U.S. General Accounting Office
Survey on Food Security Act Conservation Compliance (GAO-03-492SP)
Q12. In your opinion, how effective, if at all, are the current HELC provisions in reducing soil erosion on land in production in your county?

  Extremely effective (percent) Very effective (percent) Moderately effective (percent) Somewhat effective (percent) Slightly or not effective (percent) Number of respondents
Alabama 10.4 45.8 33.3 8.3 2.1 48
Arkansas 2.9 45.7 45.7 5.7 0.0 35
California 0.0 47.6 19.0 23.8 9.5 21
Colorado 2.6 41.0 20.5 28.2 7.7 39
Florida 13.3 40.0 33.3 6.7 6.7 15
Georgia 7.4 46.3 24.1 16.7 5.6 54
Iowa 4.9 38.3 38.3 12.3 6.2 81
Idaho 0.0 28.0 40.0 16.0 16.0 25
Illinois 5.3 41.3 38.7 12.0 2.7 75
Indiana 3.3 28.3 41.7 21.7 5.0 60
Kansas 7.7 44.0 29.7 9.9 8.8 91
Kentucky 4.2 42.3 40.8 7.0 5.6 71
Louisiana 14.3 39.3 35.7 3.6 7.1 28
Maryland 0.0 27.3 45.5 18.2 9.1 11
Michigan 9.5 35.7 33.3 9.5 11.9 42
Minnesota 3.2 19.4 37.1 35.5 4.8 62
Missouri 5.3 28.9 47.4 9.2 9.2 76
Mississippi 10.9 53.1 23.4 9.4 3.1 64
Montana 9.3 18.6 44.2 20.9 7.0 43
North Carolina 15.0 43.3 21.7 18.3 1.7 60
North Dakota 4.2 35.4 41.7 16.7 2.1 48
Nebraska 2.7 30.1 47.9 16.4 2.7 73
New Mexico 0.0 40.0 30.0 15.0 15.0 20
New York 0.0 29.7 43.2 18.9 8.1 37
Ohio 1.8 21.8 38.2 27.3 10.9 55
Oklahoma 1.7 41.7 30.0 23.3 3.3 60
Oregon 5.9 41.2 35.3 11.8 5.9 17
Pennsylvania 2.5 30.0 52.5 10.0 5.0 40
South Carolina 12.0 40.0 28.0 16.0 4.0 25
South Dakota 7.8 33.3 33.3 17.6 7.8 51
Tennessee 5.8 46.2 26.9 13.5 7.7 52
Texas 4.4 35.0 34.3 17.5 8.8 137
Utah 0.0 27.3 45.5 9.1 18.2 11
Virginia 5.3 47.4 23.7 18.4 5.3 38
Washington 5.3 26.3 31.6 31.6 5.3 19
Wisconsin 1.9 34.6 34.6 19.2 9.6 52
West Virginia 4.5 36.4 36.4 18.2 4.5 22
States with fewer than 15 respondents 5.0 38.3 31.7 13.3 11.7 60
All States 5.4 36.9 35.3 15.9 6.5 1,818