The long view
State Dept publishes its annual totals by US government fiscal year, which runs October to September.
Point at a year for its exact count.
Striped: the current year so far.
FY2015: 6,842 visas; FY2016: 10,211 visas; FY2017: 7,906 visas; FY2018: 7,037 visas; FY2019: 9,617 visas; FY2020: 4,660 visas; FY2021: 330 visas; FY2022: 4,970 visas; FY2023: 14,681 visas; FY2024: 15,714 visas; FY2025: 14,710 visas; FY2026: 3,170 visas so far.
FY2025 had 14,710 visas (−6.4% on FY2024). That's 44% above the pre-pandemic peak (FY2016). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 56% behind the same months of FY2025.