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.
Greenville County, South Carolina, has about 571,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Greenville County is held at the county jail, run by the Greenville 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: Greenville County public records, Greenville County arrest records, Greenville County warrants, Greenville County criminal records, Greenville County court records, South Carolina arrest records and South Carolina inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Greenville County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Greenville County is held at the county jail, run by the Greenville County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Greenville County Sheriff's Office at app.greenvillecounty.org/inmate_search.htm (page title: Inmate Search), 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 Greenville County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 1,460 people, up from about 1,280 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 1,277 beds, and it ran at 104 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Greenville County has about 571,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 26 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Greenville County Jail
The Greenville County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Greenville, Greer, Mauldin, Simpsonville, Fountain Inn and Travelers Rest make the arrests that end in a booking in Greenville County.
The FBI's agency list also places three campus police departments, five state agencies, one other agency and one state police unit in Greenville County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Greenville County Sheriff's Office's 11,962 for 2025, Greenville's 3,707 for 2025 and Greer's 1,205 for 2025.
Together, the seven agencies in Greenville County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 18,924 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 Greenville 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 Greenville County?
Look on the custody page of the Greenville County Sheriff's Office at app.greenvillecounty.org/inmate_search.htm. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Greenville County jail?
About 1,460 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 1,277 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Greenville 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 Greenville 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.