To reproduce: - Use a column with numbers stored as strings. - Set the data type to decimal - The columns should be sorted according to the number value not alphabetically. Workaround: var col = new GridViewTextBoxColumn(); col.DataTypeConverter = new DecimalConverter(); col.FieldName = "Dosage"; col.UseDataTypeConverterWhenSorting = true; col.DataType = typeof(decimal); radGridView1.Columns.Add(col); public class DecimalConverter : TypeConverter { public override bool CanConvertTo(ITypeDescriptorContext context, Type destination_type) { if (destination_type == typeof(decimal)) { return true; } return base.CanConvertTo(context, destination_type); } public override object ConvertTo(ITypeDescriptorContext context, CultureInfo culture, object value, Type destination_type) { if (destination_type == typeof(decimal)) { return decimal.Parse(value.ToString()); } return base.ConvertTo(context, culture, value, destination_type); } }