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Bridget,

Insert a 'helper' column next to the SSN No and extract the 2 rightmost
digits to it select all your columns and sort by that

To extract last 2 digits use
=RIGHT(A1,2)
You may have to tell Excel to sort anything that looks like a number as a
number

Mike

"Bridget" wrote:

I have a report that contains names,SSN's, and dates. I need to sort the
sheet by the last 2 of the SSN. Can this be done?