# COUNTBY

COUNTBY( `column`, `partition column`) 

Counts the number of values within a `column` when grouped by unique values within a `partition column`.

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COUNTBY() is a [**window function**](/cascade/functions-and-expressions/building-expressions/guide-to-window-functions.md)**,** which performs COUNT() except partitioned by the unique values of a separate column.
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### Arguments

| Input              | Description                      |
| ------------------ | -------------------------------- |
| `column`           | Column to count                  |
| `partition column` | Column containing unique values. |

### Output

Outputs a count of values when grouped by `partition column`.

### Example

In this example, we want to count the number of non-null cells in `{Adult Population}`, partitioned by `{Region}`. 

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