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 24, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Anderson County, Kansas, has about 7,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Anderson County is held at the county jail, run by the Anderson 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: Anderson County public records, Anderson County arrest records, Anderson County warrants, Anderson County criminal records, Anderson County court records, Kansas arrest records and Kansas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Anderson County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Anderson County is held at the county jail, run by the Anderson County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Anderson County Sheriff's Office at andersoncountyks.org/sheriff.html (page title: Anderson County Kansas | Sheriff), phone 785-448-5678, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 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 785-448-5678.
The Anderson County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 42 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 51 beds, and it ran at 82 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Anderson County has about 7,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 53 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Anderson County Jail
The Anderson County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Garnett and Colony make the arrests that end in a booking in Anderson County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Garnett's 117 for 2025, the Anderson County Sheriff's Office's 78 for 2025 and Colony's 0 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Anderson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 195 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 Anderson 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 Anderson County serves the sentence in a facility of the Kansas Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at doc.ks.gov/@@search?SearchableText=inmate+search.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Anderson County?
Ask the Anderson County Sheriff's Office at 785-448-5678; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at andersoncountyks.org/sheriff.html.
How many people are in the Anderson County jail?
About 42 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 51 beds.
What is the phone number for the Anderson County jail?
785-448-5678, the number on the page of the Anderson County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Anderson County go?
To a facility of the Kansas Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at doc.ks.gov.
Is this the official Anderson 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.