Baishui County is subordinate to Weinan City of Shanxi Province. It is located in the east of Guanzhong, Shanxi Province, along the north of Weihe Basin, facing Chengcheng County in the east, adjacent to Pucheng County in the south, Tongchuan City in the west, and Huanglong County, Luochuan County and Yijun County in the north. The total area is 986.61 square kilometers. In 2021, Baishui County has a permanent population of 221,000. As of October 2022, Baishui County has jurisdiction over 1 subdistrict and 7 towns. No. 009, Xinxing Street, Chengguan Street, is located in Baishui County by the People's Government.

Baishui County is named for its proximity to Baishui. In ancient times, Whitewater was a country, a vassal fenced land. In the twelfth year of Emperor Xiao of Qin (350), he was placed in Baishui County. In 1994, Weinan area was set up as a city and Baishui County was subordinate to Weinan City. In July 2020, Baishui County was selected to be reconfirmed as the National Health County in 2019.

In 2021, the GDP of Baishui County was 9.368 billion yuan, an increase of 9.6% over the previous year. The added value of the primary industry was 4.171 billion yuan, and that of the secondary industry was 1.372 billion yuan; The added value of the tertiary industry was 3.825 billion yuan, and the structure of the primary, secondary and tertiary industries was 44:15:41.