| U.S. General Accounting Office |
| Survey on Food Security Act Conservation Compliance (GAO-03-492SP) |
| Q69b. What is the second greatest hindrance?: Lack of guidance from NRCS |
| Checked (percent) | Not checked (percent) | Number of respondents | |
| Alabama | 8.3 | 91.7 | 24 |
| Arkansas | 5.6 | 94.4 | 18 |
| California | 0.0 | 100.0 | 16 |
| Colorado | 4.8 | 95.2 | 21 |
| Florida | 9.1 | 90.9 | 11 |
| Georgia | 12.0 | 88.0 | 25 |
| Iowa | 3.7 | 96.3 | 54 |
| Idaho | 0.0 | 100.0 | 13 |
| Illinois | 5.7 | 94.3 | 53 |
| Indiana | 4.9 | 95.1 | 41 |
| Kansas | 3.3 | 96.7 | 60 |
| Kentucky | 11.4 | 88.6 | 35 |
| Louisiana | 0.0 | 100.0 | 11 |
| Maryland | 11.1 | 88.9 | 9 |
| Michigan | 10.7 | 89.3 | 28 |
| Minnesota | 2.1 | 97.9 | 47 |
| Missouri | 5.4 | 94.6 | 37 |
| Mississippi | 11.1 | 88.9 | 27 |
| Montana | 8.3 | 91.7 | 24 |
| North Carolina | 10.3 | 89.7 | 29 |
| North Dakota | 9.7 | 90.3 | 31 |
| Nebraska | 3.5 | 96.5 | 57 |
| New Mexico | 10.0 | 90.0 | 10 |
| New York | 3.7 | 96.3 | 27 |
| Ohio | 0.0 | 100.0 | 34 |
| Oklahoma | 0.0 | 100.0 | 32 |
| Oregon | 0.0 | 100.0 | 9 |
| Pennsylvania | 3.7 | 96.3 | 27 |
| South Carolina | 15.4 | 84.6 | 13 |
| South Dakota | 10.0 | 90.0 | 30 |
| Tennessee | 6.1 | 93.9 | 33 |
| Texas | 5.0 | 95.0 | 60 |
| Utah | 0.0 | 100.0 | 6 |
| Virginia | 5.9 | 94.1 | 17 |
| Washington | 0.0 | 100.0 | 15 |
| Wisconsin | 2.4 | 97.6 | 42 |
| West Virginia | 0.0 | 100.0 | 5 |
| States with fewer than 15 respondents | 3.4 | 96.6 | 29 |
| All States | 5.4 | 94.6 | 1,060 |