| U.S. General Accounting Office |
| Survey on Food Security Act Conservation Compliance (GAO-03-492SP) |
| Q71b. What is the third greatest hindrance?: Lack of guidance from NRCS |
| Checked (percent) | Not checked (percent) | Number of respondents | |
| Alabama | 0.0 | 100.0 | 18 |
| Arkansas | 15.4 | 84.6 | 13 |
| California | 0.0 | 100.0 | 11 |
| Colorado | 5.6 | 94.4 | 18 |
| Florida | 0.0 | 100.0 | 9 |
| Georgia | 0.0 | 100.0 | 17 |
| Iowa | 2.2 | 97.8 | 46 |
| Idaho | 30.0 | 70.0 | 10 |
| Illinois | 9.1 | 90.9 | 44 |
| Indiana | 3.0 | 97.0 | 33 |
| Kansas | 0.0 | 100.0 | 45 |
| Kentucky | 3.6 | 96.4 | 28 |
| Louisiana | 0.0 | 100.0 | 6 |
| Maryland | 16.7 | 83.3 | 6 |
| Michigan | 16.0 | 84.0 | 25 |
| Minnesota | 0.0 | 100.0 | 34 |
| Missouri | 6.1 | 93.9 | 33 |
| Mississippi | 15.0 | 85.0 | 20 |
| Montana | 0.0 | 100.0 | 17 |
| North Carolina | 13.0 | 87.0 | 23 |
| North Dakota | 4.5 | 95.5 | 22 |
| Nebraska | 2.3 | 97.7 | 43 |
| New Mexico | 0.0 | 100.0 | 7 |
| New York | 0.0 | 100.0 | 17 |
| Ohio | 7.7 | 92.3 | 26 |
| Oklahoma | 11.5 | 88.5 | 26 |
| Oregon | 11.1 | 88.9 | 9 |
| Pennsylvania | 4.3 | 95.7 | 23 |
| South Carolina | 11.1 | 88.9 | 9 |
| South Dakota | 7.4 | 92.6 | 27 |
| Tennessee | 10.5 | 89.5 | 19 |
| Texas | 0.0 | 100.0 | 49 |
| Utah | 20.0 | 80.0 | 5 |
| Virginia | 13.3 | 86.7 | 15 |
| Washington | 8.3 | 91.7 | 12 |
| Wisconsin | 13.2 | 86.8 | 38 |
| West Virginia | 0.0 | 100.0 | 4 |
| States with fewer than 15 respondents | 4.8 | 95.2 | 21 |
| All States | 6.0 | 94.0 | 828 |