CREATE TABLE table_204_190 (id NUMBER, "rank" NUMBER, "city" CLOB, "county" CLOB, "state" CLOB, "percentage" CLOB)

does cerritos or la palma rank higher ?
SELECT "city" FROM table_204_190 WHERE "city" IN ('cerritos', 'la palma') ORDER BY "rank" LIMIT 1
SELECT "city" FROM "table_204_190" WHERE "city" IN ('cerritos', 'la palma') ORDER BY "rank" FETCH FIRST 1 ROWS ONLY