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.
Georgetown County, South Carolina, has about 66,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Georgetown County is held at the county jail, run by the Georgetown 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: Georgetown County public records, Georgetown County arrest records, Georgetown County warrants, Georgetown County criminal records, Georgetown County court records, South Carolina arrest records and South Carolina inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Georgetown County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Georgetown County is held at the county jail, run by the Georgetown County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Georgetown County Sheriff's Office at gcsheriff.org/enforcement-division/detention-center/mission (page title: Mission), phone (843) 546-5102, 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 (843) 546-5102.
The Georgetown County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 98 people, down from about 140 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 212 beds, and it ran at 46 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Georgetown County has about 66,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 15 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Georgetown County Jail
The Georgetown County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Georgetown, Andrews and Pawleys Island make the arrests that end in a booking in Georgetown County.
The FBI's agency list also places five state agencies and one state police unit in Georgetown County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Georgetown County Sheriff's Office's 1,654 for 2025, Georgetown's 583 for 2025 and Andrews's 46 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Georgetown County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,283 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 Georgetown 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 Georgetown 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 Georgetown County?
Ask the Georgetown County Sheriff's Office at (843) 546-5102; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at gcsheriff.org.
How many people are in the Georgetown County jail?
About 98 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 212 beds.
What is the phone number for the Georgetown County jail?
(843) 546-5102, the number on the page of the Georgetown County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Georgetown 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 Georgetown 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.