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: 1,609 visas; FY2016: 2,416 visas; FY2017: 1,875 visas; FY2018: 1,390 visas; FY2019: 1,229 visas; FY2020: 714 visas; FY2021: 76 visas; FY2022: 1,383 visas; FY2023: 2,865 visas; FY2024: 2,031 visas; FY2025: 2,610 visas; FY2026: 639 visas so far.
FY2025 had 2,610 visas (+29% on FY2024). That's 8% above the pre-pandemic peak (FY2016). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 40% behind the same months of FY2025.