At the time of the 2006National Census, the county's population was 540,442 in 134,538 households. The following census in 2011 counted 526,294 people in 140,183 households. The 2016 censusmeasured the population of the county as 283,742 in 85,516 households.
A tomb known as Shah Hoseyn was also built in Ilkhanid era. Portal of Masjid-i Sharif, which does not existnowadays is mentioned to be completed in 1307. An Ilkhanid graveyard was unearthed in 2016.