Frances, have a look at subtotals in help, something like this should work,
=SUBTOTAL(3,A2:A20)

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"fran55" wrote in message
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How do I get a record count afer I filter a column in Excel? Example: I
have
a list of 100 names and I filter out those who prefer phone contact versus
e-mail countact. How do I get a count (a number) without manually
counting
each record that appears after the filter?

Thank you,
Frances