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.
FY2021: 92 visas; FY2022: 138 visas; FY2023: 145 visas; FY2024: 164 visas; FY2025: 170 visas; FY2026: 68 visas so far.
FY2025 was the highest year shown, with 170 visas (+3.7% on FY2024). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 4.6% ahead of the same months of FY2025.