Reviewed and updated October 11, 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 11, 2026.
Sterling County, Texas, has about 1,400 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Sterling County is held at the county jail, run by the Sterling 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: Sterling County public records, Sterling County arrest records, Sterling County warrants, Sterling County criminal records, Sterling County court records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Sterling County
The county jail, run by the Sterling County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Sterling County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Sterling County Sheriff's Office at sterlingcotx.gov/page/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Sterling County, Tx), phone 325-378-4771, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 11, 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 325-378-4771.
The Sterling County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 0 people, down from about 3 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 5 beds, and it ran at 63 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Sterling County has about 1,400 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 0.5 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Sterling County Jail
The Sterling County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Sterling County.
The Sterling County Sheriff's Office reported 19 arrests to the FBI for 2025. 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 Sterling 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 Sterling 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 Sterling County?
Ask the Sterling County Sheriff's Office at 325-378-4771; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at sterlingcotx.gov/page/sheriff.
How many people are in the Sterling County jail?
About 0 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 5 beds.
What is the phone number for the Sterling County jail?
325-378-4771, the number on the page of the Sterling County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Sterling 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 Sterling 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.