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.
York County, South Carolina, has about 303,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in York County is held at the county jail, run by the York 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: York County public records, York County arrest records, York County warrants, York County police reports, York County property records, South Carolina arrest records and South Carolina inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in York County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in York County is held at the county jail, run by the York County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the York County Sheriff's Office at inmatesinjail.yorkcountygov.com/detentioncenter/inmatesinjail.aspx (page title: York County Detention Center Inmates), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The York County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 480 people, down from about 520 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 377 beds, and it ran at 127 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
York County has about 303,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 16 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the York County Jail
The York County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Rock Hill, Fort Mill, Tega Cay, York and Clover make the arrests that end in a booking in York County.
The FBI's agency list also places two campus police departments, five state agencies and one state police unit in York County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Rock Hill's 2,809 for 2025, the York County Sheriff's Office's 2,213 for 2025 and York's 451 for 2025.
Together, the six agencies in York County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 5,997 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 York 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 York County?
Ask the York County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at inmatesinjail.yorkcountygov.com.
How many people are in the York County jail?
About 480 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 377 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in York 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 York 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.