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.
McPherson County, Kansas, has about 30,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in McPherson County is held at the county jail, run by the McPherson 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: McPherson County public records, McPherson County arrest records, McPherson County warrants, McPherson County criminal records, McPherson County court records, Kansas arrest records and Kansas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in McPherson County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in McPherson County is held at the county jail, run by the McPherson County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the McPherson County Sheriff's Office at mcphersoncountyks.us/853/Jail-Inmate-Roster (page title: JAIL INMATE ROSTER | McPherson County Official Website), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 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 McPherson County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2022 the jail held about 50 people, up from about 32 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 54 beds, and it ran at 59 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
McPherson County has about 30,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 16 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the McPherson County Jail
The McPherson County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for McPherson, Lindsborg, Moundridge, Inman, Galva, Canton and one more cities make the arrests that end in a booking in McPherson County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were McPherson's 268 for 2025, the McPherson County Sheriff's Office's 110 for 2025 and Lindsborg's 17 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in McPherson County with all twelve months of 2020 on file reported 283 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 McPherson 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 McPherson 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 McPherson County?
Look on the custody page of the McPherson County Sheriff's Office at mcphersoncountyks.us/853/Jail-Inmate-Roster. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the McPherson County jail?
About 50 on an average day in 2022, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 54 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in McPherson County go?
To a facility of the Kansas Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at doc.ks.gov.
Is this the official McPherson 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.