Reviewed and updated October 11, 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 23, 2026 and October 11, 2026.
Wilkin County, Minnesota, has about 6,300 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Wilkin County is held at the county jail, run by the Wilkin 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 and common questions.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Wilkin County
The county jail, run by the Wilkin County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Wilkin County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Wilkin County Sheriff's Office at wilkincounty.gov/index.asp?SEC=C191A376-6F7C-4F43-B862-2E9E73F48ABC (page title: Inmate Contact, Funds, Visiting, and Property Info | Wilkin County, MN), phone 218-643-7100, 300 South 5th Street, Breckenridge, MN 56520, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 11, 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 218-643-7100.
The Wilkin County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2021 the jail held about 8 people, down from about 10 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 21 beds, and it ran at 48 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Wilkin County has about 6,300 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 13 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Wilkin County Jail
The Wilkin County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Breckenridge make the arrests that end in a booking in Wilkin County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Breckenridge's 117 for 2025 and the Wilkin County Sheriff's Office's 39 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Wilkin County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 156 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 Wilkin County arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Wilkin County?
Ask the Wilkin County Sheriff's Office at 218-643-7100; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at wilkincounty.gov.
How many people are in the Wilkin County jail?
About 8 on an average day in 2021, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 21 beds.
What is the phone number for the Wilkin County jail?
218-643-7100, the number on the page of the Wilkin County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Is this the official Wilkin 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.