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.
FY2011: 93 visas; FY2012: 131 visas; FY2013: 131 visas; FY2014: 157 visas; FY2015: 150 visas; FY2016: 132 visas; FY2017: 137 visas; FY2018: 119 visas; FY2019: 127 visas; FY2020: 46 visas; FY2021: 88 visas; FY2022: 96 visas; FY2023: 134 visas; FY2024: 165 visas; FY2025: 185 visas; FY2026: 41 visas so far.
FY2025 was the highest year shown, with 185 visas (+12% on FY2024). That's 18% above the pre-pandemic peak (FY2014). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 4.7% behind the same months of FY2025.