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 on September 24, 2026.
Worth County, Iowa, has about 7,300 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Worth County is held at the county jail, run by the Worth 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: Worth County public records, Worth County arrest records, Worth County warrants, Worth County criminal records, Worth County court records, Iowa arrest records and Iowa inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Worth County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Worth County is held at the county jail, run by the Worth County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Worth County Sheriff's Office at worthcountyiowa.gov/sheriff/whos_in_jail (page title: Who's in Jail | Sheriff | Worth County, Iowa), phone 641-324-1741, 1000 Central Ave. Northwood, IA 50459, 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 Worth County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2021 the jail held about 2 people, down from about 5 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 9 beds, and it ran at 56 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Worth County has about 7,300 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 3 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Worth County Jail
The Worth County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Worth County.
The Worth County Sheriff's Office reported 88 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 Worth 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 Worth County?
Look on the custody page of the Worth County Sheriff's Office at worthcountyiowa.gov/sheriff/whos_in_jail, or call 641-324-1741. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Worth County jail?
About 2 on an average day in 2021, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 9 beds.
What is the phone number for the Worth County jail?
641-324-1741, the number on the page of the Worth County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Worth 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 Worth 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.