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: 873 visas; FY2016: 948 visas; FY2017: 1,243 visas; FY2018: 1,039 visas; FY2019: 978 visas; FY2020: 376 visas; FY2021: 36 visas; FY2022: 551 visas; FY2023: 409 visas; FY2024: 855 visas; FY2025: 893 visas; FY2026: 38 visas so far.
FY2025 had 893 visas (+4.4% on FY2024). That's 28% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2017). FY2026 so far (Oct–Dec) is running 82% behind the same months of FY2025.