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 4, 2026.
McCormick County, South Carolina, has about 10,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in McCormick County is held at the county jail, run by the McCormick 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: McCormick County public records, McCormick County arrest records, McCormick County warrants, McCormick County criminal records, McCormick County court records, South Carolina arrest records and South Carolina inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in McCormick County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in McCormick County is held at the county jail, run by the McCormick County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the McCormick County Sheriff's Office at mccormickcountysc.org/departments/sheriffs_office_.php (page title: Sheriffs Office), phone 864-465-2520, 211 W. Augusta St. Ext. McCormick, SC 29835, 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 864-465-2520.
The McCormick County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 8 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 35 beds, and it ran at 23 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
McCormick County has about 10,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 8 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the McCormick County Jail
The McCormick County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for McCormick make the arrests that end in a booking in McCormick County.
The FBI's agency list also places five state agencies and one state police unit in McCormick County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the McCormick County Sheriff's Office's 70 for 2025 and McCormick's 19 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in McCormick County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 89 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 McCormick 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 McCormick 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 McCormick County?
Ask the McCormick County Sheriff's Office at 864-465-2520; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at mccormickcountysc.org.
How many people are in the McCormick County jail?
About 8 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 35 beds.
What is the phone number for the McCormick County jail?
864-465-2520, the number on the page of the McCormick County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in McCormick 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 McCormick 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.