Sullivan County is located in the heart of the Catskills, about 70 miles northwest of New York City.

It was the site of the 1969 Woodstock Festival located at the present-day Bethel Woods Center for the Arts.

Between August 15–18, 1969, approximately 500,000 people gathered in Sullivan County's Town of Bethel at Max Yasgur's farm to see a line-up consisting of The Who, the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, The Band; Canned Heat, Joan Baez, Arlo Guthrie, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Janis Joplin, Santana, Sly and the Family Stone, Blood, Sweat and Tears, Jimi Hendrix, and Richie Havens.

Today, the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts which includes a museum of the sixties and Woodstock, holds many concerts and other events throughout the year.

From the 1920s to the 1970s, Sullivan County was a popular vacation spot, from mountain climbing to boating. It was the site of hundreds of Borscht Belt hotels and resorts.

Many of those bungalow colonies became the Summer destination of middle and working-class Jewish New Yorkers. Famous comedians tested their material and performed regularly at Borscht Belt hotels, including Milton Berle, Mel Brooks, and Henny Youngman.

Sullivan County has a population of 78,230, with a median income of $49,388, a median home price of $254,500. With a cost of living that is lower than the US average, Sullivan County is an attractive option for people looking to purchase a property.

The top ranked public schools are Liberty High School, Livingston Manor Elementary School and Monticello High School.

A few cities, villages, and hamlets: Bethel, Callicoon, Liberty, Livingston Manor, Monticello, Roscoe (internationally renown as a destination for fly-fishing, and particularly trouts), Wurstboro.

Population - 75,432, Land Area - 968 SQ MI