Data consist of census counts of Pliocene benthic foraminifera from the Yorktown Formation at Pipsico Boy Scout Camp, Spring Grove, Virginia. Data consist of grain-size distribution by weight in grams of samples collected from the Yorktown Formation exposed in outcrop along the James River at Pipsico Boy Scout Camp, Spring Grove, Virginia. In total, counts of individuals from 15 samples and 48 species are included.