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.
Kossuth County, Iowa, has about 14,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Kossuth County is held at the county jail, run by the Kossuth 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.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Kossuth County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Kossuth County is held at the county jail, run by the Kossuth County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Kossuth County Sheriff's Office at newyear.nckl.gov.kh/en/kossuth-county-jail-roster.html (page title: Kossuth County Jail Roster | printable), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Someone booked recently shows on that page; someone cited and released at the scene, or held a few hours at a city station, does not.
The Kossuth County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 11 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 30 beds, and it ran at 37 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Kossuth County has about 14,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 8 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Kossuth County Jail
The Kossuth County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Algona make the arrests that end in a booking in Kossuth County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Kossuth County Sheriff's Office's 98 for 2025 and Algona's 74 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Kossuth County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 172 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 Kossuth 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 Kossuth County?
Look on the custody page of the Kossuth County Sheriff's Office at newyear.nckl.gov.kh. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Kossuth County jail?
About 11 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 30 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Kossuth 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 Kossuth 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.