List of cities in Hesse by population

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The following list sorts all cities in the German state of Hesse with a population of more than 20,000. [1] As of May 15, 2022, 59 cities fulfill this criterion and are listed here. This list refers only to the population of individual municipalities within their defined limits, which does not include other municipalities or suburban areas within urban agglomerations.

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Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt Skyline Pano.Sudwest.20130618.jpg
Frankfurt am Main
Frankfurt am Main Alte Oper Frankfurt Germany 326-vh.jpg
Frankfurt am Main
Wiesbaden Wiesbaden Luftbild Rathaus Landtag Marktkirche Wilhelmstrasse Kurhaus Neroberg Opelbad Griechische Kapelle.jpg
Wiesbaden
Kassel Schlosspark Wilhelmshohe 001.jpg
Kassel
Darmstadt Darmstadt Residenzschloss 20110514.jpg
Darmstadt
Marburg Marburg - Panorama von Am Weinberg (1).jpg
Marburg
Fulda Fulda - Stadtpfarrkirche St. Blasius.jpg
Fulda
Limburg an der Lahn Limburg-an-der-Lahn-a29297146.jpg
Limburg an der Lahn

The following table lists the 59 cities in Hesse with a population of at least 20,000 on May 15, 2022, as estimated by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany. [2] A city is displayed in bold if it is a state or federal capital.

  1. The city rank by population as of May 15, 2022, as enumerated by the 2022 Germany census [2]
  2. The city name [2]
  3. The name of the district (Landkreis) in which the city lies (some cities are districts on their own called urban districts) [2]
  4. The city population as of May 15, 2022, as enumerated by the 2022 Germany census [2]
  5. The city population as of May 9, 2011, as enumerated by the 2011 European Union census [3]
  6. The city land area as of May 15, 2022 [2]
  7. The city population density as of May 15, 2022 (residents per unit of land area) [2]
2022
Rank		Citydistrict2022 Census2011 Census2022 land area2022 pop. density
1 Frankfurt am Main urban district743,268667,925248 km22,993/km2
2 Wiesbaden urban district284,260269,121204 km21,394/km2
3 Kassel urban district195,012190,765107 km21,826/km2
4 Darmstadt urban district161,767143,499122 km21,325/km2
5 Offenbach am Main urban district129,479113,44344.9 km22,885/km2
6 Hanau Main-Kinzig-Kreis 93,63286,80376.5 km21,224/km2
7 Giessen Giessen (district) 87,21774,77672.6 km21,201/km2
8 Marburg Marburg-Biedenkopf 72,76871,683124 km2587.3/km2
9 Fulda Fulda (district) 64,68864,414104 km2621.7/km2
10 Rüsselsheim am Main Groß-Gerau (district) 64,51758,76558.3 km21,107/km2
11 Bad Homburg vor der Höhe Hochtaunuskreis 54,79551,37051.2 km21,071/km2
12 Wetzlar Lahn-Dill-Kreis 53,11650,82675.7 km2702.1/km2
13 Oberursel (Taunus) Hochtaunuskreis 46,21844,08845.4 km21,019/km2
14 Rodgau Offenbach (district) 44,50142,91965.0 km2684.2/km2
15 Dreieich Offenbach (district) 41,53539,38953.3 km2779.7/km2
16 Bensheim Bergstraße 40,99339,25357.8 km2708.9/km2
17 Hofheim am Taunus Main-Taunus-Kreis 39,00437,84257.4 km2679.2/km2
18 Maintal Main-Kinzig-Kreis 38,71235,80532.4 km21,194/km2
19 Langen Offenbach (district) 37,16934,93929.1 km21,276/km2
20 Neu-Isenburg Offenbach (district) 36,53134,70824.3 km21,504/km2
21 Limburg an der Lahn Limburg-Weilburg 35,61733,58345.1 km2788.7/km2
22 Dietzenbach Offenbach (district) 35,18331,84521.7 km21,623/km2
23 Bad Vilbel Wetteraukreis 34,95531,28025.7 km21,361/km2
24 Viernheim Bergstraße 34,25232,61548.4 km2707.5/km2
25 Bad Nauheim Wetteraukreis 32,16230,21032.5 km2988.4/km2
26 Lampertheim Bergstraße 32,05831,03772.3 km2443.6/km2
27 Mörfelden-Walldorf Groß-Gerau (district) 31,80432,38044.1 km2720.7/km2
28 Bad Hersfeld Hersfeld-Rotenburg 30,63528,61073.8 km2414.7/km2
29 Taunusstein Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis 30,01628,36567.0 km2447.9/km2
30 Friedberg Wetteraukreis 28,71927,33750.2 km2572.3/km2
31 Rödermark Offenbach (district) 28,64526,26230.0 km2955.2/km2
32 Mühlheim am Main Offenbach (district) 28,60726,84720.7 km21,384/km2
33 Griesheim Darmstadt-Dieburg 28,57825,51121.6 km21,326/km2
34 Kelkheim (Taunus) Main-Taunus-Kreis 28,39227,68530.6 km2923.9/km2
35 Hattersheim am Main Main-Taunus-Kreis 28,01624,77315.8 km21,773/km2
36 Baunatal Kassel 27,73427,37838.3 km2724.7/km2
37 Heppenheim Bergstraße 26,91224,89552.1 km2516.3/km2
38 Butzbach Wetteraukreis 26,52923,885107 km2248.9/km2
39 Weiterstadt Darmstadt-Dieburg 26,31123,67534.4 km2764.9/km2
40 Idstein Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis 25,62123,27179.7 km2321.2/km2
41 Friedrichsdorf Hochtaunuskreis 25,58524,32330.2 km2849.2/km2
42 Pfungstadt Darmstadt-Dieburg 25,47423,82942.5 km2598.8/km2
43 Groß-Gerau Groß-Gerau (district) 24,88723,73954.5 km2456.9/km2
44 Obertshausen Offenbach (district) 24,78923,78513.6 km21,820/km2
45 Bad Soden am Taunus Bad Soden am Taunus 23,24221,06112.6 km21,859/km2
46 Dillenburg Lahn-Dill-Kreis 23,00323,87483.9 km2274.6/km2
47 Riedstadt Groß-Gerau (district) 22,92721,55773.7 km2311.0/km2
48 Gelnhausen Main-Kinzig-Kreis 22,86821,80145.2 km2506.5/km2
49 Korbach Waldeck-Frankenberg 22,55823,505124 km2181.8/km2
50 Karben Wetteraukreis 22,36121,14943.9 km2508.9/km2
51 Büdingen Wetteraukreis 22,34320,871123 km2181.8/km2
52 Eschborn Main-Taunus-Kreis 21,66320,36412.1 km21,786/km2
53 Flörsheim am Main Main-Taunus-Kreis 21,38319,92422.9 km2930.1/km2
54 Groß-Umstadt Darmstadt-Dieburg 21,24420,69986.8 km2244.6/km2
55 Stadtallendorf Marburg-Biedenkopf 21,10120,72278.3 km2269.7/km2
56 Seligenstadt Offenbach (district) 20,85020,04830.9 km2675.9/km2
57 Bruchköbel Main-Kinzig-Kreis 20,33520,22729.7 km2684.9/km2
58 Herborn Lahn-Dill-Kreis 20,08420,63263.8 km2315.0/km2
59 Nidderau Main-Kinzig-Kreis 20,05519,85346.7 km2429.2/km2

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