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.
Wilbarger County, Texas, has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Wilbarger County is held at the county jail, run by the Wilbarger 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 Wilbarger County
The county jail, run by the Wilbarger County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Wilbarger County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Wilbarger County Sheriff's Office at co.wilbarger.tx.us/page/sheriff (page title: Sheriff's Office | Wilbarger County, Texas), phone (940) 552-6205, 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 (940) 552-6205.
The Wilbarger County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 29 people on an average day, up from about 16 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 49 beds, and it is running at 59 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Wilbarger County has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 23 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Wilbarger County Jail
The Wilbarger County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Vernon make the arrests that end in a booking in Wilbarger County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Wilbarger County: the Wilbarger County Constable's Precincts 2 and 1 (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Vernon's 508 for 2025 and the Wilbarger County Sheriff's Office's 0 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Wilbarger County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 508 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 Wilbarger 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 Wilbarger County serves the sentence in a facility of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, whose inmate locator is at inmate.tdcj.texas.gov/InmateSearch/start.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Wilbarger County?
Ask the Wilbarger County Sheriff's Office at (940) 552-6205; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at co.wilbarger.tx.us/page/sheriff.
How many people are in the Wilbarger County jail?
About 29 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 49 beds.
What is the phone number for the Wilbarger County jail?
(940) 552-6205, the number on the page of the Wilbarger County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Wilbarger County go?
To a facility of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice; its inmate locator is at inmate.tdcj.texas.gov/InmateSearch/start.
Is this the official Wilbarger 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.