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 24, 2026 and October 11, 2026.
Barbour County, Alabama, has about 24,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Barbour County is held at the county jail, run by the Barbour 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 and common questions.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Barbour County
The county jail, run by the Barbour County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Barbour County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Barbour County Sheriff's Office at barbourcountysheriff.org (page title: Barbour County Sheriff's Office | Clayton, Alabama), phone 334-775-3434, Monday-Friday 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM, 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 334-775-3434.
The Barbour County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 6 people, down from about 71 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 21 beds, and it ran at 29 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Barbour County has about 24,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 2 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Barbour County Jail
The Barbour County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Eufaula, Clayton, Clio, Louisville and Bakerhill make the arrests that end in a booking in Barbour County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Eufaula's 606 for 2025, the Barbour County Sheriff's Office's 24 for 2024 and Clayton's 22 for 2025.
Together, the five agencies in Barbour County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 554 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 Barbour County arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Barbour County?
Ask the Barbour County Sheriff's Office at 334-775-3434; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at barbourcountysheriff.org.
How many people are in the Barbour County jail?
About 6 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 21 beds.
What is the phone number for the Barbour County jail?
334-775-3434, the number on the page of the Barbour County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Is this the official Barbour 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.