White County Jail Inmate Search

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White County Jail Inmate Services Information

Phone: 931-836-2700

Physical Address:
111 Depot Street
Sparta, TN 38583

Mailing Address (personal mail):
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID #
White County Jail
111 Depot Street
Sparta, TN 38583

Mailing Address (legal mail or subscriptions):
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID #
White County Jail
111 Depot Street
Sparta, TN 38583

Every year White County law enforcement agencies arrest and detain 3,300 offenders, and maintain an average of 165 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 White County and state prisons throughout the country. This information is compiled from local police and the White County Sheriff's Department, as well as the state of Tennessee and the United States Department of Justice and Census Bureau.

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White County Inmate Race & Ethnicity - 11/5/2026

Race Inmates % Total
White 116 88.55%
Black 4 3.05%
Hispanic or Latino 6 4.58%
American Indian/Native Alaskan 2 1.53%
Asian 1 0.76%
Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian 1 0.76%
Other 1 0.76%
Total 131 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the White County Sheriff’s Department, Tennessee Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

White County Inmate Criminal Charges - 11/5/2026

(many inmates have multiple charges)

Charge Inmates % Total
Felony (3rd Degree) 34 25.95%
Felony (2rd Degree) 33 25.19%
Felony (1st Degree) 10 7.63%
State Jail Felony 6 4.58%
Felony (Uncategorized) 24 18.32%
Misdemeanor (Class A) 24 18.32%
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 White County Sheriff’s Department, Tennessee Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

White County Inmate Sex - 11/5/2026

Sex Inmates % Total
Male 110 83.97%
Female 21 16.03%
Total 131 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the White County Sheriff’s Department, Tennessee Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

White County Inmate Age - 11/5/2026

Age Inmates % Total
Under 18 3 2.29%
18-20 7 5.34%
21-24 15 11.45%
25-30 27 20.61%
31-35 23 17.56%
36-40 18 13.74%
41-45 13 9.92%
46-50 8 6.11%
51-55 7 5.34%
56-60 5 3.82%
61-65 3 2.29%
66-75 1 0.76%
76-85 1 0.76%
Total 131 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the White County Sheriff’s Department, Tennessee 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 White County Sheriff’s Department, Tennessee Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

The White County Jail serves the following cities and towns of White County: Doyle, Sparta and Walling.