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.
Cooke County, Texas, has about 44,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Cooke County is held at the county jail, run by the Cooke 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: Cooke County public records, Cooke County arrest records, Cooke County warrants, Cooke County criminal records, Cooke County court records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Cooke County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Cooke County is held at the county jail, run by the Cooke County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Cooke County Sheriff's Office at co.cooke.tx.us/page/cooke.sheriff (page title: Cooke County, Texas), phone 940-665-3471, 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 940-665-3471.
The Cooke County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 130 people on an average day, down from about 180 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 212 beds, and it is running at 59 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Cooke County has about 44,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 28 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Cooke County Jail
The Cooke County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Gainesville and Valley View make the arrests that end in a booking in Cooke County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Cooke County: the Cooke County Constable's Precincts 2 and 1 (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Gainesville's 771 for 2025 and the Cooke County Sheriff's Office's 134 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Cooke County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 905 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 Cooke 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 Texas Department of Criminal Justice lists its inmates at inmate.tdcj.texas.gov/InmateSearch/start.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Cooke County?
Ask the Cooke County Sheriff's Office at 940-665-3471; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at co.cooke.tx.us/page/cooke.sheriff.
How many people are in the Cooke County jail?
About 130 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 212 beds.
What is the phone number for the Cooke County jail?
940-665-3471, the number on the page of the Cooke County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Cooke 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 Cooke 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.