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 |