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 September 30, 2026.
Hopkins County, Kentucky, has about 45,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Hopkins County is held at the county jail, run by the Hopkins 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: Hopkins County public records, Hopkins County arrest records, Hopkins County warrants, Hopkins County criminal records, Hopkins County court records, Kentucky arrest records and Kentucky inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Hopkins County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Hopkins County is held at the county jail, run by the Hopkins County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Hopkins County Sheriff's Office at hopkinscounty.ky.gov/index.php/elected-officials/county-sheriff (page title: County Sheriff), phone (270) 821-8294, 261 Responders Lane, Madisonville, KY 42431, 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 (270) 821-8294.
The Hopkins County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 420 people on an average day, up from about 410 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 416 beds, and it is running at 101 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Hopkins County has about 45,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 93 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Hopkins County Jail
The Hopkins County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Madisonville and Dawson Springs make the arrests that end in a booking in Hopkins County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Madisonville's 1,443 for 2025, the Hopkins County Sheriff's Office's 476 for 2025 and Dawson Springs's 58 for 2023.
Together, the two agencies in Hopkins County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,919 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 Hopkins 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 Hopkins County?
Ask the Hopkins County Sheriff's Office at (270) 821-8294; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at hopkinscounty.ky.gov.
How many people are in the Hopkins County jail?
About 420 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 416 beds.
What is the phone number for the Hopkins County jail?
(270) 821-8294, the number on the page of the Hopkins County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Hopkins County go?
To a facility of the Kentucky Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at kool.corrections.ky.gov/.
Is this the official Hopkins 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.