U.S. General Accounting Office
Survey on Food Security Act Conservation Compliance (GAO-03-492SP)
Q22. Of the grassland that has been converted to cropland in your county, what portion do you believe is a result of this change?

  All or almost all (percent) More than half (percent) About half (percent) Less than half (percent) None or almost none (percent) Number of respondents
Alabama 0.0 0.0 3.8 7.7 88.5 26
Arkansas 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 12
California 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 3
Colorado 13.6 0.0 9.1 4.5 72.7 22
Florida 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 4
Georgia 0.0 0.0 5.0 0.0 95.0 20
Iowa 5.6 14.1 9.9 19.7 50.7 71
Idaho 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 13
Illinois 3.6 7.3 5.5 27.3 56.4 55
Indiana 0.0 2.9 2.9 5.9 88.2 34
Kansas 1.2 6.1 6.1 9.8 76.8 82
Kentucky 1.9 0.0 3.8 7.7 86.5 52
Louisiana 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 8
Maryland 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 7
Michigan 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.8 95.2 21
Minnesota 2.0 8.2 2.0 16.3 71.4 49
Missouri 4.6 9.2 7.7 21.5 56.9 65
Mississippi 0.0 6.1 0.0 6.1 87.9 33
Montana 0.0 6.1 3.0 18.2 72.7 33
North Carolina 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 22
North Dakota 0.0 11.6 4.7 18.6 65.1 43
Nebraska 2.9 7.1 4.3 11.4 74.3 70
New Mexico 0.0 12.5 0.0 0.0 87.5 8
New York 0.0 0.0 4.2 4.2 91.7 24
Ohio 0.0 3.7 0.0 7.4 88.9 27
Oklahoma 0.0 2.5 2.5 5.0 90.0 40
Oregon 0.0 8.3 0.0 0.0 91.7 12
Pennsylvania 0.0 0.0 4.3 0.0 95.7 23
South Carolina 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 11
South Dakota 2.1 8.5 17.0 17.0 55.3 47
Tennessee 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 42
Texas 3.9 2.0 1.0 8.8 84.3 102
Utah 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 2
Virginia 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.3 89.7 29
Washington 8.3 0.0 0.0 16.7 75.0 12
Wisconsin 0.0 2.9 5.9 11.8 79.4 34
West Virginia 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 7
States with fewer than 15 respondents 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.9 94.1 17
All States 1.9 4.7 4.1 10.6 78.8 1,182