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 1, 2026.
Hampton County, South Carolina, has about 18,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Hampton County is held at the county jail, run by the Hampton 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: Hampton County public records, Hampton County arrest records, Hampton County warrants, Hampton County criminal records, Hampton County court records, South Carolina arrest records and South Carolina inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Hampton County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Hampton County is held at the county jail, run by the Hampton County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Hampton County Sheriff's Office at hamptoncountysheriff.org/detention-center (page title: Hampton County Sheriff's Office | Varnville, South Carolina), phone (803) 943-9261, 2200 Location 411 Cemetery Road Varnville, SC 29944, Mon - Fri, 8 AM - 5 PM, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 1, 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) 943-9261.
The Hampton County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 54 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 54 beds, and it ran at 100 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Hampton County has about 18,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 30 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Hampton County Jail
The Hampton County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Hampton, Estill, Varnville, Yemassee and Gifford make the arrests that end in a booking in Hampton County.
The FBI's agency list also places five state agencies and one state police unit in Hampton County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Hampton's 98 for 2025, Yemassee's 70 for 2025 and the Hampton County Sheriff's Office's 56 for 2024.
Together, the three agencies in Hampton County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 187 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 Hampton 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 Hampton 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 Hampton County?
Ask the Hampton County Sheriff's Office at (803) 943-9261; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at hamptoncountysheriff.org/detention-center.
How many people are in the Hampton County jail?
About 54 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 54 beds.
What is the phone number for the Hampton County jail?
(803) 943-9261, the number on the page of the Hampton County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Hampton 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 Hampton 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.