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.
Anson County, North Carolina, has about 22,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Anson County is held at the county jail, run by the Anson 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: Anson County public records, Anson County arrest records, Anson County warrants, Anson County criminal records, Anson County court records, North Carolina arrest records and North Carolina inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Anson County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Anson County is held at the county jail, run by the Anson County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Anson County Sheriff's Office at ansonsheriff.com (page title: Anson County, North Carolina Jail Inmate Locator), phone 704-695-9328, a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
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 Anson County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 57 people, up from about 55 in 2019. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Anson County has about 22,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 25 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Anson County Jail
The Anson County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Wadesboro, Polkton, Lilesville and Morven make the arrests that end in a booking in Anson County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Lilesville's 1,153 for 2025, Morven's 1,153 for 2025 and Polkton's 1,153 for 2025.
Together, the five agencies in Anson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 4,385 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 Anson County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
The jail holds people awaiting trial and people serving short sentences. A person sentenced to prison in Anson County serves the sentence in a facility of the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction, whose inmate locator is at dac.nc.gov/dac-services/criminal-offender-searches.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Anson County?
Look on the custody page of the Anson County Sheriff's Office at ansonsheriff.com, or call 704-695-9328. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Anson County jail?
About 57 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data.
What is the phone number for the Anson County jail?
704-695-9328, the number on the page of the Anson County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Anson 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 Anson 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.