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: 5,507 visas; FY2016: 6,260 visas; FY2017: 6,498 visas; FY2018: 6,361 visas; FY2019: 6,669 visas; FY2020: 2,930 visas; FY2021: 1,818 visas; FY2022: 3,667 visas; FY2023: 6,448 visas; FY2024: 8,203 visas; FY2025: 8,407 visas; FY2026: 3,511 visas so far.
FY2025 was the highest year shown, with 8,407 visas (+2.5% on FY2024). That's 26% above the pre-pandemic peak (FY2019). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is level with the same months of FY2025.