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.
FY2011: 580 visas; FY2012: 630 visas; FY2013: 737 visas; FY2014: 711 visas; FY2015: 715 visas; FY2016: 716 visas; FY2017: 708 visas; FY2018: 671 visas; FY2019: 572 visas; FY2020: 311 visas; FY2021: 892 visas; FY2022: 921 visas; FY2023: 844 visas; FY2024: 811 visas; FY2025: 709 visas; FY2026: 143 visas so far.
FY2025 had 709 visas (−13% on FY2024). That's 3.8% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2013). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 33% behind the same months of FY2025.