=SUMPRODUCT(--(E2:A195629),--(E2:A1956<40))

or

=COUNTIF(E2:A1956,"29")-COUNTIF(E2:A1956,"=40")

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HTH

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"FinChase" wrote in message
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I am trying to write a countif statement where the criteria is a range of
numbers from 30 - 39. This is what I've written:

=countif(e2:e1956,"29<40")

Right now it is counting everything over 29.