCT(--((A2:A12="T-shirt")+(C2:C12="Black")>0))
- (A2:A12="T-shirt")+(C2:C12="Black"):
The first logical expression checks if the product is “T-shirt”, it returns the result as this: {FALSE;TRUE;TRUE;FALSE;TRUE;FALSE;TRUE;FALSE;FALSE;FALSE;TRUE}.
The second logical expression checks if the color is “Black”, and returns the result like this: {TRUE;FALSE;FALSE;FALSE;FALSE;FALSE;FALSE;TRUE;FALSE;FALSE;TRUE}.
The OR logic requires addition, so, the two logical expressions are joined by an addition sign (+). The math operation automatically converts the TRUE and FALSE values to 1s and 0s, so, you will get an array like this: {1;1;1;0;1;0;1;1;0;0;2}. - --((A2:A12="T-shirt")+(C2:C12="Black")>0)=--({1;1;1;0;1;0;1;1;0;0;2}>0): First, check for the values in the array greater than 0: If a value is greater than 0, a TRUE is displayed; if less than 0, a FALSE is displayed. And then the double negative sign forces the TRUEs and FALSEs to be 1s and 0s, so you will get this: {1;1;1;0;1;0;1;1;0;0;1}.
- SUMPRODUCT(--((A2:A12="T-shirt")+(C2:C12="Black")>0))=SUMPRODUCT({1;1;1;0;1;0;1;1;0;0;1}): At last, the SUMPRODUCT function sums all the values in the array to get the result: 7.
Tips:
To add more conditions, you just need to add the logical expressions inside the SUMPRODUCT function, such as, to count number of rows where the product is “T-shirt”, or the color is “Black”, or Qty is “50”, please apply the below formula:
Relative function used:
- SUMPRODUCT:
- The SUMPRODUCT function can be used to multiply two or more columns or arrays together, and then get the sum of products.
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