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: 52,943 visas; FY2016: 45,638 visas; FY2017: 45,709 visas; FY2018: 40,791 visas; FY2019: 36,438 visas; FY2020: 15,817 visas; FY2021: 2,588 visas; FY2022: 18,763 visas; FY2023: 26,009 visas; FY2024: 31,822 visas; FY2025: 38,600 visas; FY2026: 14,704 visas so far.
FY2025 had 38,600 visas (+21% on FY2024). That's 27% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2015). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 15% behind the same months of FY2025.