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 October 3, 2026.
Hamilton County, Texas, has about 8,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Hamilton County is held at the county jail, run by the Hamilton 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: Hamilton County public records, Hamilton County arrest records, Hamilton County warrants, Hamilton County criminal records, Hamilton County court records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Hamilton County
The county jail, run by the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Hamilton County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office at hamiltoncountytx.gov/page/hamilton.sheriff (page title: Hamilton County, Texas), phone 254-386-8120, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 3, 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 254-386-8120.
The Hamilton County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2016 the jail held about 14 people. Its rated capacity in 2016 was 24 beds, and it ran at 59 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Hamilton County has about 8,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 16 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Hamilton County Jail
The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Hamilton and Hico make the arrests that end in a booking in Hamilton County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Hamilton County: the Jonesboro Independent School District (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Hamilton's 89 for 2023, the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office's 56 for 2025 and Hico's 16 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Hamilton County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 72 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 Hamilton 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 Hamilton County?
Ask the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office at 254-386-8120; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at hamiltoncountytx.gov/page/hamilton.sheriff.
How many people are in the Hamilton County jail?
About 14 on an average day in 2016, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 24 beds.
What is the phone number for the Hamilton County jail?
254-386-8120, the number on the page of the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Hamilton 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 Hamilton 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.