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.
FY2021: 10,317 visas; FY2022: 26,427 visas; FY2023: 29,729 visas; FY2024: 28,773 visas; FY2025: 27,808 visas; FY2026: 11,412 visas so far.
FY2025 had 27,808 visas (−3.4% on FY2024). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 7.3% behind the same months of FY2025.