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.
Lumpkin County, Georgia, has about 36,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Lumpkin County is held at the county jail, run by the Lumpkin 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: Lumpkin County public records, Lumpkin County arrest records, Lumpkin County warrants, Lumpkin County criminal records, Lumpkin County court records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Lumpkin County
The county jail, run by the Lumpkin County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Lumpkin County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Lumpkin County Sheriff's Office at lumpkincounty.gov/154/Sheriffs-Office (page title: Sheriff's Office | Lumpkin County, GA), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Lumpkin County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 130 people on an average day, down from about 140 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 256 beds, and it is running at 52 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Lumpkin County has about 36,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 37 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Lumpkin County Jail
The Lumpkin County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Lumpkin County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Lumpkin County: the University of North Georgia (campus police).
The Lumpkin County Sheriff's Office reported 435 arrests to the FBI for 2025. 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 Lumpkin 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 Lumpkin County serves the sentence in a facility of the Georgia Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at gdc.georgia.gov/offender-info/find-offender.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Lumpkin County?
Ask the Lumpkin County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at lumpkincounty.gov/154/Sheriffs-Office.
How many people are in the Lumpkin County jail?
About 130 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 256 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Lumpkin County go?
To a facility of the Georgia Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at gdc.georgia.gov/offender-info/find-offender.
Is this the official Lumpkin 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.