Reviewed and updated October 11, 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 11, 2026.
Greenup County, Kentucky, has about 35,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Greenup County is held at the county jail, run by the Greenup 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.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Greenup County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Greenup County is held at the county jail, run by the Greenup County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Greenup County Sheriff's Office at greenupcountyky.gov/countyjailer (page title: COUNTY JAILER | gcky), phone (606) 473-9660, 100 Laurel St. Greenup, KY 41144, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 11, 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 (606) 473-9660.
The Greenup County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 100 people on an average day, down from about 130 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 98 beds, and it is running at 107 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Greenup County has about 35,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 30 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Greenup County Jail
The Greenup County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Flatwoods, Russell, Raceland, Worthington, Greenup, South Shore and one more cities make the arrests that end in a booking in Greenup County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Greenup County: Greenup County Schools (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Greenup County Sheriff's Office's 244 for 2025, Flatwoods's 115 for 2025 and Russell's 107 for 2025.
Together, the eight agencies in Greenup County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 560 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 Greenup 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 Greenup County serves the sentence in a facility of the Kentucky Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at kool.corrections.ky.gov/.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Greenup County?
Ask the Greenup County Sheriff's Office at (606) 473-9660; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at greenupcountyky.gov/countyjailer.
How many people are in the Greenup County jail?
About 100 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 98 beds.
What is the phone number for the Greenup County jail?
(606) 473-9660, the number on the page of the Greenup County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Greenup County go?
To a facility of the Kentucky Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at kool.corrections.ky.gov/.
Is this the official Greenup 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.