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 2, 2026.
Florence County, South Carolina, has about 138,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Florence County is held at the county jail, run by the Florence 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: Florence County public records, Florence County arrest records, Florence County warrants, Florence County criminal records, Florence County court records, South Carolina arrest records and South Carolina inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Florence County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Florence County is held at the county jail, run by the Florence County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Florence County Sheriff's Office at fcso.org/inmateSearch (page title: Inmate Search | Florence County Sheriff's Office, SC), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Someone booked recently shows on that page; someone cited and released at the scene, or held a few hours at a city station, does not.
The Florence County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 460 people, up from about 340 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 663 beds, and it ran at 69 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Florence County has about 138,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 33 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Florence County Jail
The Florence County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Florence, Lake City, Timmonsville, Johnsonville, Pamplico, Quinby and three more cities make the arrests that end in a booking in Florence County.
The FBI's agency list also places one other agency, five state agencies, one state police unit and one campus police department in Florence County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Florence's 2,488 for 2025, the Florence County Sheriff's Office's 2,015 for 2025 and Lake City's 439 for 2025.
Together, the seven agencies in Florence County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 5,013 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 Florence 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 South Carolina Department of Corrections lists its inmates at doc.sc.gov/inmate-search-disclaimer.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Florence County?
Look on the custody page of the Florence County Sheriff's Office at fcso.org/inmateSearch. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Florence County jail?
About 460 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 663 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Florence 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 Florence 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.