diff --git a/avAdmin/admin-controller/admin-controller.js b/avAdmin/admin-controller/admin-controller.js
index 0caa444b..2ca12b90 100644
--- a/avAdmin/admin-controller/admin-controller.js
+++ b/avAdmin/admin-controller/admin-controller.js
@@ -292,7 +292,13 @@ angular
               {name: 'questions', icon: 'question-circle'},
               {name: 'auth', icon: 'unlock'},
               {name: 'censusConfig', icon: 'newspaper-o'},
-              {name: 'census', icon: 'users'},
+              {
+                name: 'census',
+                icon: 'users',
+                permsFunc: function() {
+                  return scope.hasPerms(["view-census", "edit"]);
+                }
+              },
               //{name: 'successAction', icon: 'star-o'},
               {name: 'adminFields', icon: 'user'},
               //{name: 'tally', icon: 'pie-chart'},
diff --git a/avAdmin/admin-sidebar-directive/admin-sidebar-directive.html b/avAdmin/admin-sidebar-directive/admin-sidebar-directive.html
index 11eb50f9..0b3b67b3 100644
--- a/avAdmin/admin-sidebar-directive/admin-sidebar-directive.html
+++ b/avAdmin/admin-sidebar-directive/admin-sidebar-directive.html
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@
 
     <div 
       class="nav nav-pills nav-stacked" 
-      ng-repeat="l in sidebarlinks" 
-      ng-if="'adminFields' !== l.name || !!hasAdminFields"
+      ng-repeat="l in sidebarlinks"
+      ng-if="('adminFields' !== l.name || !!hasAdminFields) && (!l.permsFunc || l.permsFunc())"
     >
       <li 
         role="presentation"