| Szczecinek County | |
| Native Name: | Powiat szczecinecki |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Total Type: | Total |
| Image Map1: | Szczecinek_p-gm.jpg |
| Map Caption1: | Division into gminas |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
| Subdivision Name1: | West Pomeranian |
| Area Total Km2: | 1765.22 |
| Population Total: | 77232 |
| Population As Of: | 2006 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Urban: | 48945 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Rural |
| Population Blank1: | 28287 |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Szczecinek |
| Coordinates: | 53.7167°N 57°W |
| Seat: | Szczecinek |
| Parts Type: | Gminas |
| Parts: | Total 6 (incl. 1 urban) |
| P1: | Szczecinek |
| P2: | Gmina Barwice |
| P3: | Gmina Biały Bór |
| P4: | Gmina Borne Sulinowo |
| P5: | Gmina Grzmiąca |
| P6: | Gmina Szczecinek |
| Blank Name: | Car plates |
| Blank Info: | ZSZ |
| Website: | www.powiat.szczecinek.pl |
Szczecinek County (Polish: powiat szczecinecki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Szczecinek, which lies 143km (89miles) east of the regional capital Szczecin. The county contains three other towns: Borne Sulinowo, 190NaN0 south-west of Szczecinek, Barwice, 230NaN0 west of Szczecinek, and Biały Bór, 230NaN0 north-east of Szczecinek.
The county covers an area of 1765.22km2. As of 2006 its total population is 77,232, out of which the population of Szczecinek is 38,756, that of Borne Sulinowo is 4,224, that of Barwice is 3,838, that of Biały Bór is 2,127, and the rural population is 28,287.
Szczecinek County is bordered by Koszalin County to the north, Bytów County to the north-east, Człuchów County to the east, Złotów County to the south, Drawsko County and Świdwin County to the west, and Białogard County to the north-west.
The county is subdivided into six gminas (one urban, three urban-rural and two rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
| Gmina | Type | Area (km2) | Population (2006) | Seat |
| Szczecinek | urban | 37.2 | 38,756 | |
| Gmina Szczecinek | rural | 510.2 | 10,171 | Szczecinek * |
| Gmina Borne Sulinowo | urban-rural | 484.2 | 9,230 | Borne Sulinowo |
| Gmina Barwice | urban-rural | 258.9 | 8,897 | Barwice |
| Gmina Biały Bór | urban-rural | 270.2 | 5,166 | Biały Bór |
| Gmina Grzmiąca | rural | 204.5 | 5,012 | Grzmiąca |
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