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: 30,060 visas; FY2016: 50,706 visas; FY2017: 24,695 visas; FY2018: 4,441 visas; FY2019: 4,520 visas; FY2020: 1,569 visas; FY2021: 1,641 visas; FY2022: 6,560 visas; FY2023: 23,581 visas; FY2024: 26,957 visas; FY2025: 30,765 visas; FY2026: 7,341 visas so far.
FY2025 had 30,765 visas (+14% on FY2024). That's 39% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2016). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 41% behind the same months of FY2025.