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: 7,611 visas; FY2016: 4,422 visas; FY2017: 4,786 visas; FY2018: 4,546 visas; FY2019: 3,221 visas; FY2020: 1,307 visas; FY2021: 497 visas; FY2022: 2,421 visas; FY2023: 3,476 visas; FY2024: 3,882 visas; FY2025: 2,796 visas; FY2026: 399 visas so far.
FY2025 had 2,796 visas (−28% on FY2024). That's 63% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2015). FY2026 so far (Oct–Dec) is running 50% behind the same months of FY2025.