Anyang County is subordinate to Anyang City, Henan Province. Henan Province is directly under the jurisdiction of finance. It is located in the north of Henan Province, surrounding the downtown area of Anyang. It is adjacent to Tangyin County and Hebi City in the south, Cixian County, Linzhang County and Shexian County in Hebei Province across the river in the north, Linzhou City in the west and Neihuang County in the east, with a total area of 1089 square kilometers. As of 2021, Anyang County has a total population of 1.08 million. As of October 2021, it has jurisdiction over 10 towns and 6 townships. The People's Government of the County is located in the north of the middle section of Antai Avenue in the urban-rural integration demonstration zone of Anyang City.

Anyang means stability and prosperity. In the 26th year of the First Emperor of Qin Dynasty (221 BC), it was first established in Anyang County, a public security Yangcheng, which belongs to Handan County. In May of the 38th year of the Republic of China (1949), Anyang City was designated as Anyang City and its four customs were set up in Anyang City. In 1983, the Anyang Administrative Office was revoked and Anyang County was under the jurisdiction of Anyang City.

In 2019, the gross regional product of Anyang County was 9.205 billion yuan, an increase of 5.1% over the previous year. By industry, the added value of the primary industry is 1.325 billion yuan, and the added value of the secondary industry is 2.288 billion yuan; The added value of the tertiary industry was 5.591 billion yuan, and the ratio of the three industrial structures was 14.4:24.9:60.7.