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.
Hertford County, North Carolina, has about 19,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Hertford County is held at the county jail, run by the Hertford 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: Hertford County public records, Hertford County arrest records, Hertford County warrants, Hertford County criminal records, Hertford County court records, North Carolina arrest records and North Carolina inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Hertford County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Hertford County is held at the county jail, run by the Hertford County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Hertford County Sheriff's Office at hertfordcountync.gov/departments/public_safety/sheriffs_office/dete... (page title: Hertford County, NC), phone (252) 358-7840, Thursday and Sunday from 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 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 (252) 358-7840.
The Hertford County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 40 people, down from about 84 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 72 beds, and it ran at 117 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Hertford County has about 19,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 21 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Hertford County Jail
The Hertford County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Ahoskie, Murfreesboro and Winton make the arrests that end in a booking in Hertford County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Winton's 1,153 for 2025, the Hertford County Sheriff's Office's 357 for 2025 and Ahoskie's 286 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Hertford County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,868 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 Hertford 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 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 Hertford County?
Ask the Hertford County Sheriff's Office at (252) 358-7840; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at hertfordcountync.gov.
How many people are in the Hertford County jail?
About 40 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 72 beds.
What is the phone number for the Hertford County jail?
(252) 358-7840, the number on the page of the Hertford County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Hertford 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 Hertford 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.