| U.S. General Accounting Office |
| Survey on Food Security Act Conservation Compliance (GAO-03-492SP) |
| Q67a. In your experience, what is the primary hindrance you have in carrying out HELC and WC provisions?: No hindrances. |
| Checked (percent) | Not checked (percent) | Number of respondents | |
| Alabama | 44.0 | 56.0 | 50 |
| Arkansas | 46.7 | 53.3 | 45 |
| California | 36.4 | 63.6 | 33 |
| Colorado | 38.6 | 61.4 | 44 |
| Florida | 45.2 | 54.8 | 31 |
| Georgia | 45.9 | 54.1 | 61 |
| Iowa | 17.3 | 82.7 | 81 |
| Idaho | 25.0 | 75.0 | 28 |
| Illinois | 24.7 | 75.3 | 77 |
| Indiana | 23.8 | 76.2 | 63 |
| Kansas | 27.7 | 72.3 | 94 |
| Kentucky | 38.4 | 61.6 | 73 |
| Louisiana | 53.3 | 46.7 | 45 |
| Maryland | 13.3 | 86.7 | 15 |
| Michigan | 35.4 | 64.6 | 48 |
| Minnesota | 17.4 | 82.6 | 69 |
| Missouri | 48.8 | 51.3 | 80 |
| Mississippi | 54.5 | 45.5 | 66 |
| Montana | 31.1 | 68.9 | 45 |
| North Carolina | 44.4 | 55.6 | 72 |
| North Dakota | 30.0 | 70.0 | 50 |
| Nebraska | 15.1 | 84.9 | 73 |
| New Mexico | 54.2 | 45.8 | 24 |
| New York | 15.4 | 84.6 | 39 |
| Ohio | 36.1 | 63.9 | 61 |
| Oklahoma | 33.9 | 66.1 | 62 |
| Oregon | 28.6 | 71.4 | 21 |
| Pennsylvania | 17.5 | 82.5 | 40 |
| South Carolina | 48.3 | 51.7 | 29 |
| South Dakota | 31.5 | 68.5 | 54 |
| Tennessee | 29.1 | 70.9 | 55 |
| Texas | 48.4 | 51.6 | 157 |
| Utah | 53.3 | 46.7 | 15 |
| Virginia | 46.3 | 53.7 | 41 |
| Washington | 42.3 | 57.7 | 26 |
| Wisconsin | 7.7 | 92.3 | 52 |
| West Virginia | 69.6 | 30.4 | 23 |
| States with fewer than 15 respondents | 52.1 | 47.9 | 73 |
| All States | 35.7 | 64.3 | 2,015 |