Tourism development can have positive and negative economic and social impacts. Therefore, it is important to manage and control the impacts of tourism in order to reduce negative and strengthen the positive impacts. The current research was conducted with the aim of investigating the economic and social impacts of tourism in Dena County in 2021. The statistical population of this study was composed of 1473 household heads living in tourism and non-tourism target villages of Dena County that with the help of Bartlett's sampling table, 111 and 80 households (191 households in total) were selected as samples, respectively. The research tool was a researcher-made questionnaire that its face validity was verified using subject matter specialists' opinions. According to the findings, the economic and social status of the residents of tourist villages and non-tourist villages before the development of change studies were almost similar. In the current economic and social situation, residents of tourist villages (Mean: 2.97, SD: 0.21) are significantly more than residents of non-tourist villages (Mean: 2.67, SD: 0.25). Also, the economic and social status of residents in touristic villages at present was evaluated better than before the development of tourism, so that after the development of tourism, the average economic and social status of residents of touristic villages (Mean: 2.97, SD: 0.21) compared to before the development of tourism (Mean: 2.75, SD: 0.26), it has increased significantly. In general, it can be concluded that the positive effect of tourism development on the economic and social situation of the studied area is evident. Based on the findings of this research, paying more attention to the investment in rural tourism can lead to the improvement of the economic situation of the residents.