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 on September 23, 2026.
Stokes County, North Carolina, has about 46,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Stokes County is held at the county jail, run by the Stokes 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: Stokes County public records, Stokes County arrest records, Stokes County warrants, Stokes County criminal records, Stokes County court records, North Carolina arrest records and North Carolina inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Stokes County
The county jail, run by the Stokes County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Stokes County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Stokes County Sheriff's Office at co.stokes.nc.us/departments/stokes_county_jail.php (page title: Stokes County Jail), phone (336) 593-8117, 1013 N. Main St Danbury, NC 27016, 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 (336) 593-8117.
The Stokes County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 94 people, down from about 120 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 156 beds, and it ran at 76 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Stokes County has about 46,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 20 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Stokes County Jail
The Stokes County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for King make the arrests that end in a booking in Stokes County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Stokes County: the State Park Rangers at Hanging Rock (state agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Stokes County Sheriff's Office's 745 for 2025 and King's 363 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Stokes County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,108 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 Stokes 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 Stokes County?
Ask the Stokes County Sheriff's Office at (336) 593-8117; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at co.stokes.nc.us.
How many people are in the Stokes County jail?
About 94 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 156 beds.
What is the phone number for the Stokes County jail?
(336) 593-8117, the number on the page of the Stokes County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Stokes 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 Stokes 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.