| U.S. General Accounting Office |
| Survey on Food Security Act Conservation Compliance (GAO-03-492SP) |
| Q67k. In your experience, what is the primary hindrance you have in carrying out HELC and WC provisions?: Political influence. |
| Checked (percent) | Not checked (percent) | Number of respondents | |
| Alabama | 0.0 | 100.0 | 28 |
| Arkansas | 0.0 | 100.0 | 24 |
| California | 0.0 | 100.0 | 20 |
| Colorado | 3.8 | 96.2 | 26 |
| Florida | 0.0 | 100.0 | 17 |
| Georgia | 9.4 | 90.6 | 32 |
| Iowa | 3.0 | 97.0 | 67 |
| Idaho | 0.0 | 100.0 | 21 |
| Illinois | 0.0 | 100.0 | 57 |
| Indiana | 0.0 | 100.0 | 48 |
| Kansas | 7.4 | 92.6 | 68 |
| Kentucky | 2.2 | 97.8 | 45 |
| Louisiana | 0.0 | 100.0 | 21 |
| Maryland | 0.0 | 100.0 | 13 |
| Michigan | 0.0 | 100.0 | 31 |
| Minnesota | 0.0 | 100.0 | 57 |
| Missouri | 12.5 | 87.5 | 40 |
| Mississippi | 13.3 | 86.7 | 30 |
| Montana | 0.0 | 100.0 | 30 |
| North Carolina | 0.0 | 100.0 | 40 |
| North Dakota | 5.7 | 94.3 | 35 |
| Nebraska | 8.1 | 91.9 | 62 |
| New Mexico | 0.0 | 100.0 | 11 |
| New York | 0.0 | 100.0 | 33 |
| Ohio | 2.6 | 97.4 | 38 |
| Oklahoma | 0.0 | 100.0 | 41 |
| Oregon | 0.0 | 100.0 | 15 |
| Pennsylvania | 0.0 | 100.0 | 33 |
| South Carolina | 6.7 | 93.3 | 15 |
| South Dakota | 0.0 | 100.0 | 37 |
| Tennessee | 2.6 | 97.4 | 39 |
| Texas | 3.8 | 96.2 | 79 |
| Utah | 0.0 | 100.0 | 7 |
| Virginia | 0.0 | 100.0 | 20 |
| Washington | 6.7 | 93.3 | 15 |
| Wisconsin | 2.1 | 97.9 | 48 |
| West Virginia | 0.0 | 100.0 | 7 |
| States with fewer than 15 respondents | 0.0 | 100.0 | 33 |
| All States | 2.8 | 97.2 | 1,283 |