| U.S. General Accounting Office |
| Survey on Food Security Act Conservation Compliance (GAO-03-492SP) |
| Q69e. What is the second greatest hindrance?: Lack of staff |
| Checked (percent) | Not checked (percent) | Number of respondents | |
| Alabama | 12.5 | 87.5 | 24 |
| Arkansas | 22.2 | 77.8 | 18 |
| California | 25.0 | 75.0 | 16 |
| Colorado | 19.0 | 81.0 | 21 |
| Florida | 27.3 | 72.7 | 11 |
| Georgia | 28.0 | 72.0 | 25 |
| Iowa | 14.8 | 85.2 | 54 |
| Idaho | 15.4 | 84.6 | 13 |
| Illinois | 17.0 | 83.0 | 53 |
| Indiana | 17.1 | 82.9 | 41 |
| Kansas | 10.0 | 90.0 | 60 |
| Kentucky | 8.6 | 91.4 | 35 |
| Louisiana | 36.4 | 63.6 | 11 |
| Maryland | 11.1 | 88.9 | 9 |
| Michigan | 10.7 | 89.3 | 28 |
| Minnesota | 19.1 | 80.9 | 47 |
| Missouri | 10.8 | 89.2 | 37 |
| Mississippi | 14.8 | 85.2 | 27 |
| Montana | 20.8 | 79.2 | 24 |
| North Carolina | 31.0 | 69.0 | 29 |
| North Dakota | 9.7 | 90.3 | 31 |
| Nebraska | 24.6 | 75.4 | 57 |
| New Mexico | 20.0 | 80.0 | 10 |
| New York | 11.1 | 88.9 | 27 |
| Ohio | 17.6 | 82.4 | 34 |
| Oklahoma | 25.0 | 75.0 | 32 |
| Oregon | 55.6 | 44.4 | 9 |
| Pennsylvania | 22.2 | 77.8 | 27 |
| South Carolina | 30.8 | 69.2 | 13 |
| South Dakota | 10.0 | 90.0 | 30 |
| Tennessee | 15.2 | 84.8 | 33 |
| Texas | 35.0 | 65.0 | 60 |
| Utah | 16.7 | 83.3 | 6 |
| Virginia | 35.3 | 64.7 | 17 |
| Washington | 13.3 | 86.7 | 15 |
| Wisconsin | 16.7 | 83.3 | 42 |
| West Virginia | 20.0 | 80.0 | 5 |
| States with fewer than 15 respondents | 27.6 | 72.4 | 29 |
| All States | 19.2 | 80.8 | 1,060 |