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.
Tippah County, Mississippi, has about 21,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Tippah County is held at the county jail, run by the Tippah 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: Tippah County public records, Tippah County arrest records, Tippah County warrants, Tippah County criminal records, Tippah County court records, Mississippi arrest records and Mississippi inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Tippah County
The county jail, run by the Tippah County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Tippah County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Tippah County Sheriff's Office at co.tippah.ms.us/elected-officials/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Tippah County | Mississippi), phone 662-837-9336, 205 West Spring Street Ripley MS 38663, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 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 662-837-9336.
The Tippah County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 45 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 48 beds, and it ran at 94 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Tippah County has about 21,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 21 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Tippah County Jail
The Tippah County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Ripley and Walnut make the arrests that end in a booking in Tippah County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Ripley's 1,152 for 2025, the Tippah County Sheriff's Office's 1,152 for 2025 and Walnut's 23 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Tippah County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,327 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 Tippah 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 Mississippi Department of Corrections lists its inmates at mdoc.ms.gov/inmate_search.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Tippah County?
Ask the Tippah County Sheriff's Office at 662-837-9336; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at co.tippah.ms.us/elected-officials/sheriff.
How many people are in the Tippah County jail?
About 45 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 48 beds.
What is the phone number for the Tippah County jail?
662-837-9336, the number on the page of the Tippah County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Tippah County go?
To a facility of the Mississippi Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at mdoc.ms.gov/inmate_search.
Is this the official Tippah 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.