Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County is located in the southeast of Chongqing, and in the hinterland of Wuling Mountain. It is an important gateway from Chongqing to Hubei, Hunan and Guizhou. It is known as "the gateway of southeast Chongqing and the throat of Hunan and Guizhou". Youyang County borders Longshan County, Hunan Province in the east, Xiushan Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, Songtao Miao Autonomous County, Guizhou Province, and Yinjiang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County in the south, faces the Tujia and Miao Autonomous County along the river in Guizhou Province across the river in the west, Pengshui Miao and Tujia Autonomous County in the northwest, and Qianjiang District, Xianfeng and Laifeng County in Hubei Province in the north.

By the end of 2017, Youyang County covers an area of 5173 square kilometers and governs 39 townships; It is mainly composed of Tujia and Miao nationalities, as well as Han, Hui, Mongolian and other nationalities, with a total of 18 nationalities. According to the results of the seventh national population census, as of 0:00 on November 1, 2020, the permanent population of Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County is 607338.

Youyang County has won the honorary titles of "National Advanced County for Scientific and Technological Progress", "National Civilized County", "China's Green Famous County", "Municipal Ecological County", "The Fifth Batch of National Unity and Progress Demonstration Zone", "2019 National Health County", etc. It enjoys the reputation of "Hometown of Artemisia annua in the world".

In 2020, Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County will achieve a GDP of 20.12 billion yuan, 1.7 times that of 2015, with an average annual growth of 4.6%. The per capita GDP increased to 36962 yuan, 1.8 times that of 2015. The total retail sales of consumer goods reached 8.39 billion yuan, 1.8 times that of 2015, with an average annual growth of 12.8%. The total import and export volume reached 370 million US dollars, 1.3 times that of 2015. The total investment in fixed assets was 53.2 billion yuan, with an average annual growth of 9.2%. The per capita disposable income of all residents reached 18374 yuan, 1.6 times that of 2015, with an average annual growth of 10.5%. The deposit balance was 26.13 billion yuan, an increase of 56.8% over 2015 and an average annual growth of 9.4%.