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 23, 2026.
Archer County, Texas, has about 9,200 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Archer County is held at the county jail, run by the Archer 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: Archer County public records, Archer County arrest records, Archer County warrants, Archer County criminal records, Archer County court records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Archer County
The county jail, run by the Archer County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Archer County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Archer County Sheriff's Office at co.archer.tx.us/page/archer.Sheriff (page title: Archer County, Texas), phone 940-574-2571, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 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 940-574-2571.
The Archer County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 28 people on an average day, up from about 19 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 48 beds, and it is running at 58 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Archer County has about 9,200 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 31 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Archer County Jail
The Archer County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Holliday and Archer City make the arrests that end in a booking in Archer County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Archer County: the Archer County Constable's Precinct 3 (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Holliday's 1,188 for 2025, the Archer County Sheriff's Office's 155 for 2025 and Archer City's 16 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Archer County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,359 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 Archer 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 Archer County serves the sentence in a facility of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, whose inmate locator is at inmate.tdcj.texas.gov/InmateSearch/start.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Archer County?
Ask the Archer County Sheriff's Office at 940-574-2571; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at co.archer.tx.us/page/archer.Sheriff.
How many people are in the Archer County jail?
About 28 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 48 beds.
What is the phone number for the Archer County jail?
940-574-2571, the number on the page of the Archer County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Archer County go?
To a facility of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice; its inmate locator is at inmate.tdcj.texas.gov/InmateSearch/start.
Is this the official Archer 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.