Question

I can select all the distinct values in a column in the following ways:

• SELECT DISTINCT column_name FROM table_name;
• SELECT column_name FROM table_name GROUP BY column_name;

But how do I get the row count from that query? Is a subquery required?

Answer 1

You can use the DISTINCT keyword within the COUNT aggregate function:

SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT column_name) AS some_alias FROM table_name 

This will count only the distinct values for that column.