I have one question for you: do you need to have all the counts
displayed at all times?
If not, a cool alternative is to use Filter/Autofilter and have a
SUBTOTAL(3,range) command on the page. This option lets you filter the
data any way you please and see the total for only what is displayed -
the SUBTOTAL function ignores any rows hidden by the filter.
Oh, and that 3 in the function operates as a COUNTA; 2 is for COUNT
and 9 is for SUM.

On May 6, 3:15 pm, saneedshelp
wrote:
I would like a count for County A with type Lend, AB owned.

County Type
A Lend by exit
A Lend by exit, estate, AB owned
A Lend, probate CD
A Lend by exit, estate, AB owned
A Lend by exit, inv, AB owned
B Lend
B Lend by exit, inv, AB owned

Have Excel 2003; doing counts in a diffent tab. What am I doing wrong? Is
it due to the wildcard characters? Open to suggestions.

=SUMPRODUCT(--(May!$X$2:$X$429="A"),--(May!$AF$2:$AF$429="*Lend*AB*"))