Jinhu County is under the jurisdiction of Huai'an City, Jiangsu Province. Located in the central part of Jiangsu Province, surrounded by Baima Lake, Baoying Lake and Gaoyou Lake, it is named "Golden Lake" by the beloved Premier Zhou Enlai, which symbolizes rich resources and the rising of the sun. Jinhu County has jurisdiction over 3 streets and 5 towns, covering an area of 1393.86 square kilometers. According to the data of the seventh national population census, as of 0:00 on November 1, 2020, the permanent population of Jinhu County was 289456, accounting for 6.35% of Huai'an City.

Jinhu is a beautiful water town in northern Jiangsu, with 420 square kilometers of water surface and 44 square kilometers of beach. The territory is surrounded by Baima Lake, Baoying Lake and Gaoyou Lake on three sides, and the Huaihe River channel runs through the hinterland from west to east; The territory has vast water surface, dense river network, surrounded by long dikes, shaded by green trees, square countryside, fragrant rice, and continuous lotus waves. It is a natural scenery of a lake and water town. It is known as "the hometown of Emperor Yao", "the hometown of lotus", "the hometown of fish and rice", "the pearl of Huaishang", "the golden lake of water", and "the small Jiangnan of northern Jiangsu". In 2018, the county's GDP reached 28.8 billion yuan. In October 2018, it was selected as one of the top 100 national green development counties and cities and one of the top 100 national science and technology innovation counties and cities in 2018. It was selected as one of the top 100 counties and cities with investment potential in 2019 and one of the top 100 counties and cities with scientific and technological innovation in 2019. A pilot unit promoting the quality improvement of farmers' cooperatives throughout the county. In 2016, Jinhu County was selected as the 83rd of China's top 100 small and medium-sized cities with the most investment potential, and the 57th of China's top 100 small and medium-sized cities for innovation and entrepreneurship. In February 2016, Jinhu County was selected by the National Tourism Administration as the first batch of national tourism demonstration areas. In 2018, it was ranked 78th among the top 100 counties and cities with investment potential. In October 2021, it was selected into the list of "Top 100 Smart Cities in China in 2021".

In 2020, Jinhu County achieved a GDP of 33.703 billion yuan, an increase of 3.2% over the previous year.