Xincai County, known as Caizhou in ancient times, is a county directly under the jurisdiction of Henan Province and a county under the jurisdiction of Zhumadian City. It is located in the southeast of Henan Province, with a total area of 1453 square kilometers, 1.48 million mu of arable land, 20 towns, 3 streets, 361 village (neighborhood) committees, and a total population of 1.3 million. According to the data of the seventh census, as of 0:00 on November 1, 2020, Xincai County has 823829 permanent residents.

Xincai County has successively won the titles of National Health County, National Garden County, National Pilot County for Returning Migrant Workers to Home for Entrepreneurship, National Advanced County for Food Production, National Advanced County for Science and Technology Progress, National Pig Transfer County, National Straw Cattle Raising Demonstration County, Provincial Civilized County, Provincial Ecological County, Provincial Model County for Double Support, Henan Animal Husbandry County, Henan Cattle Raising County, Henan Dairy Industry Advantage and Characteristic Industrial Cluster Project Implementation County A pilot county for the integration of primary, secondary and tertiary industries in Henan Province, and a county directly under the jurisdiction of Henan Province. On September 25, 2018, it won the honorary title of "2018 Comprehensive Demonstration County of E-commerce in Rural Areas" from the Ministry of Commerce.

In 2021, the GDP of Xincai County will reach 29.498 billion yuan, an increase of 6.5%.