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 October 4, 2026.
Floyd County, Iowa, has about 15,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Floyd County is held at the county jail, run by the Floyd 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: Floyd County public records, Floyd County arrest records, Floyd County warrants, Floyd County criminal records, Floyd County court records, Iowa arrest records and Iowa inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Floyd County
The county jail, run by the Floyd County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Floyd County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Floyd County Sheriff's Office at floydco.iowa.gov/441/Jail (page title: ABOUT THE JAIL | Floyd County, IA), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Floyd County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 30 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 15 beds, and it ran at 200 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Floyd County has about 15,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 20 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Floyd County Jail
The Floyd County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Charles City make the arrests that end in a booking in Floyd County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Charles City's 160 for 2025 and the Floyd County Sheriff's Office's 94 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Floyd County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 254 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 Floyd 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 Floyd County?
Ask the Floyd County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at floydco.iowa.gov/441/Jail.
How many people are in the Floyd County jail?
About 30 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 15 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Floyd 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 Floyd 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.