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 23, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Kent County, Maryland, has about 20,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Kent County is held at the county jail, run by the Kent 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 and common questions.
Related guides: Kent County public records, Kent County arrest records, Kent County warrants, Kent County criminal records, Kent County court records, Maryland arrest records and Maryland inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Kent County
The county jail, run by the Kent County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Kent County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Kent County Sheriff's Office at sheriff.kentcounty.com (page title: Kent County Sheriff's Office), phone 410-778-2279, 104 Vickers Drive Unit B, Chestertown MD 21620, 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 410-778-2279.
The Kent County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 40 people, down from about 57 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 78 beds, and it ran at 54 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Kent County has about 20,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 20 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Kent County Jail
The Kent County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Chestertown and Rock Hall make the arrests that end in a booking in Kent County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Kent County: the Kent County State Police (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Kent County Sheriff's Office's 384 for 2025, Chestertown's 194 for 2025 and Rock Hall's 3 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Kent County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 581 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 Kent County arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Kent County?
Ask the Kent County Sheriff's Office at 410-778-2279; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at sheriff.kentcounty.com.
How many people are in the Kent County jail?
About 40 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 78 beds.
What is the phone number for the Kent County jail?
410-778-2279, the number on the page of the Kent County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Is this the official Kent 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.