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: 24,671 visas; FY2016: 29,950 visas; FY2017: 25,808 visas; FY2018: 24,630 visas; FY2019: 36,375 visas; FY2020: 17,103 visas; FY2021: 7,622 visas; FY2022: 23,325 visas; FY2023: 47,353 visas; FY2024: 53,420 visas; FY2025: 38,771 visas; FY2026: 11,635 visas so far.
FY2025 had 38,771 visas (−27% on FY2024). That's 6.6% above the pre-pandemic peak (FY2019). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 32% behind the same months of FY2025.