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.
Boyd County, Kentucky, has about 48,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Boyd County is held at the county jail, run by the Boyd 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: Boyd County public records, Boyd County arrest records, Boyd County warrants, Boyd County criminal records, Boyd County court records, Kentucky arrest records and Kentucky inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Boyd County
The county jail, run by the Boyd County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Boyd County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Boyd County Sheriff's Office at boydcountyky.gov/212/Boyd-County-Sheriffs-Office (page title: Boyd County Sheriff's Office | Boyd County, KY), phone 606-739-5135, 2900 Louisa Street Suite 1 Catlettsburg, KY 41129, Monday through Friday 8:30 am to 4 pm, 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 606-739-5135.
The Boyd County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 280 people on an average day, down from about 310 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 206 beds, and it is running at 135 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Boyd County has about 48,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 58 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Boyd County Jail
The Boyd County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Ashland and Catlettsburg make the arrests that end in a booking in Boyd County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Boyd County: Northeast Kentucky Drug Task Force (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Ashland's 1,109 for 2025, the Boyd County Sheriff's Office's 741 for 2025 and Catlettsburg's 74 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Boyd County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,924 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 Boyd 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 Kentucky Department of Corrections lists its inmates at kool.corrections.ky.gov/.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Boyd County?
Ask the Boyd County Sheriff's Office at 606-739-5135; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at boydcountyky.gov.
How many people are in the Boyd County jail?
About 280 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 206 beds.
What is the phone number for the Boyd County jail?
606-739-5135, the number on the page of the Boyd County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Boyd County go?
To a facility of the Kentucky Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at kool.corrections.ky.gov/.
Is this the official Boyd 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.