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 September 30, 2026.
Barbour County, West Virginia, has about 15,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person held after an arrest in Barbour County is at the regional jail that serves Barbour County, and the state's inmate search covers every regional jail. 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 Barbour County
West Virginia closed its county jails in favor of regional jails run by the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation, so a person held after an arrest in Barbour County is at the regional jail that serves Barbour County, and the state's inmate search covers all of them.
That search is at dcr.wv.gov/offendersearch/Pages/default.aspx.
Barbour County in the Regional Jail: The Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the regional jail held about 47 people from Barbour County, down from about 60 in 2019. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Barbour County has about 15,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so about 31 of every 10,000 of them are in the regional jail on an average day.
Who Books People
The Barbour County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Philippi and Belington make the arrests that end in a booking in Barbour County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Barbour County: the State Fire Marshal in Barbour County and the Department of Natural Resources in Barbour County (state agency); the Philippi State Police (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Barbour County Sheriff's Office's 99 for 2024 and Philippi's 42 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Barbour County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 145 arrests to the FBI that year. Those kept in custody were booked into the regional jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Barbour 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 Barbour County serves the sentence in a facility of the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation, whose inmate locator is at dcr.wv.gov/offendersearch/Pages/default.aspx.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Barbour County?
Through the state's inmate search at dcr.wv.gov/offendersearch/Pages/default.aspx, which covers every regional jail; the page of the Barbour County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified is at barbourinmates.countygovservices.com.
How many people from Barbour County are in the regional jail?
About 47 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Barbour County go?
To a facility of the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation; its inmate locator is at dcr.wv.gov/offendersearch/Pages/default.aspx.
Is this the official Barbour 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.