Yuanling County () is a county of Hunan Province, China. It is under the administration of Huaihua prefecture-level city.
Located in northwest of the province, Yuanling is in the border locations of Huaihua, Xiangxi, Zhangjiajie, Changde and Yiyang five prefecture-level divisions. The Yuan River flows through it southwest to northeast. The county is bordered to the north by Yongding District, to the east by Taoyuan and Anhua Counties, to the south by Xupu and Chenxi Counties, and to the west by Luxi, Guzhang and Yongshun Counties. Yuanling County covers an area of , and as of 2015, it had a registered population of 671,500 and a resident population of 601,800. Yuanling County has eight towns and 13 townships under its jurisdiction, and the county seat is Yuanling Town ().
According to the Yuanling County Gazetteer (1993:104), there are 36,715 ethnic Miao and 23,879 ethnic Tujia. There are also 135 ethnic Bai living in the Zhuhong Stream watershed æ±红溪 of Beirong District Ã¥ÂÂ容åº, namely the villages of Luoping è½åª, Qijiaxi ä¸Âç²溪, Daheping 大åÂÂåª. Yuanling is also home to the Waxiang people.