| U.S. General Accounting Office |
| Survey on Food Security Act Conservation Compliance (GAO-03-492SP) |
| Q70. What second greatest hindrance not listed above affects your ability to carry out HELC and WC provisions? |
| Wrote comment (percent) | No comment (percent) | Number of respondents | |
| Alabama | 25.0 | 75.0 | 24 |
| Arkansas | 11.1 | 88.9 | 18 |
| California | 18.8 | 81.3 | 16 |
| Colorado | 4.8 | 95.2 | 21 |
| Florida | 9.1 | 90.9 | 11 |
| Georgia | 8.0 | 92.0 | 25 |
| Iowa | 13.0 | 87.0 | 54 |
| Idaho | 23.1 | 76.9 | 13 |
| Illinois | 5.7 | 94.3 | 53 |
| Indiana | 12.2 | 87.8 | 41 |
| Kansas | 10.0 | 90.0 | 60 |
| Kentucky | 14.3 | 85.7 | 35 |
| Louisiana | 18.2 | 81.8 | 11 |
| Maryland | 11.1 | 88.9 | 9 |
| Michigan | 21.4 | 78.6 | 28 |
| Minnesota | 21.3 | 78.7 | 47 |
| Missouri | 2.7 | 97.3 | 37 |
| Mississippi | 7.4 | 92.6 | 27 |
| Montana | 20.8 | 79.2 | 24 |
| North Carolina | 10.3 | 89.7 | 29 |
| North Dakota | 12.9 | 87.1 | 31 |
| Nebraska | 14.0 | 86.0 | 57 |
| New Mexico | 10.0 | 90.0 | 10 |
| New York | 18.5 | 81.5 | 27 |
| Ohio | 5.9 | 94.1 | 34 |
| Oklahoma | 3.1 | 96.9 | 32 |
| Oregon | 0.0 | 100.0 | 9 |
| Pennsylvania | 14.8 | 85.2 | 27 |
| South Carolina | 30.8 | 69.2 | 13 |
| South Dakota | 10.0 | 90.0 | 30 |
| Tennessee | 12.1 | 87.9 | 33 |
| Texas | 16.7 | 83.3 | 60 |
| Utah | 16.7 | 83.3 | 6 |
| Virginia | 5.9 | 94.1 | 17 |
| Washington | 13.3 | 86.7 | 15 |
| Wisconsin | 21.4 | 78.6 | 42 |
| West Virginia | 0.0 | 100.0 | 5 |
| States with fewer than 15 respondents | 13.8 | 86.2 | 29 |
| All States | 12.9 | 87.1 | 1,060 |