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: 2,275 visas; FY2012: 2,411 visas; FY2013: 2,574 visas; FY2014: 2,576 visas; FY2015: 2,388 visas; FY2016: 2,636 visas; FY2017: 2,257 visas; FY2018: 2,351 visas; FY2019: 2,180 visas; FY2020: 451 visas; FY2021: 2,415 visas; FY2022: 2,342 visas; FY2023: 2,259 visas; FY2024: 1,875 visas; FY2025: 1,578 visas; FY2026: 260 visas so far.
FY2025 had 1,578 visas (−16% on FY2024). That's 40% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2016). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 19% behind the same months of FY2025.