What is a normal absolute neutrophil count?
The short answer
A typical US lab prints a normal absolute neutrophil count range of 1.8–7.8 thousand/µL. That range exists to catch disease, not to describe your best.
Nobody we follow has said what your neutrophils (absolute) should be. It comes up on the shows, but never with a number.
What neutrophils (absolute) measures
The count of neutrophils, your most numerous white blood cell and first responder to bacterial infection.
It rises with bacterial infection and physical stress. It falls when your marrow slows production.
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Common questions
What is a normal neutrophils (absolute) level?
Most US labs print 1.8–7.8 10^3/µL. Your report grades you against that range. It exists to catch disease, not to describe your best.
What does your neutrophils (absolute) number mean?
On a typical lab range, under 1.8 10^3/µL is low, 1.8 to 7.8 is normal and over 7.8 is high. Your own report prints its range next to your number, and that is the one your lab uses. Nobody we follow has drawn a line inside that range.
What does the neutrophils (absolute) test measure?
The count of neutrophils, your most numerous white blood cell and first responder to bacterial infection. It rises with bacterial infection and physical stress. It falls when your marrow slows production.
Why is there no target here?
Because nobody we follow has named a number for neutrophils (absolute). If that changes, it will be here.