var arr = [5, 5, 5, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 9, 4]; var counts = {}; for (var i = 0; i < arr.length; i++) { var num = arr[i]; counts[num] ? counts[num] + 1 : 1; } console.log(counts[5], counts[2], counts[9], counts[4]);