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 24, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Audubon County, Iowa, has about 5,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Audubon County is held at the county jail, run by the Audubon 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: Audubon County public records, Audubon County arrest records, Audubon County warrants, Audubon County criminal records, Audubon County court records, Iowa arrest records and Iowa inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Audubon County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Audubon County is held at the county jail, run by the Audubon County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Audubon County Sheriff's Office at auduboncountyia.gov/county-information/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Audubon County), phone 712-563-2631, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 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 712-563-2631.
The Audubon County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 13 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 9 beds, and it ran at 144 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Audubon County has about 5,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 23 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Audubon County Jail
The Audubon County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Audubon make the arrests that end in a booking in Audubon County.
Audubon reported 32 arrests to the FBI for 2023. 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 Audubon 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 Iowa Department of Corrections lists its inmates at doc.iowa.gov/inmate-family-services.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Audubon County?
Ask the Audubon County Sheriff's Office at 712-563-2631; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at auduboncountyia.gov.
How many people are in the Audubon County jail?
About 13 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 9 beds.
What is the phone number for the Audubon County jail?
712-563-2631, the number on the page of the Audubon County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Audubon County go?
To a facility of the Iowa Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at doc.iowa.gov/inmate-family-services.
Is this the official Audubon 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.