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.
9
7
9
8
9
Pre-COVID peak17
7
4
3
6
5
5
2
2
5
3
FY2009: 9 visas; FY2010: 7 visas; FY2011: 9 visas; FY2012: 8 visas; FY2013: 9 visas; FY2014: 17 visas; FY2015: 7 visas; FY2016: 4 visas; FY2017: 3 visas; FY2018: 6 visas; FY2019: 5 visas; FY2020: 5 visas; FY2021: 2 visas; FY2022: 2 visas; FY2023: 5 visas; FY2024: 3 visas.
FY2024 had 3 visas (−40% on FY2023). That's 82% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2014).