Google Sheets COUNTA Function

COUNTA Function

The COUNTA function is a premade function in Google Sheets, which counts cells that has values, both letters and numbers.

It is typed =COUNTA and gets a list of cells:

You can select cells one by one, but also ranges, or even multiple ranges.

Counta Function Example

Apply the =COUNTA function to range D2:D21. Counting Pokemons by their names, which are letters only:

Name Type 1 Type 2 Total stats Mankey Fighting 305 Poliwrath Water Fighting 510 Victreebel Grass Poison 490 Tentacool Water Poison 335 Magneton Electric Steel 465 Dewgong Water Ice 475 Cloyster Water Ice 525 Onix Rock Ground 385 Dragonair Dragon 420 Pidgeotto Normal Flying 349 Rattata Normal 253 Beedrill Bug Poison 395 Doduo Normal Flying 310 Kingler Water 475 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 505 Hitmonchan Fighting 455 Charmeleon Fire 405 Arbok Poison 438 Gastly Ghost Poison 310 Magikarp Water 200

Copy Values

COUNTA function, step by step:

1. Select the cell A22
2. Type =COUNTA
3. Click the COUNTA command

4. Specify range A2:A21
5. Hit enter

That's it! The =COUNTA function successfully counted 20 cells with values in the range A2:A21.

Another Example (Numbers)

Apply the =COUNTA function to the range D2:D21, which only has cells with numbers.

That is great! The COUNTA function counts cells in a range with values both numbers and letters.