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How to sort decimal numbers in a column?

Author Xiaoyang Last modified

If you have a list of decimal numbers, with the built-in Sort function in Excel, the data will be sorted by value normally. But, sometimes, you need the data to be sorted by the number on the right of the decimal point as following screenshot shown. Do you have any good method to solve this task in Excel?

a screenshot showing the original data compared to the sorted data

Sort decimal numbers in a list with helper column

Sort decimal numbers in a list with helper column

To sort the decimal numbers based on the number on the right of the decimal point, you should create a helper column, and then sort the data by the new helper column, please do as follows:

1. Enter this formula: =INT(A2)&"."&TEXT(RIGHT(A2,LEN(A2)-(FIND(".",A2))),"000") into a blank cell beside your data, B2, for instance, see screenshot:

a screenshot of using the formula

2. Then drag the fill handle down to the cells which you want to contain this formula, and a new column data is displayed, and then click Data > Sort to sort the data base on this new helper column, see screenshot:

a screenshot of selecting the Sort button

3. In the popped out Sort Warning box, please select Expand the selection option, see screenshot:

a screenshot of expanding the selection

4. Then click Sort button, and in the Sort dialog box, select the helper column you have created from the Sort by drop down list, and then choose Values from the Sort On section, at last select the sort order under the Order section, see screenshot:

a screenshot of setting the sorting condition

5. And then click OK button, another Sort Warning prompt box is popped out, please select Sort numbers and numbers stored as text separately option, see screenshot:

a screenshot of selecting the Sort numbers and numbers stored as text separately option

6. Then click OK button, and the data has been sorted by the number on the right of the decimal point as you need. See screenshot:

a screenshot showing the result data after sorting

7. At last, you can delete the contents of the helper column as you need.

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