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 October 2, 2026.
Hickory County, Missouri, has about 8,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Hickory County is held at the county jail, run by the Hickory 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 Hickory County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Hickory County is held at the county jail, run by the Hickory County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Hickory County Sheriff's Office at hickorycomo.net/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Hickory County, Missouri), phone 417-745-6415, 18682, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 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 417-745-6415.
The Hickory County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 9 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 14 beds, and it ran at 64 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Hickory County has about 8,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 10 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Hickory County Jail
The Hickory County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Hickory County.
The Hickory County Sheriff's Office reported 70 arrests to the FBI for 2022. 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 Hickory 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 Missouri Department of Corrections lists its inmates at web.mo.gov/doc/offSearchWeb.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Hickory County?
Ask the Hickory County Sheriff's Office at 417-745-6415; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at hickorycomo.net/sheriff.
How many people are in the Hickory County jail?
About 9 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 14 beds.
What is the phone number for the Hickory County jail?
417-745-6415, the number on the page of the Hickory County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Hickory County go?
To a facility of the Missouri Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at web.mo.gov/doc/offSearchWeb.
Is this the official Hickory 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.