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 24, 2026.
Henderson County, Kentucky, has about 44,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Henderson County is held at the county jail, run by the Henderson 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: Henderson County public records, Henderson County arrest records, Henderson County warrants, Henderson County criminal records, Henderson County court records, Kentucky arrest records and Kentucky inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Henderson County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Henderson County is held at the county jail, run by the Henderson County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Henderson County Sheriff's Office at sheriffhendersoncounty.com/inmate-lookup (page title: Inmate Lookup | Henderson County Sheriff's Office), 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 Henderson County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 480 people on an average day, down from about 690 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 566 beds, and it is running at 84 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Henderson County has about 44,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 108 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Henderson County Jail
The Henderson County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Henderson make the arrests that end in a booking in Henderson County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Henderson's 1,890 for 2025 and the Henderson County Sheriff's Office's 412 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Henderson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,302 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 Henderson County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the Kentucky Department of Corrections lists its inmates at kool.corrections.ky.gov/.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Henderson County?
Look on the custody page of the Henderson County Sheriff's Office at sheriffhendersoncounty.com/inmate-lookup. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Henderson County jail?
About 480 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 566 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Henderson County go?
To a facility of the Kentucky Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at kool.corrections.ky.gov/.
Is this the official Henderson 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.