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.
Ida County, Iowa, has about 6,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Ida County is held at the county jail, run by the Ida 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: Ida County public records, Ida County arrest records, Ida County warrants, Ida County criminal records, Ida County court records, Iowa arrest records and Iowa inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Ida County
The county jail, run by the Ida County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Ida County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Ida County Sheriff's Office at idacounty.iowa.gov/detail/ida-county-sheriff (page title: Ida County Sheriff | Ida County, Iowa), phone 712.364.3146, 401 Moorehead Street, Ida Grove, IA 51445, 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 712.364.3146.
The Ida County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2021 the jail held about 3 people, down from about 6 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 12 beds, and it ran at 50 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Ida County has about 6,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 4 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Ida County Jail
The Ida County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Ida County.
The Ida County Sheriff's Office reported 81 arrests to the FBI for 2025. 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 Ida County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
The jail holds people awaiting trial and people serving short sentences. A person sentenced to prison in Ida County serves the sentence in a facility of the Iowa Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at doc.iowa.gov/inmate-family-services.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Ida County?
Ask the Ida County Sheriff's Office at 712.364.3146; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at idacounty.iowa.gov/detail/ida-county-sheriff.
How many people are in the Ida County jail?
About 3 on an average day in 2021, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 12 beds.
What is the phone number for the Ida County jail?
712.364.3146, the number on the page of the Ida County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Ida 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 Ida 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.