Answers.Body: <p>Simplest way :</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>menu Search -> Find Contacts</li>
  <li>is <code>- any contact type -</code> -> replace by the contact type you want to count (Household or Individual)</li>
  <li>click <code>Search</code> button</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>In the result, you will see the total count (here 1238 individual contacts) :</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/rsAFe.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/rsAFe.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>
  
  <p>You can use another search to have more criteria and get the total count for each. The search result will always show you the total count.</p>
  
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Body: <p>I need to know how many families and individuals we work with each year. How can civi tell me these figures?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: Hi Georgina, Samuel's answer is indeed the easiest way, however, I wonder if you what you want to know is how many contacts in your database did you work with in a given year - if so and if you record activities, you should be able to use one of the activity reports to come up with this information - please confirm whether this was your intent and I would be happy to provide you with a more specific response. Kind regards, Tamar
Comments.UserDisplayName: Tamar Meir - Cividesk
Tags: <civireport>
Title: How can I find out how many individuals are inputted onto our civi system
ThreadText: # How can I find out how many individuals are inputted onto our civi system
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2016-09-16)
  
  I need to know how many families and individuals we work with each year. How can civi tell me these figures?
  
  **Tags:** civireport
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: Hi Georgina, Samuel's answer is indeed the easiest way, however, I wonder if you what you want to know is how many contacts in your database did you work with in a given year - if so and if you record activities, you should be able to use one of the activity reports to come up with this information - please confirm whether this was your intent and I would be happy to provide you with a more specific response. Kind regards, Tamar  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2016-09-16. Score: 2
  
  Simplest way :
  
  * menu Search -> Find Contacts
  * is `- any contact type -` -> replace by the contact type you want to count (Household or Individual)
  * click `Search` button
  
  In the result, you will see the total count (here 1238 individual contacts) :
  
  [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/rsAFe.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/rsAFe.png)
  
  You can use another search to have more criteria and get the total count for each. The search result will always show you the total count.
  
  
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