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: 7,883 visas; FY2016: 7,885 visas; FY2017: 6,916 visas; FY2018: 6,250 visas; FY2019: 7,021 visas; FY2020: 3,912 visas; FY2021: 170 visas; FY2022: 3,771 visas; FY2023: 8,789 visas; FY2024: 14,201 visas; FY2025: 20,251 visas; FY2026: 6,322 visas so far.
FY2025 was the highest year shown, with 20,251 visas (+43% on FY2024). That's 157% above the pre-pandemic peak (FY2016). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 24% behind the same months of FY2025.