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 23, 2026.
Antrim County, Michigan, has about 25,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Antrim County is held at the county jail, run by the Antrim 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: Antrim County public records, Antrim County arrest records, Antrim County warrants, Antrim County police reports, Antrim County property records, Michigan arrest records and Michigan inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Antrim County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Antrim County is held at the county jail, run by the Antrim County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Antrim County Sheriff's Office at antrimcountymi.gov/departments___services_/sheriff/news_and_updates... (page title: News and Updates), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Antrim County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2020 the jail held about 24 people, down from about 34 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 56 beds, and it ran at 61 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Antrim County has about 25,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 10 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Antrim County Jail
The Antrim County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Elk Rapids, Mancelona, Bellaire and Central Lake make the arrests that end in a booking in Antrim County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Antrim County: the Antrim County State Police (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Antrim County Sheriff's Office's 164 for 2025, Central Lake's 0 for 2020 and Elk Rapids's 0 for 2020.
The Antrim County Sheriff's Office reported 164 arrests to the FBI for 2025. 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 Antrim 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 Michigan Department of Corrections lists its inmates at mdocweb.state.mi.us/otis2.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Antrim County?
Ask the Antrim County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at antrimcountymi.gov.
How many people are in the Antrim County jail?
About 24 on an average day in 2020, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 56 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Antrim County go?
To a facility of the Michigan Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at mdocweb.state.mi.us/otis2.
Is this the official Antrim 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.