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The Rust Belt is a region of the United States that experienced industrial decline starting in the 1950s. Causes include lack of competition in the labor markets due to unionization and lack of competition among firms leading to stagnation. In the 20th century, local economies in these states specialized in large-scale manufacturing of finished medium to heavy industrial and consumer products, as well as the transportation and processing of the raw materials required for heavy industry. The flourishing of industrial manufacturing in the region was caused in part by the proximity to the Great Lakes waterways, and abundance of paved roads, water canals and railroads. Following several “boom” periods from the late-19th to the mid-20th century, cities in this area struggled to adapt to a variety of adverse economic and social conditions. Since the term “Rust Belt” is used to refer to a set of economic and social conditions rather than to an overall geographical region of the United States, the Rust Belt has no precise boundaries.

The extent to which a community may have been described as a “Rust Belt city” depends on how great a role industrial manufacturing played in its local economy in the past and how it does now, as well as on perceptions of the economic viability and living standards of the present day. Before World War II, the cities in the Rust Belt region were among the largest in the United States. However, by the twentieth century’s end their population had fallen the most in the country. The Bethlehem Steel plant in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania was one of the world’s largest steel manufacturers for most of the 20th century. It suspended most of its operations in 1982 and declared bankruptcy in 2001.