Figures as of 2004, from Statistics Sweden: This is a demographic table based on Ljusdal Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.

The area had a large immigration from Finland in the 17th and 18th century in the western part of the municipality known as Orsa Finnmark (in Dalarna).

In Ljusdal a museum dedicated to the regions history is now located in a former dairy, and in Järvsö there is the Stenegård cultural centre.

Popular tourist activities in Järvsö include skiing on Järvsöbacken and visiting Järvzoo.

Here several Kettle holes formed during glacial retreat, where ice blocks melted under sediments.