| U.S. General Accounting Office |
| Survey on Food Security Act Conservation Compliance (GAO-03-492SP) |
| Q4. In your opinion, what level of understanding do farmers in your county have of HELC provisions? |
| Very great understanding (percent) | Great understanding (percent) | Moderate understanding (percent) | Some understanding (percent) | Little or no understanding (percent) | Number of respondents | |
| Alabama | 6.3 | 18.8 | 52.1 | 20.8 | 2.1 | 48 |
| Arkansas | 0.0 | 5.9 | 50.0 | 35.3 | 8.8 | 34 |
| California | 0.0 | 18.2 | 36.4 | 22.7 | 22.7 | 22 |
| Colorado | 0.0 | 22.5 | 57.5 | 15.0 | 5.0 | 40 |
| Florida | 0.0 | 29.4 | 47.1 | 23.5 | 0.0 | 17 |
| Georgia | 3.6 | 30.9 | 36.4 | 20.0 | 9.1 | 55 |
| Iowa | 3.7 | 33.3 | 46.9 | 13.6 | 2.5 | 81 |
| Idaho | 4.0 | 20.0 | 52.0 | 24.0 | 0.0 | 25 |
| Illinois | 1.3 | 32.9 | 53.9 | 11.8 | 0.0 | 76 |
| Indiana | 0.0 | 21.7 | 60.0 | 15.0 | 3.3 | 60 |
| Kansas | 1.1 | 31.9 | 52.7 | 13.2 | 1.1 | 91 |
| Kentucky | 4.2 | 19.7 | 50.7 | 22.5 | 2.8 | 71 |
| Louisiana | 0.0 | 21.4 | 53.6 | 17.9 | 7.1 | 28 |
| Maryland | 0.0 | 8.3 | 58.3 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 12 |
| Michigan | 2.4 | 22.0 | 43.9 | 26.8 | 4.9 | 41 |
| Minnesota | 1.6 | 24.2 | 46.8 | 27.4 | 0.0 | 62 |
| Missouri | 3.9 | 23.4 | 40.3 | 24.7 | 7.8 | 77 |
| Mississippi | 3.1 | 32.8 | 48.4 | 15.6 | 0.0 | 64 |
| Montana | 2.3 | 20.5 | 52.3 | 13.6 | 11.4 | 44 |
| North Carolina | 3.3 | 34.4 | 42.6 | 16.4 | 3.3 | 61 |
| North Dakota | 0.0 | 29.2 | 58.3 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 48 |
| Nebraska | 1.4 | 26.4 | 54.2 | 15.3 | 2.8 | 72 |
| New Mexico | 0.0 | 4.8 | 23.8 | 42.9 | 28.6 | 21 |
| New York | 0.0 | 18.4 | 60.5 | 13.2 | 7.9 | 38 |
| Ohio | 0.0 | 21.4 | 50.0 | 28.6 | 0.0 | 56 |
| Oklahoma | 0.0 | 21.7 | 45.0 | 26.7 | 6.7 | 60 |
| Oregon | 0.0 | 23.5 | 58.8 | 17.6 | 0.0 | 17 |
| Pennsylvania | 2.5 | 20.0 | 47.5 | 30.0 | 0.0 | 40 |
| South Carolina | 0.0 | 20.0 | 52.0 | 28.0 | 0.0 | 25 |
| South Dakota | 3.8 | 30.8 | 36.5 | 28.8 | 0.0 | 52 |
| Tennessee | 3.8 | 25.0 | 38.5 | 25.0 | 7.7 | 52 |
| Texas | 2.2 | 15.1 | 49.6 | 27.3 | 5.8 | 139 |
| Utah | 0.0 | 0.0 | 63.6 | 18.2 | 18.2 | 11 |
| Virginia | 2.6 | 34.2 | 31.6 | 28.9 | 2.6 | 38 |
| Washington | 0.0 | 45.0 | 30.0 | 15.0 | 10.0 | 20 |
| Wisconsin | 0.0 | 36.5 | 50.0 | 11.5 | 1.9 | 52 |
| West Virginia | 0.0 | 13.6 | 36.4 | 40.9 | 9.1 | 22 |
| States with fewer than 15 respondents | 0.0 | 15.9 | 44.4 | 30.2 | 9.5 | 63 |
| All States | 1.9 | 24.3 | 48.0 | 21.5 | 4.4 | 1,835 |