Mercer County Jail Inmate Search

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Mercer County Jail Inmate Services Information

Phone: 419-586-5753

Physical Address:
4835 State Route 29
Celina, OH 45822

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Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID#
Mercer County Jail
4835 State Route 29
Celina, OH 45822

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Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID#
Mercer County Jail
4835 State Route 29
Celina, OH 45822

Every year Mercer County law enforcement agencies arrest and detain 4,500 offenders, and maintain an average of 225 inmates (county-wide) in their custody on any given day.

The weekly turnover rate of inmates is approximately 55%, meaning that every week more than half of these inmates are released and then replaced with new offenders being booked into jail.

The charts below break down the men, women, races, ethnicities and the types of crimes that people are arrested and incarcerated for in both Mercer County and state prisons throughout the country. This information is compiled from local police and the Mercer County Sheriff's Department, as well as the state of Ohio and the United States Department of Justice and Census Bureau.

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Mercer County Inmate Race & Ethnicity - 11/1/2026

Race Inmates % Total
White 143 81.71%
Black 5 2.86%
Hispanic or Latino 9 5.14%
American Indian/Native Alaskan 4 2.29%
Asian 4 2.29%
Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian 6 3.43%
Other 4 2.29%
Total 175 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Mercer County Sheriff’s Department, Ohio Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Mercer County Inmate Criminal Charges - 11/1/2026

(many inmates have multiple charges)

Charge Inmates % Total
Felony (3rd Degree) 39 22.29%
Felony (2rd Degree) 39 22.29%
Felony (1st Degree) 8 4.57%
State Jail Felony 15 8.57%
Felony (Uncategorized) 42 24.00%
Misdemeanor (Class A) 32 18.29%
Misdemeanor (Class C) 0 0.00%
Holds 0 0.00%
Uncategorized 0 0.00%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Mercer County Sheriff’s Department, Ohio Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Mercer County Inmate Sex - 11/1/2026

Sex Inmates % Total
Male 158 90.29%
Female 17 9.71%
Total 175 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Mercer County Sheriff’s Department, Ohio Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Mercer County Inmate Age - 11/1/2026

Age Inmates % Total
Under 18 2 1.14%
18-20 10 5.71%
21-24 17 9.71%
25-30 37 21.14%
31-35 29 16.57%
36-40 27 15.43%
41-45 20 11.43%
46-50 11 6.29%
51-55 9 5.14%
56-60 7 4.00%
61-65 3 1.71%
66-75 2 1.14%
76-85 1 0.57%
Total 175 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Mercer County Sheriff’s Department, Ohio Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Mercer County Sheriff’s Department, Ohio Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

The Mercer County Jail serves the following cities and towns of Mercer County: Celina, Chickasaw, Coldwater, Ft. Recovery, Mendon, Montezuma, Rockford, Saint Henry and Willshire.