EXHIBIT 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of United States Steel Corporation of our reports dated
February 7, 2001 relating to the consolidated financial statements and financial
statement schedule of USX Corporation and the financial statements of the U.S.
Steel Group, which appear in USX Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for
the year ended December 31, 2000. We also consent to the incorporation by
reference of our report dated February 15, 2002, relating to the financial
statements of United States Steel Corporation, which appears in the Current
Report on Form 8-K dated March 1, 2002. We also consent to the references to us
under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
March 12, 2002