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: 34,519 visas; FY2016: 41,738 visas; FY2017: 28,755 visas; FY2018: 25,308 visas; FY2019: 19,915 visas; FY2020: 10,610 visas; FY2021: 6,908 visas; FY2022: 12,362 visas; FY2023: 8,927 visas; FY2024: 6,747 visas; FY2025: 5,257 visas; FY2026: 11 visas so far.
FY2025 had 5,257 visas (−22% on FY2024). That's 87% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2016). FY2026 so far (Oct–Jan) is running 100% behind the same months of FY2025.