U.S. General Accounting Office
Survey on Food Security Act Conservation Compliance (GAO-03-492SP)
Q11. In general, is it economically feasible for producers in your county to reduce the soil erosion on their land to the soil loss tolerance level?

  Definitely yes (percent) Probably yes (percent) Neither yes nor no (percent) Probably no (percent) Definitely no (percent) Number of respondents
Alabama 12.5 58.3 8.3 12.5 8.3 48
Arkansas 42.9 40.0 0.0 14.3 2.9 35
California 31.8 36.4 4.5 22.7 4.5 22
Colorado 32.5 50.0 2.5 12.5 2.5 40
Florida 25.0 50.0 18.8 6.3 0.0 16
Georgia 20.8 50.9 17.0 7.5 3.8 53
Iowa 56.8 33.3 1.2 8.6 0.0 81
Idaho 20.8 58.3 4.2 16.7 0.0 24
Illinois 37.8 44.6 2.7 12.2 2.7 74
Indiana 40.0 43.3 1.7 11.7 3.3 60
Kansas 56.0 37.4 2.2 4.4 0.0 91
Kentucky 37.1 41.4 10.0 10.0 1.4 70
Louisiana 28.6 57.1 3.6 7.1 3.6 28
Maryland 50.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 12
Michigan 57.1 38.1 2.4 0.0 2.4 42
Minnesota 54.0 34.9 3.2 7.9 0.0 63
Missouri 33.8 40.3 6.5 13.0 6.5 77
Mississippi 15.6 46.9 6.3 20.3 10.9 64
Montana 59.1 34.1 4.5 2.3 0.0 44
North Carolina 34.4 45.9 3.3 13.1 3.3 61
North Dakota 56.3 22.9 10.4 6.3 4.2 48
Nebraska 47.9 41.1 5.5 4.1 1.4 73
New Mexico 57.1 23.8 0.0 9.5 9.5 21
New York 39.5 47.4 0.0 7.9 5.3 38
Ohio 41.8 52.7 1.8 3.6 0.0 55
Oklahoma 33.3 46.7 8.3 10.0 1.7 60
Oregon 47.1 47.1 0.0 0.0 5.9 17
Pennsylvania 70.0 25.0 2.5 0.0 2.5 40
South Carolina 33.3 50.0 8.3 8.3 0.0 24
South Dakota 44.2 50.0 3.8 1.9 0.0 52
Tennessee 22.6 52.8 7.5 11.3 5.7 53
Texas 42.3 35.8 2.2 13.9 5.8 137
Utah 45.5 54.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 11
Virginia 21.1 63.2 5.3 7.9 2.6 38
Washington 31.6 36.8 10.5 21.1 0.0 19
Wisconsin 57.7 30.8 5.8 5.8 0.0 52
West Virginia 27.3 40.9 9.1 18.2 4.5 22
States with fewer than 15 respondents 33.3 42.9 12.7 11.1 0.0 63
All States 40.3 42.4 5.1 9.4 2.9 1,828