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: 16,870 visas; FY2016: 15,940 visas; FY2017: 12,250 visas; FY2018: 10,300 visas; FY2019: 14,764 visas; FY2020: 8,913 visas; FY2021: 5,276 visas; FY2022: 15,827 visas; FY2023: 24,532 visas; FY2024: 30,677 visas; FY2025: 25,708 visas; FY2026: 17,031 visas so far.
FY2025 had 25,708 visas (−16% on FY2024). That's 52% above the pre-pandemic peak (FY2015). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 60% ahead of the same months of FY2025.