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 September 30, 2026.
Edgefield County, South Carolina, has about 29,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Edgefield County is held at the county jail, run by the Edgefield 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: Edgefield County public records, Edgefield County arrest records, Edgefield County warrants, Edgefield County criminal records, Edgefield County court records, South Carolina arrest records and South Carolina inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Edgefield County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Edgefield County is held at the county jail, run by the Edgefield County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Edgefield County Sheriff's Office at edgefieldcounty.sc.gov/sheriff (page title: Sheriff’s office | Edgefield County), phone (803) 637-4124, 264 Star Rd Edgefield, SC 29824, 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 (803) 637-4124.
The Edgefield County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 48 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 65 beds, and it ran at 74 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Edgefield County has about 29,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 16 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Edgefield County Jail
The Edgefield County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Edgefield, Johnston and Trenton make the arrests that end in a booking in Edgefield County.
The FBI's agency list also places five state agencies and one state police unit in Edgefield County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The North Augusta Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Edgefield County, so its arrests are not broken out for Edgefield County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Edgefield County Sheriff's Office's 267 for 2025, Edgefield's 49 for 2023 and Johnston's 26 for 2022.
Together, the three agencies in Edgefield County with all twelve months of 2022 on file reported 347 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 Edgefield 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 Edgefield 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 Edgefield County?
Ask the Edgefield County Sheriff's Office at (803) 637-4124; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at edgefieldcounty.sc.gov/sheriff.
How many people are in the Edgefield County jail?
About 48 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 65 beds.
What is the phone number for the Edgefield County jail?
(803) 637-4124, the number on the page of the Edgefield County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Edgefield 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 Edgefield 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.