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 24, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Elko County, Nevada, has about 54,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Elko County is held at the county jail, run by the Elko 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: Elko County public records, Elko County arrest records, Elko County warrants, Elko County criminal records, Elko County court records, Nevada arrest records and Nevada inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Elko County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Elko County is held at the county jail, run by the Elko County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Elko County Sheriff's Office at elkosheriff.com (page title: Elko County Sheriff's Office (NV)), phone (775) 738-3421, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 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 (775) 738-3421.
The Elko County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 190 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 176 beds, and it ran at 107 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Elko County has about 54,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 35 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Elko County Jail
The Elko County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Elko, West Wendover and Carlin make the arrests that end in a booking in Elko County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Elko County: Nevada Gaming Control Board in Elko County (state agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Elko's 434 for 2025, the Elko County Sheriff's Office's 373 for 2025 and West Wendover's 109 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Elko County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 970 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 Elko 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 Elko County serves the sentence in a facility of the Nevada Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at doc.nv.gov/offender-info.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Elko County?
Ask the Elko County Sheriff's Office at (775) 738-3421; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at elkosheriff.com.
How many people are in the Elko County jail?
About 190 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 176 beds.
What is the phone number for the Elko County jail?
(775) 738-3421, the number on the page of the Elko County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Elko County go?
To a facility of the Nevada Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at doc.nv.gov/offender-info.
Is this the official Elko 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.