List of cities in Hesse by population


The following list sorts all cities in the German state of Hesse with a population of more than 20,000. As of December 31, 2017, 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.

List

The following table lists the 59 cities in Hesse with a population of at least 20,000 on December 31, 2017, as estimated by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany. A city is displayed in bold if it is a state or federal capital.
  1. The city rank by population as of December 31, 2017, as estimated by the Federal Statistical Office of German
  2. The city name
  3. The name of the district in which the city lies
  4. The city population as of December 31, 2017, as estimated by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany
  5. The city population as of May 9, 2011, as enumerated by the 2011 European Union census
  6. The city land area as of December 31, 2017
  7. The city population density as of December 31, 2017
2017
Rank		Citydistrict2017 estimate2011 Census2017 land area2017 pop. density
1Frankfurt am Mainurban district746,878667,925248 km²3,008/km²
2Wiesbadenurban district278,654269,121204 km²1,366/km²
3Kasselurban district200,736190,765107 km²1,880/km²
4Darmstadturban district158,254143,499122 km²1,296/km²
5Offenbach am Mainurban district126,658113,44344.9 km²2,822/km²
6HanauMain-Kinzig-Kreis96,13086,80376.5 km²1,257/km²
7GiessenGiessen 87,34374,77672.5 km²1,204/km²
8MarburgMarburg-Biedenkopf76,22671,683124 km²615.1/km²
9FuldaFulda 67,97364,414104 km²653.3/km²
10Rüsselsheim am MainGroß-Gerau 64,92258,76558.3 km²1,114/km²
11Bad Homburg vor der HöheHochtaunuskreis53,88451,37051.2 km²1,053/km²
12WetzlarLahn-Dill-Kreis52,82850,82675.7 km²698.1/km²
13Oberursel Hochtaunuskreis46,06944,08845.4 km²1,015/km²
14RodgauOffenbach 44,72542,91965.0 km²687.7/km²
15DreieichOffenbach 41,54839,38953.3 km²779.5/km²
16BensheimBergstraße40,32639,25357.8 km²697.3/km²
17Hofheim am TaunusMain-Taunus-Kreis39,69237,84257.4 km²691.7/km²
18MaintalMain-Kinzig-Kreis38,93035,80532.4 km²1,202/km²
19LangenOffenbach 37,52734,93929.1 km²1,289/km²
20Neu-IsenburgOffenbach 37,51234,70824.3 km²1,543/km²
21Limburg an der LahnLimburg-Weilburg34,98933,58345.1 km²775.0/km²
22Mörfelden-WalldorfGroß-Gerau 34,31532,38044.1 km²777.2/km²
23DietzenbachOffenbach 34,05531,84521.7 km²1,572/km²
24ViernheimBergstraße33,98932,61548.4 km²702.3/km²
25Bad VilbelWetteraukreis33,74531,28025.7 km²1,314/km²
26LampertheimBergstraße32,60931,03772.3 km²451.1/km²
27Bad NauheimWetteraukreis32,10230,21032.5 km²986.5/km²
28Bad HersfeldHersfeld-Rotenburg29,76728,61073.8 km²403.2/km²
29TaunussteinRheingau-Taunus-Kreis29,74628,36567.0 km²443.8/km²
30FriedbergWetteraukreis28,96227,33750.2 km²577.3/km²
31Kelkheim Main-Taunus-Kreis28,82927,68530.6 km²940.6/km²
32Mühlheim am MainOffenbach 28,31826,84720.7 km²1,370/km²
33RödermarkOffenbach 27,84026,26230.0 km²928.3/km²
34BaunatalKassel27,70427,37838.3 km²724.1/km²
35Hattersheim am MainMain-Taunus-Kreis27,47924,77315.8 km²1,738/km²
36GriesheimDarmstadt-Dieburg27,25825,51121.6 km²1,265/km²
37ButzbachWetteraukreis26,01623,885107 km²244.1/km²
38WeiterstadtDarmstadt-Dieburg25,84323,67534.4 km²751.3/km²
39HeppenheimBergstraße25,75524,89552.1 km²494.0/km²
40FriedrichsdorfHochtaunuskreis25,26824,32330.2 km²837.8/km²
41PfungstadtDarmstadt-Dieburg25,02023,82942.5 km²588.3/km²
42Groß-GerauGroß-Gerau 24,83923,73954.5 km²455.9/km²
43IdsteinRheingau-Taunus-Kreis24,81123,27179.7 km²311.3/km²
44ObertshausenOffenbach 24,72223,78513.6 km²1,815/km²
45KorbachWaldeck-Frankenberg23,63123,505124 km²190.6/km²
46RiedstadtGroß-Gerau 23,59121,55773.7 km²320.0/km²
47DillenburgLahn-Dill-Kreis23,47123,87483.9 km²279.8/km²
48GelnhausenMain-Kinzig-Kreis22,87321,80145.2 km²506.2/km²
49Bad Soden am TaunusBad Soden am Taunus22,56321,06112.6 km²1,798/km²
50KarbenWetteraukreis22,04921,14943.9 km²501.8/km²
51BüdingenWetteraukreis22,04320,871123 km²179.4/km²
52EschbornMain-Taunus-Kreis21,41920,36412.1 km²1,766/km²
53StadtallendorfMarburg-Biedenkopf21,34820,72278.3 km²272.7/km²
54Flörsheim am MainMain-Taunus-Kreis21,26019,92422.9 km²926.4/km²
55SeligenstadtOffenbach 21,25020,04830.9 km²688.8/km²
56Groß-UmstadtDarmstadt-Dieburg21,10420,69986.8 km²243.0/km²
57HerbornLahn-Dill-Kreis20,68820,63263.8 km²324.3/km²
58BruchköbelMain-Kinzig-Kreis20,39020,22729.7 km²686.8/km²
59NidderauMain-Kinzig-Kreis20,12019,85346.7 km²430.6/km²