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: 267 visas; FY2012: 245 visas; FY2013: 196 visas; FY2014: 238 visas; FY2015: 214 visas; FY2016: 260 visas; FY2017: 270 visas; FY2018: 267 visas; FY2019: 299 visas; FY2020: 141 visas; FY2021: 257 visas; FY2022: 494 visas; FY2023: 500 visas; FY2024: 526 visas; FY2025: 424 visas; FY2026: 146 visas so far.
FY2025 had 424 visas (−19% on FY2024). That's 42% above the pre-pandemic peak (FY2019). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 12% behind the same months of FY2025.