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 9, 2026.
Sumter County, Georgia, has about 29,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Sumter County is held at the county jail, run by the Sumter 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: Sumter County public records, Sumter County arrest records, Sumter County warrants, Sumter County criminal records, Sumter County court records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Sumter County
The county jail, run by the Sumter County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Sumter County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Sumter County Sheriff's Office at sumtercountyga.us/113/Jail (page title: Jail | Sumter County, GA Official Website), phone (229) 924-4094, 352 McMath Mill Road P.O. Box 726 Americus, GA 31719, Monday through Friday 8 am to 5 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster, so a search for a particular person goes through the office at (229) 924-4094.
The Sumter County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 180 people on an average day, up from about 170 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 260 beds, and it is running at 69 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Sumter County has about 29,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 62 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Sumter County Jail
The Sumter County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Americus, Plains and Leslie make the arrests that end in a booking in Sumter County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Sumter County: Georgia Southwestern State University (campus police); the State Patrol at Americus (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Americus's 685 for 2024, the Sumter County Sheriff's Office's 137 for 2025 and Leslie's 0 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Sumter County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 137 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 Sumter 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 Sumter 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 Sumter County?
Ask the Sumter County Sheriff's Office at (229) 924-4094; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at sumtercountyga.us/113/Jail.
How many people are in the Sumter County jail?
About 180 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 260 beds.
What is the phone number for the Sumter County jail?
(229) 924-4094, the number on the page of the Sumter County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Sumter 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 Sumter 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.