Pennsylvania Cities - Then and Now

Pennsylvania has been a huge part of the rust belt since the 1980s. Prove your Pennsylvania heritage by naming cities small, and large which have been changed by the Rust Belt.
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Percent
City
Loss
2020
Peak
99%
Centralia
Coal Fires
5
2,760
73%
Johnstown
~49,000
18,400
67,300
60%
Bradford
~12,000
7,800
19,300
59%
Pittston
~11,000
7,600
18,500
56%
Carbondale
~11,000
8,800
20,000
56%
Oil City
~12,000
9,600
22,000
55%
New Castle
~27,000
21,900
48,800
55%
Pittsburgh
~373,000
303,000
676,800
54%
Uniontown
~12,000
9,980
21,800
50%
Washington
~13,000
13,100
26,300
49%
Wilkes-Barre
~42,000
44,300
86,600
47%
Scranton
~67,000
76,300
143,400
46%
Altoona
~38,000
43,900
82,000
45%
Pottsville
~11,000
13,300
24,500
45%
Butler
~11,000
13,500
24,500
44%
Harrisburg
~39,000
50,100
89,500
40%
Franklin
~4,000
6,100
10,250
39%
Williamsport
~18,000
27,700
45,700
37%
Warren
~5,500
9,400
14,900
32%
Erie
~43,000
94,800
138,400
32%
Latrobe
~4,000
8,000
12,000
31%
Lock Haven
~3,600
8,100
11,800
31%
Meadville
~6,000
13,000
19,000
25%
York
~15,000
44,800
60,000
23%
Philadelphia
~467,000
1,603,800
2,071,600
21%
Easton
~7,500
28,100
35,600
21%
Hazleton
~8,000
29,900
38,000
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