Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site on September 23, 2026.
Clay County, Florida, has about 237,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Clay County is held at the county jail, run by the Clay County Sheriff's Office, and the jail's record of each person held is a public record. This guide says where to look for someone in custody, what the jail holds and who books people into it.
This guide covers the search, the jail, who books people, state prison and common questions.
Related guides: Clay County public records, Clay County arrest records, Clay County warrants, Clay County criminal records, Clay County court records, Florida arrest records and Florida inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Clay County
The county jail, run by the Clay County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Clay County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Clay County Sheriff's Office at claysheriff.com/search/inmate+search (page title: inmate search | Clay County Sheriff’s Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Someone booked recently shows on that page; someone cited and released at the scene, or held a few hours at a city station, does not.
The Clay County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 420 people on an average day, up from about 390 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 492 beds, and it ran at 90 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Clay County has about 237,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 18 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Clay County Jail
The Clay County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Green Cove Springs and Orange Park make the arrests that end in a booking in Clay County.
The FBI's agency list also places five state agencies, one other agency and one state police unit in Clay County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Clay County Sheriff's Office's 2,830 for 2025, Green Cove Springs's 146 for 2025 and Orange Park's 60 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Clay County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,036 arrests to the FBI that year. Those kept in custody were booked into the county jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Clay County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
The jail holds people awaiting trial and people serving short sentences. A person sentenced to prison in Clay County serves the sentence in a facility of the Florida Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at fdc.myflorida.com.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Clay County?
Look on the custody page of the Clay County Sheriff's Office at claysheriff.com/search/inmate+search. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Clay County jail?
About 420 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 492 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Clay County go?
To a facility of the Florida Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at fdc.myflorida.com.
Is this the official Clay County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.