NEW YORK, Jan. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE: AFB) (the "Fund") today released its monthly portfolio update as of December 31, 2009.


               AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund, Inc.

    Top 10 Fixed-Income Holdings
                                                           Portfolio %
        1)Texas Transp Commission Series 07 5.00%,               3.35%
          4/01/23
        2)Wayne State Univ MI Series 2009 5.00%,                 2.52%
          11/15/29
        3)Chicago IL O'hare Intl Arpt (O'hare Intl               2.13%
          Arpt) NPFGC Series A 5.375%, 1/01/32
        4)Wisconsin Hlth & Ed Fac Auth (Ministry                 1.91%
          Health Care, Inc.) NPFGC Series 02A 5.25%,
          2/15/32
        5)Univ of Illinois FSA Series 07A 5.25%,                 1.69%
          10/01/26
        6)Indianapolis IN Loc Bond Bank NPFGC Series             1.65%
          2A 5.25%, 7/01/33 (Prerefunded/ETM)
        7)Bexar Cnty TX HFC MFHR (Doral Club & Sutton            1.63%
          House Apts) NPFGC Series 01A 5.55%, 10/01/36
        8)Twenty Fifth Ave Pptys WA (Univ of WA Dorm             1.45%
          25th Ave) NPFGC Series 02 5.25%, 6/01/33
        9)Los Angeles CA Regl Arpts (Laxfuel                     1.40%
          Corporation) AMBAC Series 01 5.50%, 1/01/32
       10)Texas GO Series 02A 5.50%, 8/01/41                     1.35%

        Sector/Industry Breakdown
                                                          Portfolio %
            Prerefunded/ETM                                    12.32%
            Health Care - Not-for-Profit                       11.25%
            Airport/Ports                                       7.37%
            Insured                                             6.22%
            Local G.O.                                          6.20%
            Higher Education - Public                           5.09%
            State G.O.                                          4.89%
            Higher Education                                    4.19%
            Revenue - Miscellaneous                             4.16%
            Special Tax                                         3.65%
            Assessment District                                 3.51%
            Transportation                                      3.35%
            Housing - Multi-Family                              3.09%
            Tax-Supported Local Lease                           2.49%
            Housing - Single Family                             2.36%
            Guaranteed                                          2.32%
            Industrial Development - Industry                   2.30%
            Industrial Development - Utility                    2.27%
            Money Market                                        1.89%
            Water & Sewer                                       1.85%
            Prepay Energy                                       1.65%
            Tax-Supported State Lease                           1.60%
            Higher Education - Private                          1.45%
            Industrial Development - Airline                    1.39%
            Health Care - Municipal                             1.28%
            Student Loan                                        1.15%
            Primary/Secondary Ed. - Public                      0.45%
            Electric Utility                                    0.26%
            Total                                             100.00%

            State Breakdown
                                                          Portfolio %
            Texas                                              18.42%
            California                                         10.47%
            Illinois                                            8.87%
            Florida                                             8.14%
            Michigan                                            5.40%
            Alabama                                             3.85%
            Wisconsin                                           3.66%
            Washington                                          3.19%
            New York                                            2.95%
            Nevada                                              2.78%
            Colorado                                            2.65%
            Indiana                                             2.64%
            Louisiana                                           2.55%
            Tennessee                                           2.54%
            Massachusetts                                       2.48%
            Ohio                                                2.06%
            Pennsylvania                                        1.72%
            South Carolina                                      1.60%
            Alaska                                              1.55%
            Puerto Rico                                         1.37%
            Virginia                                            1.23%
            Arizona                                             1.01%
            Georgia                                             0.93%
            New Jersey                                          0.89%
            New Hampshire                                       0.82%
            Rhode Island                                        0.81%
            Mississippi                                         0.74%
            Oregon                                              0.65%
            Hawaii                                              0.64%
            North Carolina                                      0.63%
            District Of Columbia                                0.53%
            Missouri                                            0.51%
            North Dakota                                        0.41%
            Arkansas                                            0.33%
            Minnesota                                           0.31%
            Utah                                                0.22%
            West Virginia                                       0.19%
            Kansas                                              0.18%
            Iowa                                                0.08%
            Total                                             100.00%

                 Credit Quality Breakdown
                                                          Portfolio %
                    AAA                                        33.34%
                    AA                                         22.17%
                    A                                          25.56%
                    BBB                                        14.41%
                    BB                                          3.73%
                    B                                           0.33%
                    CCC                                         0.27%
                    A-1+                                        0.19%
                    Total Investments                         100.00%
         Portfolio Statistics:
              AMT Percentage:                 20.76%
              Average Coupon:                 5.15%
              Percentage of Leverage:
                Bank Borrowing:               0.00%
                Investment Operations:        5.02%
                Preferred Stock:              26.22%
                Term Asset-Backed Loans
                   Facility (TALF):           0.00%
                Total Fund Leverage:          31.24%*

              Avg. Maturity:                  10.64 Years
              Effective Duration:             7.14 Years
              Total Net Assets:               $635.2 Million
              Net Asset Value:                $13.71
              Number of Holdings:             221

* The total percentage of leverage constitutes 26.22% in issued and outstanding preferred stock and 5.02% in investment operations, which may include the use of certain portfolio management techniques such as tender option bonds, credit default swaps, dollar rolls, negative cash, reverse repurchase agreements and when-issued securities.

The foregoing portfolio characteristics are as of the date indicated and can be expected to change. The Fund is a closed-end U.S.-registered management investment company advised by AllianceBernstein L. P.

SOURCE AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund, Inc.