Maloy is a city in southwest Ringgold County, Iowa, United States, along the Little Platte River.

[4] Settlement of the western part of Ringgold County began in the 1850s.

[citation needed] A major fire on June 17, 1931, razed the Catholic Church, five businesses, a house, and a barn.

[citation needed] Maloy is on Iowa County Road J43 approximately ten miles west-southwest of Mount Ayr.

The Little Platte River flows past the west side of the community.

[6] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.62 square miles (1.61 km2), all land.

There were 14 housing units at an average density of 22.5 per square mile (8.7/km2).

There were 15 housing units at an average density of 24.2 per square mile (9.3/km2).

There were 11 housing units at an average density of 17.7 per square mile (6.9/km2).

There were 50.0% of families and 42.9% of the population living below the poverty line, including 55.6% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.