Largely low-lying fertile land is the characteristic landscape of the county. The highest point in the county is Mt Leinster (795 m, 2610 ft) in the Blackstairs Mountains around the north-west boundary.

The economy is chiefly agricultural; however there is also much maritime activity.

Southeastern Wexford is an important site for wild birds - the north side of Wexford Harbour, the North Slob, is home to 10,000 Greenland White-Fronted Geese each winter (roughly one third of the entire world's population), while in the Summer Lady's Island Lake is an important breeding site for terns, especially the Roseate Tern.

Carnsore Point was placed on national headlines in the 1970s after a proposal to build a nuclear energy plant. A wind farm has now been built on the site, featuring 14 windmills generating electricity.

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