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: 4,017 visas; FY2016: 4,126 visas; FY2017: 3,291 visas; FY2018: 3,351 visas; FY2019: 4,068 visas; FY2020: 1,856 visas; FY2021: 2,724 visas; FY2022: 7,809 visas; FY2023: 9,233 visas; FY2024: 9,170 visas; FY2025: 6,408 visas; FY2026: 1,699 visas so far.
FY2025 had 6,408 visas (−30% on FY2024). That's 55% above the pre-pandemic peak (FY2016). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 42% behind the same months of FY2025.