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 23, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Woodfin, North Carolina, in Buncombe County, has about 8,200 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Woodfin is held at the county jail, run by the Buncombe 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 Woodfin
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Woodfin is held at the county jail, run by the Buncombe County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Buncombe County Sheriff's Office at buncombenc.gov/663/Sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Buncombe County, NC), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Buncombe County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 400 people, down from about 480 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 534 beds, and it ran at 74 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Buncombe County has about 279,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 14 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Buncombe County Jail
The Buncombe County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Woodfin (filed by the FBI as Woodfin Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Woodfin.
The FBI's agency list also places one campus police department, one other agency and two state agencies in Buncombe County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Asheville's 2,833 for 2025, the Buncombe County Sheriff's Office's 1,220 for 2025 and Montreat's 1,153 for 2025.
Together, the six agencies in Buncombe County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 5,569 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 Woodfin arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction lists its inmates at dac.nc.gov/dac-services/criminal-offender-searches.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Woodfin?
Ask the Buncombe County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at buncombenc.gov/663/Sheriff.
How many people are in the Buncombe County jail?
About 400 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 534 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Buncombe County go?
To a facility of the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction; its inmate locator is at dac.nc.gov.
Is this the official Woodfin website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.