Fuxian County, known as Gaozhou in ancient times, is located in the northern part of Shanxi Province and the southern part of Yan 'an City. It belongs to the hilly gully zone of Weibei Loess Plateau. The county covers a total area of 4182 square kilometers, ranking the fifth in Shanxi Province, Yan 'an City first. County jurisdiction 8 towns 5 townships 1 sub-district office, 241 administrative villages. County vast territory, rich resources, known as the "plug up the small south of the Yangtze River" and "small pass in northern Shanxi" reputation. According to the seventh census, as of midnight on November 1, 2020, the permanent resident population of Fuxian county was 142,891.

The comprehensive economic competitiveness of Fuxian County ranks among the top 100 counties in China. It is a famous historical and cultural city in Shanxi Province, a provincial sanitary county, a provincial civilized county, a national key cultural relic county, a national good agricultural demonstration county, a financial ecological County in China and one of the top ten progressive counties in China.

In 2020, the GDP of Fuxian County reached 7.237 billion yuan, an increase of 4.6%; Total investment in fixed assets was 4.204 billion yuan, up 0.2%; Retail sales of consumer goods totaled 1.382 billion yuan; Total government revenue was 550 million yuan, down 26.6%, of which local government revenue was 270 million yuan, down 8.7%; The per capita disposable income of urban residents was 34,116 yuan, up by 5%; The per capita disposable income of rural residents was 13,251 yuan, up 7.6 percent.

In March 2019, it was listed as the first batch of counties under the protection and utilization of revolutionary cultural relics. On July 29, 2020, it was selected into the list of towns (counties) reconfirmed as National Health Care in 2019.