With the risk of city facing uncertain factors increasing gradually, resilienceis gradually applied to urban risk management as a new concept . The PSR（pressure-state-response） model is used to evaluate the level of urban resilience in the Yellow River basin.Based on the kernel density function and obstacle degree model, the temporal and spatial distribution characteristics of urban resilience and its influencing factors in the Yellow River basin are studied. The results show that the urban resilience level of the Yellow River basin shows an upward trend from 2006 to 2020, with a spatial pattern of“High in the east and low in the west, high in the south and low in the north”. The main obstacle factors affecting urban resilience in the Yellow River basin are the result of comprehensive effects of economic status, innovation ability and guarantee ability.