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 9, 2026.
Graham County, North Carolina, has about 8,200 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Graham County is held at the county jail, run by the Graham 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: Graham County public records, Graham County arrest records, Graham County warrants, Graham County criminal records, Graham County court records, North Carolina arrest records and North Carolina inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Graham County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Graham County is held at the county jail, run by the Graham County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Graham County Sheriff's Office at grahamcounty.org/sheriff.html (page title: Graham County, NC), phone (828) 479-3352, 11 Court St, Robbinsville, NC 28771, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 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 (828) 479-3352.
The Graham County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 9 people, up from about 8 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 8 beds, and it ran at 100 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Graham County has about 8,200 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 11 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Graham County Jail
The Graham County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Graham County.
The Graham County Sheriff's Office reported 182 arrests to the FBI for 2022. 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 Graham 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 Graham 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 Graham County?
Ask the Graham County Sheriff's Office at (828) 479-3352; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at grahamcounty.org/sheriff.html.
How many people are in the Graham County jail?
About 9 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 8 beds.
What is the phone number for the Graham County jail?
(828) 479-3352, the number on the page of the Graham County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Graham 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 Graham 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.