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 October 9, 2026.
Anderson County, South Carolina, has about 217,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Anderson County is held at the county jail, run by the Anderson 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: Anderson County public records, Anderson County arrest records, Anderson County warrants, Anderson County criminal records, Anderson County court records, South Carolina arrest records and South Carolina inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Anderson County
The county jail, run by the Anderson County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Anderson County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Anderson County Sheriff's Office at andersonsheriff.org/copy-of-detention-bureau (page title: DETENTION CENTER | Anderson County Sheriff's Office | South Carolina), phone (864) 260-4201, 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 (864) 260-4201.
The Anderson County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 410 people, down from about 500 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 245 beds, and it ran at 169 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Anderson County has about 217,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 19 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Anderson County Jail
The Anderson County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Anderson, Williamston, Honea Path, Pendleton, Iva and West Pelzer make the arrests that end in a booking in Anderson County.
The FBI's agency list also places six state agencies, two campus police departments and one state police unit in Anderson County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The Easley Police Department and the Clemson Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Anderson County, so their arrests are not broken out for Anderson County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Anderson County Sheriff's Office's 3,425 for 2025, Anderson's 1,154 for 2025 and Honea Path's 238 for 2025.
Together, the seven agencies in Anderson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 5,094 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 Anderson County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
The jail holds people awaiting trial and people serving short sentences. A person sentenced to prison in Anderson County serves the sentence in a facility of the South Carolina Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at doc.sc.gov/inmate-search-disclaimer.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Anderson County?
Ask the Anderson County Sheriff's Office at (864) 260-4201; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at andersonsheriff.org/copy-of-detention-bureau.
How many people are in the Anderson County jail?
About 410 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 245 beds.
What is the phone number for the Anderson County jail?
(864) 260-4201, the number on the page of the Anderson County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Anderson County go?
To a facility of the South Carolina Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at doc.sc.gov/inmate-search-disclaimer.
Is this the official Anderson 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.