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 between September 23, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Gulf County, Florida, has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Gulf County is held at the county jail, run by the Gulf 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: Gulf County public records, Gulf County arrest records, Gulf County warrants, Gulf County criminal records, Gulf County court records, Florida arrest records and Florida inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Gulf County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Gulf County is held at the county jail, run by the Gulf County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Gulf County Sheriff's Office at gulfsheriff.com/arrest-log.cfm (page title: Gulf County Sheriff's Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Gulf County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 28 people on an average day, down from about 52 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 80 beds, and it ran at 65 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Gulf County has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 18 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Gulf County Jail
The Gulf County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Port St. Joe make the arrests that end in a booking in Gulf County.
The FBI's agency list also places five state agencies and one state police unit in Gulf County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Gulf County Sheriff's Office's 313 for 2024 and Port St. Joe's 14 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Gulf County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 322 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 Gulf 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 Gulf 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 Gulf County?
Ask the Gulf County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at gulfsheriff.com/arrest-log.cfm.
How many people are in the Gulf County jail?
About 28 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 80 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Gulf County go?
To a facility of the Florida Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at fdc.myflorida.com.
Is this the official Gulf 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.