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: 1,693 visas; FY2016: 1,650 visas; FY2017: 1,441 visas; FY2018: 1,616 visas; FY2019: 1,460 visas; FY2020: 460 visas; FY2021: 90 visas; FY2022: 312 visas; FY2023: 1,433 visas; FY2024: 1,354 visas; FY2025: 1,149 visas; FY2026: 328 visas so far.
FY2025 had 1,149 visas (−15% on FY2024). That's 32% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2015). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 20% behind the same months of FY2025.