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: 5,654 visas; FY2016: 6,997 visas; FY2017: 6,315 visas; FY2018: 5,296 visas; FY2019: 5,642 visas; FY2020: 2,743 visas; FY2021: 1,138 visas; FY2022: 4,138 visas; FY2023: 6,826 visas; FY2024: 6,653 visas; FY2025: 10,299 visas; FY2026: 2,666 visas so far.
FY2025 was the highest year shown, with 10,299 visas (+55% on FY2024). That's 47% above the pre-pandemic peak (FY2016). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 46% behind the same months of FY2025.