Rowan County Detention Annex Inmate Search

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Rowan County Detention Annex Inmate Services Information

Phone: 704-216-7900

Physical Address:
400 Grace Church Road
Salisbury, NC 28147

Mailing Address (personal mail):
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate #
Rowan County Detention Annex
c/o Rowan County Detention Center
115 W Liberty Street
Salisbury, NC 28144

Mailing Address (legal mail or subscriptions):
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate #
Rowan County Detention Annex
c/o Rowan County Detention Center
115 W Liberty Street
Salisbury, NC 28144

Every year Rowan County law enforcement agencies arrest and detain 7,720 offenders, and maintain an average of 386 inmates (county-wide) in their custody on any given day.

The weekly turnover rate of inmates is approximately 55%, meaning that every week more than half of these inmates are released and then replaced with new offenders being booked into jail.

The charts below break down the men, women, races, ethnicities and the types of crimes that people are arrested and incarcerated for in both Rowan County and state prisons throughout the country. This information is compiled from local police and the Rowan County Sheriff's Department, as well as the state of North Carolina and the United States Department of Justice and Census Bureau.

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Rowan County Inmate Race & Ethnicity - 11/4/2026

Race Inmates % Total
White 113 41.09%
Black 82 29.82%
Hispanic or Latino 56 20.36%
American Indian/Native Alaskan 6 2.18%
Asian 7 2.55%
Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian 5 1.82%
Other 6 2.18%
Total 275 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Rowan County Sheriff’s Department, North Carolina Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Rowan County Inmate Criminal Charges - 11/4/2026

(many inmates have multiple charges)

Charge Inmates % Total
Felony (3rd Degree) 61 22.18%
Felony (2rd Degree) 66 24.00%
Felony (1st Degree) 9 3.27%
State Jail Felony 15 5.45%
Felony (Uncategorized) 58 21.09%
Misdemeanor (Class A) 66 24.00%
Misdemeanor (Class C) 0 0.00%
Holds 0 0.00%
Uncategorized 0 0.00%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Rowan County Sheriff’s Department, North Carolina Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Rowan County Inmate Sex - 11/4/2026

Sex Inmates % Total
Male 245 89.09%
Female 30 10.91%
Total 275 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Rowan County Sheriff’s Department, North Carolina Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Rowan County Inmate Age - 11/4/2026

Age Inmates % Total
Under 18 3 1.09%
18-20 13 4.73%
21-24 29 10.55%
25-30 50 18.18%
31-35 52 18.91%
36-40 47 17.09%
41-45 31 11.27%
46-50 18 6.55%
51-55 13 4.73%
56-60 11 4.00%
61-65 4 1.45%
66-75 3 1.09%
76-85 1 0.36%
Total 275 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Rowan County Sheriff’s Department, North Carolina Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Rowan County Sheriff’s Department, North Carolina Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

The Rowan County Detention Annex serves the following cities and towns of Rowan County: China Grove, Cleveland, East Spencer, Faith, Granite Quarry, Kannapolis, Landis, Rockwell, Salisbury, Spencer and Woodleaf.