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: 674 visas; FY2012: 609 visas; FY2013: 509 visas; FY2014: 453 visas; FY2015: 424 visas; FY2016: 350 visas; FY2017: 316 visas; FY2018: 305 visas; FY2019: 308 visas; FY2020: 187 visas; FY2021: 91 visas; FY2022: 270 visas; FY2023: 367 visas; FY2024: 431 visas; FY2025: 512 visas; FY2026: 209 visas so far.
FY2025 had 512 visas (+19% on FY2024). That's 24% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2011). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 33% behind the same months of FY2025.