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 30, 2026 and October 9, 2026.
Door County, Wisconsin, has about 31,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Door County is held at the county jail, run by the Door 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: Door County public records, Door County arrest records, Door County warrants, Door County criminal records, Door County court records, Wisconsin arrest records and Wisconsin inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Door County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Door County is held at the county jail, run by the Door County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Door County Sheriff's Office at co.door.wi.gov/862/Jail (page title: Jail | Door County, WI), phone (920)746-2400, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 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 (920)746-2400.
The Door County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2025 the jail held about 62 people, down from about 76 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2025 was 143 beds, and it ran at 43 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Door County has about 31,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 20 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Door County Jail
The Door County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Sturgeon Bay make the arrests that end in a booking in Door County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Sturgeon Bay's 456 for 2023 and the Door County Sheriff's Office's 399 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Door County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 875 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 Door 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 Door County serves the sentence in a facility of the Wisconsin Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at appsdoc.wi.gov/lop/welcome.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Door County?
Ask the Door County Sheriff's Office at (920)746-2400; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at co.door.wi.gov/862/Jail.
How many people are in the Door County jail?
About 62 on an average day in 2025, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 143 beds.
What is the phone number for the Door County jail?
(920)746-2400, the number on the page of the Door County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Door County go?
To a facility of the Wisconsin Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at appsdoc.wi.gov/lop/welcome.
Is this the official Door 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.