OBJECTIVE To investigate the status of pesticides residues in vegetables in the central Shaanxi area. METHODS The vegetables collected from central Shaanxi area and the pesticides residues in vegetables were detected by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry during 2012 to 2018. RESULTS In 1049 samples, the total detection rate of 50 kinds of pesticides residues was 14. 11%, the over standard rate was 1. 91%. The detection rates of pyrethroid, organophosphate, carbamate, organochlorine were 7. 98%, 5. 89%, 3. 30% and 0. 68%, and the over standard rates were 0. 66%, 0. 90%, 0. 70% and 0. 00%, respectively. The highest detection of pyrethroid was cyhalothrin(3. 61%), the highest detection of organophosphate was chlorpyrifos(2. 70%), the highest detection of carbamate was carbofuran(1. 80%), the highest detection rate of organochlorine was endosulfan(0. 68%). The vegetables with higher detection rates were bulbs, fresh beans and stems. The vegetables with higher over standard rates were Chinese chives, cowpeas and celery. CONCLUSIONS The pesticides in vegetables are detected in the central Shaanxi area, but the total of exceeding standard is low.