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Count cells that contain negative numbers

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This tutorial shows how to Count cells that contain negative numbers using the example below;

Formula

=COUNTIF(range,”<0″)

Explanation

To count the number of cells that contain negative numbers in a range of cells, you can useĀ the COUNTIF function.

In the example, the active cell contains this formula:

=COUNTIF(B2:B6,"<0")

How thisĀ formula works

COUNTIF counts the number of cells in a range that match the supplied criteria. In this case, the criteria is supplied as “<0”, which is evaluated as “values less than zero”. The total count of all cells in the range that meet this criteria is returned by the function.

Worked Example:   Count cells that contain text in Excel

You can easily adjust this formula to count cells based on other criteria. For example, to count all cells with a value less -10, use this formula:

=COUNTIF(range,"<-10")

If you want to use a value in another cell as part of the criteria, use the ampersand (&) character to concatenate like this:

=COUNTIF(range,"<"&a1)

If the value in cell a1 is “-5”, the criteria will be “<-5” after concatenation.

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