Reviewed and updated October 11, 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 11, 2026.
Humboldt County, Nevada, has about 17,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Humboldt County is held at the county jail, run by the Humboldt 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.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Humboldt County
The county jail, run by the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Humboldt County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office at humboldtcountynv.gov/522/Detention-Division (page title: Detention Division | Humboldt County, NV), phone 775-623-6423, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 11, 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 775-623-6423.
The Humboldt County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 28 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 85 beds, and it ran at 33 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Humboldt County has about 17,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 16 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Humboldt County Jail
The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Winnemucca make the arrests that end in a booking in Humboldt County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Winnemucca's 488 for 2025 and the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office's 289 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Humboldt County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 777 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 Humboldt 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 Nevada Department of Corrections lists its inmates at doc.nv.gov/offender-info.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Humboldt County?
Ask the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office at 775-623-6423; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at humboldtcountynv.gov/522/Detention-Division.
How many people are in the Humboldt County jail?
About 28 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 85 beds.
What is the phone number for the Humboldt County jail?
775-623-6423, the number on the page of the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Humboldt 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 Humboldt 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.