| U.S. General Accounting Office |
| Survey on Food Security Act Conservation Compliance (GAO-03-492SP) |
| Q72. What third 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 | 8.3 | 91.7 | 12 |
| Arkansas | 18.2 | 81.8 | 11 |
| California | 0.0 | 100.0 | 8 |
| Colorado | 8.3 | 91.7 | 12 |
| Florida | 11.1 | 88.9 | 9 |
| Georgia | 0.0 | 100.0 | 15 |
| Iowa | 7.1 | 92.9 | 42 |
| Idaho | 11.1 | 88.9 | 9 |
| Illinois | 11.4 | 88.6 | 35 |
| Indiana | 21.9 | 78.1 | 32 |
| Kansas | 10.3 | 89.7 | 39 |
| Kentucky | 24.0 | 76.0 | 25 |
| Louisiana | 0.0 | 100.0 | 3 |
| Maryland | 0.0 | 100.0 | 4 |
| Michigan | 9.1 | 90.9 | 22 |
| Minnesota | 14.3 | 85.7 | 28 |
| Missouri | 0.0 | 100.0 | 28 |
| Mississippi | 12.5 | 87.5 | 16 |
| Montana | 0.0 | 100.0 | 15 |
| North Carolina | 9.5 | 90.5 | 21 |
| North Dakota | 5.9 | 94.1 | 17 |
| Nebraska | 19.4 | 80.6 | 36 |
| New Mexico | 14.3 | 85.7 | 7 |
| New York | 18.8 | 81.3 | 16 |
| Ohio | 15.8 | 84.2 | 19 |
| Oklahoma | 9.1 | 90.9 | 22 |
| Oregon | 25.0 | 75.0 | 8 |
| Pennsylvania | 19.0 | 81.0 | 21 |
| South Carolina | 14.3 | 85.7 | 7 |
| South Dakota | 8.0 | 92.0 | 25 |
| Tennessee | 11.8 | 88.2 | 17 |
| Texas | 23.3 | 76.7 | 43 |
| Utah | 0.0 | 100.0 | 2 |
| Virginia | 25.0 | 75.0 | 12 |
| Washington | 10.0 | 90.0 | 10 |
| Wisconsin | 25.0 | 75.0 | 36 |
| West Virginia | 0.0 | 100.0 | 4 |
| States with fewer than 15 respondents | 29.4 | 70.6 | 17 |
| All States | 13.6 | 86.4 | 705 |