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 23, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Loudon County, Tennessee, has about 62,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Loudon County is held at the county jail, run by the Loudon 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: Loudon County public records, Loudon County arrest records, Loudon County warrants, Loudon County criminal records, Loudon County court records, Tennessee arrest records and Tennessee inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Loudon County
The county jail, run by the Loudon County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Loudon County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Loudon County Sheriff's Office at loudonsheriff.gov/news (page title: News, Loudon County Sheriff's Office), 12680, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Loudon County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 120 people, down from about 170 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2024 was 271 beds, and it ran at 45 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Loudon County has about 62,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 20 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Loudon County Jail
The Loudon County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Lenoir City and Loudon make the arrests that end in a booking in Loudon County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Loudon County Sheriff's Office's 1,006 for 2025, Lenoir City's 594 for 2025 and Loudon's 321 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Loudon County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,921 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 Loudon 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 Tennessee Department of Correction lists its inmates at foil.app.tn.gov/foil/search.jsp.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Loudon County?
Ask the Loudon County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at loudonsheriff.gov/news.
How many people are in the Loudon County jail?
About 120 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 271 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Loudon County go?
To a facility of the Tennessee Department of Correction; its inmate locator is at foil.app.tn.gov/foil/search.jsp.
Is this the official Loudon 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.