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.
Iowa County, Iowa, has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Iowa County is held at the county jail, run by the Iowa 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: Iowa County public records, Iowa County arrest records, Iowa County warrants, Iowa County criminal records, Iowa County court records, Iowa arrest records and Iowa inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Iowa County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Iowa County is held at the county jail, run by the Iowa County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Iowa County Sheriff's Office at scottcountyiowa.gov/sheriff/inmates (page title: Inmate Listing | Scott County Iowa), phone 563-326-8625, 400 W. 4th St. Davenport, IA 52801-1104, Monday to Friday: 8:00am - 4:30pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
That page is the place to look for someone booked recently. A person cited and released at the scene, or held only a few hours by a city department, will not be on it.
The Iowa County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 27 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 40 beds, and it ran at 68 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Iowa County has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 16 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Iowa County Jail
The Iowa County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Williamsburg and Marengo make the arrests that end in a booking in Iowa County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Iowa County Sheriff's Office's 113 for 2025, Marengo's 30 for 2025 and Williamsburg's 14 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Iowa County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 157 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 Iowa 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 Iowa 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 Iowa County?
Look on the custody page of the Iowa County Sheriff's Office at scottcountyiowa.gov/sheriff/inmates, or call 563-326-8625. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Iowa County jail?
About 27 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 40 beds.
What is the phone number for the Iowa County jail?
563-326-8625, the number on the page of the Iowa County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Iowa 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 Iowa 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.