Busia county has a has a total population of 893,681 persons, of this 426,252 are females, 467,401 are male 28 Intersex person as per census 2019 report. The county has a population density of 527 persons with an average household size of 4.5 persons. The county has 1,700 square kilometers making it one of the smallest counties in Kenya.

Busia county has a has a total population of 893,681 persons, of this 426,252 are females, 467,401 are male 28 Intersex person as per census 2019 report. The county has a population density of 527 persons with an average household size of 4.5 persons. The county has 1,700 square kilometers making it one of the smallest counties in Kenya.
Busia County has a total of 81 health facilities, with 1 county referral hospital, 6 sub-county hospitals, 12 health centres, 49 dispensaries, 10 Medical Clinics, 6 Nursing Homes and 1 in the other categories. Common diseases in the county include Malaria, Respiratory Diseases, and diarrhoea. The proportion of births in the county attended to by skilled health personnel is 59% (lower than the national average of 62%). In addition, the county has traditional birth attendants who provided home antenatal and delivery services.

WADADIA implements the Action on Fistula project as well as gender based violence program in this county.